time of the month...ladies what exercises should i do?

I just did a powerlifting competition at that "time of the month". Take an NSAID and carry on regardless.

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I play some wii games with the the wii fit other than that I really don't want to do a lot of moving around

I was thinking the same thing. Who actually believes they can get an STD from the pool? There was an Olympic diver that had either HIV or AIDS and he hit split his head on the diving board. They say it is fine because chlorine kills that stuff. Leaking can happen if someone is bleeding heavily but if you change right before you go swimming you will be fine. I can't believe people think women should not swim on their periods. Wow!!!

This. So many times this. I swim. I've have done for years (on and off). The only thing that has ever stopped me was my motivation - not TOM. I get to the pool. I use the toilets - insert heavy flow tampon. I'm good to go. Never leaked. Not once.

I do get that some women get heavier / more complicated periods than me - I cycle with mine. Most months it just feels like my insides have become extra sensitive to gravity and could fall out at any second - not painful - but a strange sensation. But I do get very painful ones - about every 4 months or so. I just try to carry on as normal. It may mean I don't push as hard when exercising, or if it's a rest day I breath a sigh of relief and grab the duvet and hit the couch. But I don't change my plans because of it.

Sorry if the above is too much info!

And I really do hate bringing up age but I wonder what the age spread would be between those who view as gross and limiting and those who view it as something natural, normal, and not a reason to change your routine.

And please talk to a doctor before telling people you can catch an STD at a pool. You can't. You cannot catch an STD at the pool.

My guess is you'd find a lot more young women saying that it's no big deal because they haven't yet experienced what it can turn into later.

Many of us older women were once young women who thought the cramps weren't too bad and the flow wasn't hard to stop and all those women making a fuss were drama queens.

When women get older, they have learned that:
1). Individual experiences can be very different
2). The periods change a LOT for some women
3). Women have vastly different reactions to hysterectomies.

Maybe they won't. Maybe their body won't change and they'll never learn that other people can be different than tehy are and might have an easier or harder time with some things. Maybe they'll maintain a less mature view of the world forever.

But I'd bet that those saying "Periods are no big deal!" will usually be younger women.

There is a difference between not understanding that women have different experiences versus questioning the maturity of someone who refers to a natural part of their body as "icky". No one is saying that women can't have vastly different experiences. But comments about a period being "gross" and thinking that a pool is somehow contaminated and disgusting and STD ridden because women *might* be menstruating while swimming does not strike me as something a woman who has been experiencing monthly cycles for decades would still be all that hung up on. (Not even getting in to what it says about their understanding of biological processes.)

Yeah, this is the way I was going, with the younger group going icky. I would hope as women age they would view it as natural and not gross and I hope no adult woman out there is going around saying that you can catch STDs at the pool.

So guys, does anyone ever get cravings and bloating during their period? I've gained like 0.5lb? Anyone else experience this? Wtf?

Let me preface this by saying I am not a doctor. That being said, your symptoms sound excessive. Gaining 0.1-0.2 lbs is typical. 0.5 is downright scary. I would take a pregnancy test, you could just be spotting. If negative, the bloating symptoms tell me you likely have a fatal infectious disease. Accumulation of abdominal fluid would explain all of your symptoms. This CAN be triggered by several very deadly viruses. Don't take these symptoms lightly. You are clearly not healthy. Please seek medical attention immediately, preferably near the CDC and away from me and my drinking water.

The pregnancy thing is literally impossible.
So...are you saying I'm going to die???

Yup, you're toast. Where should I send the flowers?

I have cramps and I feel fatigued. Should I stay home and eat chocolate on the couch all day?
Just send the flowers to my work, I live there anyway. Tell my parents I love them.

Cramps may be a sign of kidneys shutting down. Chocolate won't help, but a 50/50 blend of Ensure Chocolate Shake and Vaseline may just be enough to get you through things. As I said, I am not a doctor so obviously I don't care enough to contact your family... unless your will is negotiable. Is it?

Note: When a woman posts a question directed to other women ("time of the month...LADIES what exercises should I do?"), Men, you might want to stay out of the conversation. That is all.

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

None. You're bleeding and need lots of rest to heal. :flowerforyou:

That was so sweet....coming from a male

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to workout as normal. You're not I'll or injured. If you want to do things at a lower intensity that's fine. I think you'll find that just getting moving and working out will really ease your symptoms. Here's to getting out there and doing it!

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

Me? Violent ?!?!?!?!

*ducks*

Honestly, just because a lady prefers 300 over magic mike...

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

Me? Violent ?!?!?!?!

*ducks*

Honestly, just because a lady prefers 300 over magic mike...

So you like your homerotic movies in slow motion?
Fyi, all the gay clubs in South Florida play 300 nonstop. At least now there is a sequel so they can mix it up.

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

Me? Violent ?!?!?!?!

*ducks*

Honestly, just because a lady prefers 300 over magic mike...

So you like your homerotic movies in slow motion?
Fyi, all the gay clubs in South Florida play 300 nonstop. At least now there is a sequel so they can mix it up.

Actually I like sword thrusts through the collar bone , I may have *really* enjoyed reading The Iliad in highschool.

I may have to stop talking to you. The 300 is one of the worst movies..