“The doctor said that there is so much we dont know about womens bodies.”
Luckily, I’m not alone here.
Women of theBuzzFeed Communityrecentlysharedthings their bodies have experienced that they didn’t even know were possible.
Here is what some shared:
1.
“For the first time, I started gaining a little weight.
Then my sex drive went from like 100 to 0, pretty much overnight.
No one was listening to me.
It felt like being hit by a ton of bricks.
No, I don’t want any more children.
I turn 35 in July.”
violetnylund
2.
“Heavy bleeders: You are very likelyanemic.
Do not take iron (you may throw up or never poop again).
It vastly improved my life.
I took it daily.”
Doctors did not believe me for years.
Also, I was told the pain was normal, and heating pads and a walk would help.
Self-adhesive muscle cramp pads helped while working.
Once I started using a menstrual cup, it was suggested I should get endometrial ablation."
coolaardvark917
3.
“No one told me women get crazynose hairsclose to menopause.
It was that important to her to be private about it.”
I had it horrible in both arms during my twin pregnancy.
I had to wear arm braces nearly 24/7.
The week after I had my babies, it was gone.
It’s the same with morning sickness.
Those two things just went away almost immediately after birth.
toomanykidsnotenoughtime
5.
“When breastfeeding my second child, I developed an aversion to fish.
It was like I had a seafood allergy.
If I ate fish or seafood, I would throw up.
I got a ton of allergy tests.
I stopped breastfeeding and can eat seafood and fish again.
The doctor said that there is so much we dont know about womens bodies.”
I know its not the most environmentally friendly, but its done wonders for my mental health."
crewgirlat221b
7.
“One of my two daughters getshormonal migraines.
But when she was around 13, we finally got it figured out.
pahz
8.
After surgery the next day, I came out of anesthesia in even more pain.
The doctor started pushing more morphine and told my mom that I must have a low pain threshold.”
My next pap was normal, and I never figured out what happened."
marvelouslegend987
10.
“I had gestational diabetes with my second son pre-eclampsia with both.
Never did find out why.”
The theory is that all these things can happen as pregnancy can make your body’s weakness worse.
I suspect I had PCOS, but in the 1980s, over here, no one listened much."
sfd19681
11.
“I remember my first period when I was 11 years old.
I had two-week-long periods and horrible cramps that got even worse each month.
“Ive hadpost-concussion syndromefor two and a half years.
My neurologist thinks menopause may be my only respite from the headaches at this point.
I cant wait for menopause, and thats saying something.”
aran12
13.
“I had fourureteral stentsplaced when pregnant.
My body would calcify them within a week.
Plus, they never lasted.
The minute he was born, I felt like a new person.”
angela2lock
14.
“No one told me thatlarge clotsare common after delivering via c-section.
I’m not sure if it’s normal after vaginal delivery because I haven’t had one.
Holy crap, I thought I was dying.”
