Nollywood actress Jemima Osunde has revealed her experience with her menstrual pains.
Posting on her Instagram page Osunde noted that the pains can be so crippling, these include symptoms of severe backaches, mood swings, cravings, midnight snacking and bloating.
She wrote: “Whether it’s your first one or 100th one, periods are annoying! Point blank PERIOD! Just even the concept of ohhhh I’m bleeding not injured or anything, just bleeding will always be WILD to me! See why you need to treat us with care and consideration
“My periods this year decided to do “new year new me” with some symptoms. Recap of my last period:
“Back aches from the pit of hell. I went to buy water at the supermarket and had to borrow the retailers chair for a minute cause my back couldn’t take a few minutes of standing.
“Mood swings. Omg! The sadness sorry to my friends, I’m so sorry to my friends it’s not me, it’s the hormonessss. Moody… don’t feel like talking with a sprinkle of crying.
“Cravings!! Lmao! The way I be craving things and feeling like the world might end if I didn’t eat them
“Midnight snacking. You people should just pray for my waist. I woke up last week to drink garri with suya I had in the fridge at 1am. Unprovoked. Sent my friend proof on whatsapp so I can use it as a reminder of my offense.
“Bloating!!!! This might be the worst one because it comes with acid reflux. My abdomen distends so much sometimes it’s like I’m in my second trimester of pregnancy
“And then when it’s done, I have 2-3 weeks of sanity (if you’re not counting the wahala that comes with ovulation too) before I have to run it back madness!
Trust me, my gynecologist is on speed dial. I’m on medication for dysmenorrhea so this is me having it “easy”.
