Women who don’t bloat / gain weight / feel weak before or during their periods…

[scroller1984]

@freds Mirena IUD so no periods and it’s great.

I honestly don’t remember bloating during my period before the IUD but I was probably more concerned with the heavy bleeding and being doubled over in bed with cramps for 2 days a month.

 

[jayden1234522]

@freds I never feel anything. Sometimes I don't even know I got my period haha I rarely cramp, never had cravings.

 

[benjaminhu]

@freds omg I crave so much carbs before my period that I end up bloating even more. I'm also so tired and my body aches all over I literally would sleep like 2 out of 6 days of my period.

 

[nadira]

@freds It's just genetics/luck honestly.

My sister got the bad end of the stick. She got bloating, heavy periods, horrific pain. Me? I'll get a few awful periods maybe once a year or less. But usually they're fine, especially if I'm taking birth control.

 

[pneumatos]

@freds I do nothing it just happens and then I get all these symptoms during ovulation instead

 

[shalaa]

@freds I used to get debilitating cramps pre-kids. I guess two c sections cured that? I do usually eat a little more during my period and go a little slower, but generally feel pretty stable.

 

[c4coz]

@freds I bloat a bit and gain a few pounds and feel off. I also don’t make major decisions if I can help it because I’m cranky af and take everything too personally.

I don’t feel weak though. I generally workout harder during my period because:

1) being in pain in one area makes me have a higher pain tolerance in other areas. Working out while I’m already in pain makes me forget about my period pain and only feel muscle pain.

2) working out temporarily lightens or stops my flow for a few hours

3) drinking a lot of water and taking supplements helps. I avoid eating junk food if I can help it because it makes my symptoms worse.

 

[carolina123]

@freds It got a lot better for me when I got a progestin implant if that helps.

 

[jesusiskewl]

@freds As someone who used to deal with that and really bad cramps for the first day or two, the mirena IUD was life changer. No period besides light spotting, not even needing a panty liner, for 5 years. I’m never looking back.

 

[jaz2001]

@freds I’m on the pill. That’s the trick.

 

[hirouk]

@freds I never understood bloating. Does that mean you have to fart but don’t or can’t? I don’t get bloated. I see people on Instagram looking pregnant talking about dressing to be comfortable. It seems like a serious medical issue to be discussed with your doctor to be honest. One shouldn’t be feeling like that after every meal or very often unless something is up

 

[wonderer99]

@freds Not only that, but I also have never felt any pain or cramp or anything. It's like nothing happens besides the bleeding. Now I'm in peri and I'm also not suffering from any of the symptoms I should be suffering. No weight gain, no night sweats, no anxiety, nothing.

Hate me (jk).

 

[traininggrounds]

@freds I don’t experience that but I do get extreme irritability and depression/sense of impending doom… not exactly God’s favorite however, I have noticed that exercising and avoiding sugar and junk food the week before the period does help lessen the symptoms. Maybe that could work for you even if our PMS symptoms are different

 

[4762]

@freds lol we exist but pretty sure it’s genetics and nothing I am doing