vaginapagina | something rather amusing (to me) and a question

So, every period, I get "digestive problems" (aka - I get the shits) the day my period begins.
Well, you know how men can get couve ?(sp?) (aka sypathy pregnancy symptoms, weight gain, morning sickness, cravings, ect..) well, Jason got that with both my babies. It seems though, that now, he is having sympathy period symptoms too! Last month, I was having diarhea, and major cramping. Well, so was he, at the same time. I figured we ate something bad. well, later that night, I started my period, and the cramps and shits went away. So did his.

Well, yesterday, he said he was having "stomach problems" all day, and cramps. I started cracking up. "whats so funny?" he asks. I tell him, well, Im supposed to start my period this week. (but not till thursday). A few hours later, I started, and his stomach ache went away. I didnt even get cramps this time! (haha!) I just looked at him and said " I told you!" (because i mentioned he was having sympathy periods, he thinks Im crazy) SO, is this possible?

Ok, and now the real question, I always eat like a starving horse right before my period - specificly craving meat and milk (and I hate milk) anyone else? do any of you know why?

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haha... that always happens to me (though, fortunately not the sympathy pains). Before my period I eat tons too, I don't notice a milk craving (because I love milk) but I do crave meat more... interesting...

YAY! Im not alone!! thats always my first sign of impending periods (because they used to be super irregular) - me eating non stop and not knowing why.

I definitely get really strong meat cravings right before my period. Under most circumstances, I refuse to eat beef, but that's usually what I crave the most.

exactly - beef. Me too. I wonder if it has anything to do with our bodies making sure we have enough iron becasue we are going to be bleeding so much?

Totally. . .and if you are not a meat person - grape juice is great for the same thing.

I drink like 2 gallons of it a few days before.

thanks for the tip!

i eat EVERYTHING before i get my period.

the first time i got my period, i literally stayed up all night eating. i couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with me, but i couldn't stop eating either.

yeah, i'm just hungry all the time.

I have no idea what causes this, but wow, that's one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

When I was a vegetarian for two years, I would literally cry because I wanted to eat meat so badly just before and during my period. I would eat beans and tofu and nuts and all sorts of protein-rich foods to help, but that craving for meat really got to me. So yeah, I know what you mean.

And I actually get the reverse problem when I get my period - I'm so constipated for the whole time! It's very annoying, though my mom tended to get the shits when she was menstruating.

i didn't eat red meat for almost two years but then the cravings around my period started getting so bad i would be eating anything i could but really i just wanted a steak. i did break down eventually hahaha it was the best hamburger i ever ate in my whole life.

The meat cravings are about iron, not protein. We lose a lot of that in the menstrual fluid, and meat is a really, really easy way to replace it.

The green leafies are good for it, too, but they need to be cooked just right to get the kelators to let go of the iron so our bodies can absorb enough of it. A good steamer is a vegetarian(or notta-lotta-meat-eater)'s best friend in that week before a period.

I also crave meat right before my period. I have a tendency to be a wee bit anemic (not enough to be a health concern, but enough to keep me from giving blood), and it only gets worse during my period. I crave steak, hamburgers, and occasionally lamb right before my period.

Of course, during my period, the thought of food makes me sick. Go figure.

i'm anemic too and i hate the fact that i can't give blood and help out. :( and i get easily fatigued during that time too.. ugh.

I would get evil diarrhea with my period when I was eating meat; but after I went vegan it was no longer a problem most times.

I crave all sorts of food right before my period. It's like I can't stop eating!

I get those digestive problems as well, only on the first day.

Ok, and now the real question, I always eat like a starving horse right before my period - specificly craving meat and milk (and I hate milk) anyone else? do any of you know why?

funny, I was talking to a friend about that tonight. I am severely lactose intolerant (my friend has a mild case) and I crave CHEESE badly when I'm about to get my period. I also will crave beef... so I normally have to eat a cheeseburger to satisfy my needs. I'm not big on dairy or meat either, but it just happens.

i crave junk food bad, and i normally dont eat any of that...

i think that yr body is probably craving meat because it knows it's going to lose iron during yr period. that's my guess. and maybe milk for something along those lines, i don't really know.

i also get such digestive problems during and right before my period begins, and after having a talk with my gyno about that, and telling her that i take aleve to relieve symptoms, she shared with me that not only will aleve help cramps, but will help with diarreah. the drug in aleve counteracts the hormone that is released during yr period that causes the diareah. pretty interesting.

those sympathy pains are amazing. you two must have a really wonderful, beautiful relationship.

wow, that is pretty interesting, thanks for sharing!
And yeah, although I want to kick him in the head sometimes, we do have a pretty special thing going.

you know, he had a dream about my daughter (not his) and I days before we met him. Also, we shared a dream once, in which words were being written on a wall. I was writing them, and they were written on the same wall, in his dream. I didnt finish writing out the words, and in his dream, the writing on the wall was stopped mid-sentence - just where I had stopped writing them. ook, you probably think Im nuts now!!

not nuts at all! just more like amazing!

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