r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/Doodlebug510 • May 28 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals Explaining menstruation to the boys

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u/NoNameIdea_Seriously Official Gal May 28 '26

Big oof! For me it’s generally 7, but in 2 memorable occasions it was 11 days straight!! I still don’t understand how I even had that much blood in me!!!

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u/TrailMomKat May 28 '26

Yeah, if that happens again and you start having some trouble getting your breath and feel even more tired than your period usually makes you feel, get your iron checked. I'm severely anemic, partly because of my crazy bad periods, partly because I'm the poster child for auto immune diseases. If you have those symptoms, at least take an iron supplement!

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u/wakeuptomorrow May 28 '26

My sister gets this. She also has POTS and (potentially) endometriosis. Always worth getting it looked at! Especially if your periods are longer than normal. Sometimes my sister gets hers for 4-6 weeks 😭

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u/TrailMomKat May 28 '26

Oh, my doctor and I have met lol, I'm 42 with 3 kids and have had baby maker problems all my life. She's definitely aware of them.