u/makkapakka_2000

I saw someone talking about high/low cervix or something. How do i estimate that? i don’t understand how i should know what size my vagina is like what😭

I use a menstrual cup currently but i am debating getting a disc. To be really honest with you i’ve only been emptying my cup twice a day…🫢 When i wake up and before bed. But i also have a pretty light flow. I clean it with cup-safe soap at least once a day. I get some leakage once in a while. How often do you get leakage with a disc? Is it a lot? I know the disc is self-emptying, but how often are you actually taking it out to clean during a period? I assume you can’t just leave it there for a week, though that would be reaaally nice! It goes further up than the cup, and that really scares me, how is it to take in and out? Is that process more uncomfortable than with the cup? I’m guessing you also boil it the same way as with the cup? Which is your fav?

Do i have to use a completely separate pot to boil my cup in?

Now this is a question i never would have thought i would ask. Hypothetically speaking, if you’ve used a period cup for a few months but need to move up in size, do you actually just throw it away? Or can you sterilize it like you always do and give it to your little sister?🫢 idk it’s supposed to be a sustainable thing yk, but it doesn’t feel very sustainable to throw it away as soon as you need a new size, cuz the cup is still as good as new🤷‍♀️ it sounds very stupid. Its obvs an intimate thing but… idk you sterilize it..?

It seems nasty but it’s very practical. I also heard period blood is the cleanest type of blood or whatever. I guess it’s gotten a bad rap. Can it cause smell?

I use a menstrual cup currently but i am debating getting a disc. To be really honest with you i’ve only been emptying my cup twice a day…🫢 When i wake up and before bed. But i also have a pretty light flow. I clean it with cup-safe soap at least once a day. I get some leakage once in a while. How often do you get leakage with a disc? Is it a lot? I know the disc is self-emptying, but how often are you actually taking it out to clean during a period? I assume you can’t just leave it there for a week, though that would be reaaally nice! It goes further up than the cup, and that really scares me, how is it to take in and out? Is that process more uncomfortable than with the cup? I’m guessing you also boil it the same way as with the cup? Which is your fav?

I’m starting to think i should get a bigger menstrual cup. I got the smallest size available, as i had never stuck anything up there, not even a tampon. And i wonder; does the hole expand? Cuz to me it almost feels like it has..? I am debating wether i should try a disc this time around. What are your experiences with discs compared to cups?

Seriøst spørsmål. Kan man ende opp i situasjoner som BPA der man må tørke personen i rompa? Ikke le. Jeg prøver å sette meg inn i rollen som BPA, føler det kunne vært noe for meg, elsker å assistere og er veldig hjelpsom av meg. Er også veldig god til emosjonell støtte. Men når det kommer til mer intimt… da stopper det opp. Hvordan er jobben ellers?

I wanna start an interesting conversation. What would stop anyone from dating a relative if they don’t wanna have kids anyway? I think mostly because it would feel weird. And people around would think its weird. But what if it’s a third cousin you’ve never had contact with? It’s not like you meet them regularly at family gatherings anyway.

Buckle up cuz this is gonna be a long one.
TRIGGER WARNING‼️ i mention ED and weight

