Ladies, how do you keep working and billing during menstruation? Any tips? All I want to do is to lay down in my softest pj and sleep until it is over. Ugh

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Also, I’ve notice what I eat the preceding few days makes a huge difference. Always try to eat a day or two prior to your period(if you are able to track it). It makes such a huge difference the diet you had prior.

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Eat a day or two prior? Aren’t we eating everyday?

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A heating pad and giving myself some grace. I slow down as much as possible those days and make up for it later

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I take lots of breaks, WFH (if you have the luxury of doing so) and STRETCH because everything hurts.

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Hey friend, this doesn’t have to be normal. Periods shouldn’t be debilitating. If this is something worse than what some Midol can take care of, a doctor may be able to help.

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I’ve been to the hospital twice for pain thanks to debilitating cramps. When I do cardio (I jog) a few times/week and eat anti-inflammatory foods within 5 days of my period, it is usually miraculously less painful. Also, you won’t find me without a heating pad or a piping cup of coffee resting on my abdomen. I also take evening primrose oil daily. Finally, when I think my period is coming (so right around pms), I will take 1 Aleve/day until it hits, then I adjust as needed. Be careful with NSAIDS, though, since they’re not great for your liver. It’s basically a lifestyle change lol But the benefits have allowed me to function so much better.

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It’s debilitating for me the first day (endo and working on it) so I will often tell the people I’m working closest with at the time that I will have delayed responses for the day. A few people I’m closer with at the office know the circumstances (I don’t feel I should have to tell anyone else if I don’t want to).

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I have an IUD so I don’t have a period. I have horrendous ovulation pain (probably related to PCOS) and I’m not trying to have kids at the moment. My gyno said there’s no medical reason to have a period if you’re not trying to conceive. Also it’s a myth that you can’t get an IUD if you haven’t had kids, many women without kids get them, myself included. One of the best decisions I’ve made.

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