Periods, worst nightmare of a woman, or at least most women. We feel like we're dying on the inside and refuel ourselves by eating our weight in chocolate and potato chips. There are those few lucky ones who have periods that do not last very long and aren't that bad, then there are the rest of us, whose periods make us wonder if we're ever still living. Regardless of the duration or harshness of one's period, there are five symptoms that we all have and wish would just disappear!
1. Bloating.
The second worst symptom of a period that all women face. We perform the "jump-and-pull" move when trying to put on our favorite jeans but to no aleve. Because of this horrid curse, we just give up on trying to look cute in sweatpants and baggy t-shirts to make ourselves look and feel smaller than what our body is telling us.
2. Cravings for Literally Everything and then Eating it.
Do we want chocolate or do we want Ramen? Or maybe both? Being on your period means cravings for anything that's remotely edible. It also means going from eating something sweet to eating something salty back to eating something sweet to get the salty taste out of your mouth. Food is essentially the life of a woman on her period. Eating doesn't help with the bloating.
3. Heavy Flow.
Heavy flow is frightening and is typically right smack-dab in the middle of "shark week". Leaking is a big problem with heavy flow days and it seems that no matter what you try to do to prevent it from happening, it always manages to happen. Blood is literally everywhere and would make one wonder how we even survive with the amount of blood that leaves our body. We also go through the most pads and/or tampons during a heavy flow and it's rather costly.
4. Unpredictable Moods.
Mood swings suck. One minute you can be extremely happy about something and in the next, you'll burst into tears over nothing. It's as if our emotions are working on overdrive and are extremely unpredictable. Anything can happen and it's rather scary and annoying.
5. Cramps.
Cramps. Dreaded cramps. Cramps are the absolute worst part of a period. It feels as though our uterus is being ripped apart from the inside out. We feel like we are dying on the inside and wonder how we survive an entire week worth of this torture.