W.arning issued to anyone who takes painkillers on their period

A women’s health GP has opened up about the bizarre phenomenon which sees people delay taking painkillers to ‘see how much pain they can take’

For around half of the world’s population, periods are simply an inevitable fact of life.

And, after well over 10 years of having my own now, I’ve come to know that each and every person who menstruates has their own little tips, tricks, hacks and rituals when it comes to easing the discomfort.

Whether that’s cancelling your social plans, working from home, giving in to your hard-to-ignore food cravings, spending hours at a time in the bath, practically living with a hot water bottle or heating pad glued to your stomach – you get the gist.

However, from my own experience and watching the shared lived experience of people who have periods online, it appears like a bizarre phenomenon is forming where many of us deliberately don’t take painkillers for period cramps to ‘see how long we can take it’.

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