Girl stuff!

[bambodoggy]

Sorry Kim, I wasn't for a moment suggesting that you should use moss....just that you could use moss if you really had too. Same way I'd use a No.4 Field dressing rather than moss if I cut my arm off!

My wife suffers from PCOS (poly cistic overy syndrome) and now takes the pill back to back so she doesn't have periods very often (about once every 3 months I think). She's very lucky (or I am depending on how you look at it) in that she doesn't get all that emotional but by god she has some serious pain and cramps!
A little off thread now but she uses a special magnet that clips onto her knickers (I can't believe I'm talking about this in a pubic forum...Kim's right about it being hushed up by the mainstream). She puts this magnet on a few days before the start and keeps it on until just afterwards...apparently it helps blood flow around that area as the magnet attracts something in the blood (iron?)....and my wife says that it really does work.
I have no idea what the magnet product is called but I can ask her for details if you're interested mate?

 

[Kim]

Yeah, that would be grand, thank you.

 

[jakunen]

Mon plasir.

 

[tomtom]

would that be something like a bioflow..?

 

[bambodoggy]

Ok...here you go....

The below link is all about it:

http://www.natural-period-pain-relief.com/uk_application.htm

and the next link is the company webpage to buy one from:

http://www.ladycarehealth.com/

Hope that's of use to you Matey

 

[Andy]

I think the reaction from this thread shows that men do have to prepare for their women been a bit moody every so often. Just remember PMT comes in when the male hormones have most control. We deal with far more then this all the time. Men also tend to keep track of their gf/wifes periods better then the woman does.
We're never that far from civlisation in the UK I don't see why it would be that much of a problem. Not been able to pee standing up I can understand

 

[jakunen]

Andy,

Think you might have been dropped off some christmas card lists there...

As you point out, some guys do keep a better track of their partner's periods either a) to make sure they haven't just increased the clan, or b) to make sure they can plan to be away that fated week, BUT...

If you're in the middle of the moors, or halfway up Ben Coe, it's not so easy to get to the corner shop before it closes.

And as periods can be unpredictable in how much discharge there is, a girl may think they can get away with just the normal two Lillets, but discover that as her flux is heavier she needs a whole box.

Would you like to be stuck in a tent, several hours walk form the nearest village, with a woman who is in pain due to period cramps, is concerned because her flux is heavy, she has only one or to towels/tampons, and you just say "Hey, it's not that bad! You survived it last month."T:

 

[Andy]

my comment about the distance from the real world was about the disp[osal of the towels/tampons after they've been used.
I've never really found periods a topic that can't be discussed but I come from a family with a mother and three sisters so I guess I'm at an advantage to other lads my age. Period pains are something that may be more difficult to sort out.

I got lots of talk from my mother on dealing with girls/women at the wrong time of the month my experience far outweighs my age (sometimes widsh it didn't)

 

[jakunen]

Wasn't having a go mate.

I'm also from a household that had 4 women in it as I grew up and I could never understand the Jasper Carrot style squeamishness of most guys to talking about, or even GOD FORBID buying sanitary products.:rolmao:

 

[Andy]

Didn't think you were having a go

buying the tampons I could deal with. but going back to the shop and get the bras that some one wanted after all did get funny looks (father and I were also in bike gear)

I've found women to be very unsympathetic if I'm a little tender (two year old running jump at crotch)

Excuse me for going off topic but I've got Pre shaving tension SO YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT

ps some say it's a male curse, other say I'm the male curse

 

[dave750gixer]

Take a look at the first aid advice in a lot of preparedness sites. Tampons make great emergency dressings. They are also highly compressed and so make great tinder. Lets face it many of the male bushcrafters here may well have a tampon in their gear.

In my FAK I have 2 tampons and several zip lock bags. There is even a tampon in the small FAK I EDC. They were filched from my partners usual supplies and she knows I carry them. If she is ever caught without one then I get asked for my FAK. Problem solved.

I would recomend just using your normal products and zip lock bagging them for disposal later (home, public toilets etc). If you ever run out then one of the other bushcrafters near you may well have "spares" on them. Even the males.

Sorry just realised I'm using the normal shorthand in a reply to a new poster so FAK is first aid kit and EDC is every day carry.

One other point, my ex-wife had severe endometriosis and very very painful periods, she was also a massage therapist. Having the small of your back massaged can really help with pain and discomfort.

 

[shinobi]

Here is a product that a few of my female friends have recommended to me in the past.
Mooncup Some women swear by them whilst others could not think of anything nastier. Oh well, horses for courses.
As long as women have the choice and are not forced into only one option.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[Andy]

well that got me some odd looks reading it. they seem to push the environmental side a lot, nothingwrong with that of course. I may be stupid but does one side fit all where these things are concerned

 

[shinobi]

well that got me some odd looks reading it. they seem to push the environmental side a lot, nothingwrong with that of course. I may be stupid but does one side fit all where these things are concerned

Errrmm, Dunno. :?:
From what I know about female physiology, I think one size would fit all. But hey, what do I know
Yeah, they do seem to push the "earth mother" angle a bit much, but if you can cut through that, I think it's a viable alternative if you're worried about waste or practicality.

Cheers,

martin

 

[Shamisen]

Yeah the mooncup, they do 2 types, one for women who have
given birth, and one for women who haven't. Not that you guys need
to worry about that ):

They do have a point about the environment, imagine milions of women
filling landfill sites with sanitary pads, it does make you think!!

I also know some women who use the contents of their cup as plant fertiliser That's not really my cup of tea, but each to their own I guess!!



Shamisen

 

[arctic hobo]

It says it's 2" long! Wouldn't that stick out a bit :shock: I imagine not in loose bushcrafty trousers, but otherwise? :?:

 

[Emma]

Well, thanks for all the replies everyone!
As the reasons I asked were because pads chafe when walking and as I won't wear tampons I can't walk too much when it's on. Also, I don't like the idea of burning pads (because of the plastic) or carrying the smelly bag around with me. And also taking enough supplies takes up quite a bit of space (food and water space). And the hike we're planning for summer is rather busy and mainly grassland so there's almost no privacy.
I thoroughly agree with Kim on not using moss (that's for survival situations only when there isn't a cloth alternative!).
So I was a bit stuck.

So thanks for your help!

 

[Paganwolf]

Great Question Em :biggthump one that a lot of ladys probably want to know an answer to but are too shy to ask, :biggthump well done

 

[Ed]

or carrying the smelly bag around with me.

Charcoal is very good at absorbing scent ;-) Just replace the charcoal everyday or two with new stuff from the fire.... and burn the old stuff to get rid of it.... that should help the odour problem..


Ed

 

[Shamisen]

In reply to Arctic Hobo.

No it doesn't stick out, it is made quite long so you can trim it
to whatever length suits, so i guess women are slightly different
internally.
It is actually very comfortable, hope that puts your mind at rest.
You can wear what you like, and swim, do sport etc.

There you are, isn't this place great, you get answers to all sorts of
weird and wonderful questions. ):

Shamisen