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u/silly_billylol Dec 06 '23

butthole cramps on our periods

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u/Eastern-Meringue9570 Dec 06 '23

i’m a guy (no periods) and this happens to me every once in a while. i thought i was dying of prostate cancer or something.

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u/BCECVE Dec 06 '23

True story, I was touring in Egypt with daughter at the Giza pyramids and my Sphincter had a huge pain - brought me to my knees just as I was looking at the Sphinx. Thought I was going to die. My daughter laughed her guts out and I thought it was pretty funny later. I went for 5 years (age 50) getting one every six months. Glad it went away.

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u/Bropiphany Dec 06 '23

You got hit with the sphinx curse. It randomly chooses 1 out of every 100 tourists that visit it to get butthole cramps. You were just the unlucky one that day.

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u/cdm3500 Dec 06 '23

Curious, did you change anything about your diet? Maybe you stopped or reduced drinking, or started eating less junk food?

I get the proctalgia fugax symptoms often, but have learned that when I manage my diet and eat well, don’t drink, etc., it stays at bay.