When i was 11 i experienced a lot of gut issues. I had frequent diarrhea episodes with horrible abdominal pain. The pain was so bad i started hyperventilating, sweating, and i vividly remember telling my mom to sh\*\*t me. The doctor didn’t believe me, if i remember correctly, he felt my stomach and pricked my finger and said everything looked fine. I eventually got another doctor that made me take a bunch of blood tests. Turns out i had celiac disease. (I did not take any kind of endoscopy!!! Where i live, kids get celiac diagnosis through blood tests to avoid having to do endoscopies on children). As i switched to a gluten-free diet i lost 22lbs (10kg). Not because of the diet itself, but because i lost my love for food. Good time to mention i was also depressed. I became depressed because of my gut issues, they stopped me from living the life i was supposed to as a teenager. I went on antidepressants. I also went lactose free for a good year, as your gut is more sensitive after years of gluten intake. I still had persistent gut issues. I was told it could take time to feel a difference switching to a gluten-free diet. But i never got better. The doctor made me go on movicol (macrogol?), probably half a year into gf diet, thinking i was constipated. I was also asked if those 22 lbs were lost on purpose. But no, definitely not, not at the time. I’m not sure movicol helped any, but i still took it for like three years. I still struggled. Still had these awful episodes. There were many times i didn’t show up at school, but i fully stopped going to school when i was 14. I frequently went to the doctors / hospital. I journaled about every little thing i ate, wrote down when i had these episodes, tried to find a pattern. I convinced myself every day i was allergic to something new. Trying so hard to find a solution, cuz i couldn’t keep living like this. I cut out new food groups everyday. Lost more and more weight. I blamed myself for my problems. I told myself i didn’t eat clean enough. I became obsessed with eating «perfectly» and excersising more and more. My autism was definitely a trigger to being so rigid. At 15 i had developed anorexia, (it started out as orthorexia and developed into ana). I was severely underweight. Almost dead. Had primary amenorrhea (i hadn’t gotten my first period yet). I was taken to the hospital and all that. Funnily enough my gut issues weren’t that bad deep into my eating disorder, but trust, they came back. I’ve since recovered, and i’m doing a lot better. Got my first period at 17. I’m back at school. But guess what, i still struggle a lot with gut issues. Like everyone else i’ve searched the internet up and down in hopes of getting an answer. I tried vi-siblin at one point (ispaghula husk). I’ve tried several probiotic supplements. I ended up asking for a gastroscopy, which i took around 6 months ago. Everything looked normal. I’ve taken loooots of blood tests, everything looks normal. I’ve taken stool tests twice throughout these years, and again, everything looks normal. I was at one point convinced i had SIBO. Primarly because i got very gassy, and the smell was FOUL. The hospital didn’t do SIBO tests though, so they told me to take antibiotics for 10 days just in case. Yes, i took antibiotics without even knowing what the issue was… It didn’t help. All these years i’ve been told «sounds like IBS» «that might be IBS». Words i hate to hear. I have never actually gotten an IBS diagnosis, but i’ve gotten «sounds like IBS» about a million times. One doctor told me to start trying out a low FODMAP diet, while another one told me not to, with my history of restrictive eating. She instead told me to try lactose free, which i feel somewhat helped..? So i’m currently lactose free (and gluten-free obviously). I’ve also tried cutting out onions. At one point i cut down on fructose too. Can’t really say if these things helped or not. Idk it’s so hard to pin point.

To paint a picture of my symptoms right now: I’ve had 7 episodes of severe, stabbing abdominal pain and diarrhea in the past two months. Still keep telling my mom to sh\*\*t me. Sometimes these episodes make me feel like i’m giving birth or something. That being said, i made up my mind at an early age that i never wanna give birth if it feels anything like this. I have persistent bloating. I feel 6 months pregnant with twins everyday. I have irregular bowel movements, i can’t really describe a rhythm to them. I also feel hungry all the time, which i guess is the aftermath of my ED, but i wonder when does it stop :( I’m almost 18, 137 lbs (62kg) and 5’3 (161 cm) tall right now, and for reference i was 60 lbs (27kg) and 5’1 (157 cm) in the depths of my ED at 15. So i feel like my extreme hunger should be over by now..? I’m still scared of gaining more weight as my weight is healthy right now.

Additionally, i feel like i have all around have a healthy diet. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables. I doubt that i’m consuming too little fiber. If anything, could it be too much..? I’ve also never observed blood in the stool. I have gotten some on the wipe, but i think that’s more so because my butthole went through so much…

I’m now 18 and feel like i should be going out, living the life. But these issues reduces the quality of my life so much! I feel like an old person in a young persons body. It feels so unfair for me to go through this at such a young age.

Please excuse my writing, english is not my first language. But thank you so much for reading! Would love to hear your input. Maybe there are some professionals out there that can help? Feel free to ask questions, i’ll do my best to answer :)