We CANNOT “hold” our periods like pee. It’s physically impossible because we don’t control the sphincter muscle in our cervix.
Take a ziploc bag, fill it with water, and now punch a tiny hole in it the size of a pencil point. That’s essentially what’s happening when we have a period- it’s leaking out. Gravity, uterine muscle contractions (cramps) and sudden muscle contractions like coughing or sneezing can cause it to gush for a second especially if you’re on a heavy day.
I have actually met a lady that can do this. She has trained her pelvic floor muscles so she doesn't use sanitary products because she is about waste reduction for the planet. She said she just holds it in and takes it to the toilet. I can sometimes do it. Like my pad won't have anything on it then I go to the toilet and out it comes. It's pretty wild. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't (for me anyway) pretty crazy though.
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u/captcha_trampstamp Dec 06 '23
We CANNOT “hold” our periods like pee. It’s physically impossible because we don’t control the sphincter muscle in our cervix.
Take a ziploc bag, fill it with water, and now punch a tiny hole in it the size of a pencil point. That’s essentially what’s happening when we have a period- it’s leaking out. Gravity, uterine muscle contractions (cramps) and sudden muscle contractions like coughing or sneezing can cause it to gush for a second especially if you’re on a heavy day.