"Periods are meant to hurt. Right?"
Your period has started, and you feel like someone has applied a clamp somewhere deep in your womb. And the clamp is tightening. It hurts. What you really want to do is crawl under a blanket on the sofa and watch trashy TV.
If this is you for a few days every month, you’re not alone. But your period does not need to hurt.
Getting to Know Your Thyroid: Why feeling exhausted & overwhelmed might be about more than being a knackered mum
Women are amazing. They hold up the world. Unfortunately, they are not always so amazing when it comes to paying attention to their own health. One of the most underdiagnosed issues that affects women is thyroid disorders. Often ignored as part and parcel of being an overworked, overwhelmed mum, a thyroid in trouble may be the cause of those niggles you’ve learned to live with.
Period cravings
If your period is due, you’re almost certainly on the hunt for junk. A bar of chocolate. Party bag of cookies. Six pack of Frazzles. Whatever it is you’re craving, it all comes down to the same thing - being pre-menstrual and wanting to eat junk food go hand-in-hand for many women and for some it feels like a battle each and every month.
So, what’s the deal? Well, there are various theories on this, but not an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence.