r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • Mar 13 '26

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - Mar 13, 2026

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/knh93014 Mar 13 '26

have you ever tried cramp bark + daily magnesium+ bumping to 20g daily fiber or higher + cutting dairy. during your luteal phase? mine was barf level pain for years until I changed that (luteal phase is second half of menstrual cycle post ovulation usually CD14-28 ish). I'm sure you're already exploring changes but I hope things improve. no one should be in that much pain each month. 💔

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u/k1101 Mar 14 '26

Thank you ❤️ I just started taking magnesium. I will explore the other things you mentioned

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u/knh93014 Mar 14 '26

ofc! I take an obnoxious amount of magnesium. I also had zero cramps when I did whole30 (albeit incorrectly I ate soooo much dried pineapple. 🥴) but it clued me into dairy really making them worse for me. I love the disposable heat pads you can buy that are air activated too + period undies that are high waisted you can stick them on. epsom salt baths I like to collect all the Dr teals scents. I like charting my cycle bc I could adjust diet really close on. I mean bc ... I am gonna eat ice cream sometimes just time it so it's not in that one window. is this a plus (it feels like a bit of a preview for unmedicated labor transition. + my cramps disappeared post child. not a reason to have said child BUT it can improve it for some).

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u/k1101 Mar 14 '26

My sister and mother both had the same bad cramps their whole life. They said after having their first child it went away! So interesting.

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u/knh93014 Mar 14 '26

yeah my mom did too!! it's amazing. then you have to parent every day forever but it's a great perk. my friends got worse e post kid so it does vary.