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Almost every woman I know dislikes periods. Who the hell thought it was a genius idea to install this feature? Here’s a list of things women hate about periods.

1. Bleeding

The fact that we are even bleeding at all is already a downer. There is no way up from that. Just spotting for one day would work great at telling us that we are not pregnant. Why must it last for three to seven days?

2. Pain

The pain is insane. Some people don’t experience pain during their periods and those ones are God’s favourites. Some start experiencing pain when they cross a certain age. Either way, bad idea.

3. Anal cramps

As I grew older, I noticed that anal cramps came with my period. If you have never experienced it, it’s as bad as it sounds. Doctors say it’s because hormones that cause your muscles to contract are released while you bleed. Again, I say, bad idea!

4. Shit

Literal shit! During periods, women develop diarrhoea because of the same hormones that cause abdominal and anal cramps. It also makes the poop looser than usual. My question is why? Why is this part necessary?

5. Mood swings

Another part that is unnecessary is the mood swings. The day before my period and the day the period starts are usually the most intense for me. Crying because I saw two goats fighting is no fun.

6. Acne

I always know I am on my period when I see one erring pimple at the corner of my mouth or eyebrow or even nose. Other times, in between my eyebrows or on my chin so you can see how ridiculous it all is.

7. Why does it exist?

Why do I have to bleed every month to prove that I am not pregnant when I am an innocent baby girl? Sometimes I wish I could riot.

8. We still have to show up to do this thing called life.

I think this is the worst part for me. Why do I still have to show up at work or school? Women should get period days off. That’s a fight I’m willing to get behind.

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Mariam Sule

August 14, 2021

Her

period, period pain, PMS
Women are trying oh. Apart from loosing blood monthly, most of us have to deal with period cramps!
Really terrible ones that can be so bad that some of us actually pass out from the pain have to be admitted into the hospital.
We’ve tried everything from taking hot drinks to pain killers to visiting the hospital for injections to drinking Yoyo bitters or ogogoro or dry gin.

But now, there’s something else that might just do the trick.
Legendary American actress, Whoopi Goldberg, has a cure for menstrual pain. Medical Marijuana!

The business which is based in San Francisco in the U.S of A is called Whoopi and Maya and is founded by the veteran actress and Maya Elisabeth, the founder of Om Edibles, a company that’s been treating marijuana as a superfood since 2008.
The Whoopi & Maya line will be in four forms.

• A raw sipping chocolate infused with either CBD* or THC*, which can be mixed in liquids (such as warm milk) or eaten.
• THC-infused tincture.
• A THC-infused bath soak described as “profoundly relaxing.”
• A topical rub.
THC means “tetrahydrocannabinol” and CBD means “cannabidiol”.

Whoopi hopes her products will provide “an alternative for relieving the pain and discomfort associated with menstruation.”

The weed line was inspired by her experience from a lifetime of difficult periods and cannabis literally being the only thing that gave her relief.
According to Whoopi this line will allow women to control the pain and still go about their business.

She says that, “Smoking a joint is fine, but most people can’t smoke a joint and go to work. This, you can put it in your purse. You can put the rub on your lower stomach and lower back at work, and then when you get home you can get in the tub for a soak or make tea, and it allows you to continue to work throughout the day.”
The products will be available in U.S from April in select dispensaries.

We can’t wait for this product to be available in Nigeria. If not, it’s online shopping to the rescue!
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chioma

March 31, 2016

Gist

marijuana, period pain, weed, whoopi goldberg

1. Bleeding

2. Pain

3. Anal cramps

4. Shit

5. Mood swings

6. Acne

7. Why does it exist?

8. We still have to show up to do this thing called life.

We’ve tried everything from taking hot drinks to pain killers to visiting the hospital for injections to drinking Yoyo bitters or ogogoro or dry gin.

Legendary American actress, Whoopi Goldberg, has a cure for menstrual pain. Medical Marijuana!

The Whoopi & Maya line will be in four forms.

Whoopi hopes her products will provide “an alternative for relieving the pain and discomfort associated with menstruation.”

According to Whoopi this line will allow women to control the pain and still go about their business.

We can’t wait for this product to be available in Nigeria. If not, it’s online shopping to the rescue!