Strange things women do/have/endure - That guys wouldn’t know about

[Ash's_Chainsaw_Hand]

And you let her? Or is she an adult.

She's an adult 30 at the time

 

[Thé au lait]

Can a woman enlighten me why women use so much toilet paper? It's something that has genuinely intrigued me - a roll of toilet paper usually lasts me nearly a week unless I have a cold, but whenever a girl(friend) stays over I go through those in a day or two.
It's always baffled me to a certain extent

We pee more often and have to wipe ourselves afterwards, that accounts for a lot of it

 

[NoReturn]

Can a woman enlighten me why women use so much toilet paper? It's something that has genuinely intrigued me - a roll of toilet paper usually lasts me nearly a week unless I have a cold, but whenever a girl(friend) stays over I go through those in a day or two.
It's always baffled me to a certain extent

Like @Thé au lait said, we wipe when we pee. Men either don't wipe after pissing, or just use a square to dab.
@Prince Alexander also got close to another part of the answer. Women aren't being dramatic or demanding when they raise hell about needing TP, it's also a matter of safety and sanitation. We're more prone to UTIs than men, among other risks. It's important for us to stay extra clean.

Cornholiette needs TP for her bunghole.

 

[Chromeo]

I think your first mistake was expecting people who watch gore videos on reddit to be normal

second mistake: expecting people who want to watch people be killed to have a not-fucked-up sense of justice

 

[The Ghost of Rarity]

Does anyone else suffer from hormonal migraines on top of migraines that can come any other time of the month? Any suggestions to lessen my suffering?
On days like this getting hit by a bus and never waking up sounds like a better alternative to the pounding in my head. My GP has given me some samples of a migraine medication before but it costs over a thousand dollars without insurance, because of course it does

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Men either don't wipe after pissing, or just use a square to dab.

Absolutely no man does this. Ever. Pooners are not men.

Does anyone else suffer from hormonal migraines on top of migraines that can come any other time of the month? Any suggestions to lessen my suffering?

My wife gets them severely. I used to have them too. In my experience, the medications are worthless. The most effective thing I've found is simply codeine. I even keep a couple of bottles of cough medicine containing codeine for that exact purpose. If you're in Australia, try Rikodeine.

 

[The Ghost of Rarity]

My wife gets them severely. I used to have them too. In my experience, the medications are worthless. The most effective thing I've found is simply codeine. I even keep a couple of bottles of cough medicine containing codeine for that exact purpose. If you're in Australia, try Rikodeine.

I’m in America so unfortunately there’s no way I’d be able to get ahold of anything with codeine without being accused of being a drug seeker
I have a newly 3 year old and 10m old that both loooove to scream at every mild inconvenience…gonna be a long day.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

I’m in America so unfortunately there’s no way I’d be able to get ahold of anything with codeine

I would get something prescribed by a GP. Find one who gets migraines herself; she'll understand.

 

[Zilortha]

Does anyone else suffer from hormonal migraines on top of migraines that can come any other time of the month? Any suggestions to lessen my suffering?
On days like this getting hit by a bus and never waking up sounds like a better alternative to the pounding in my head. My GP has given me some samples of a migraine medication before but it costs over a thousand dollars without insurance, because of course it does

I would call your doctor and ask if there's anything less expensive she could prescribe. There are a lot of anti-migraine medications and most doctors will try combination medications first, but they understand that they can be especially expensive. My GP did the same thing and gave me some pricy combination samples but when I told her I didn't have insurance she ended up prescribing a generic with the same active ingredient that was much more affordable.

 

[Arbiter]

Women are more likely to suffer from toasted skin syndrome because of using things like heating pads for period pain. I am paranoid about getting it myself, but blasting my lower back/stomach with direct heat is the only thing that eases the pain.

Spoiler

 

[Fishcat]

The slime.

I have autism about this topic. Not enough women know this but I am here to shill the fact that your cervical mucus can be monitored to track your cycle, fertility, and health. It isn't just a random inconvenience and if you are good enough at recognizing the signs, you can often have a very good success rate of using that data to try to achieve/avoid pregnancy (FABM/NFP), because every woman has non-fertile phases, but it can be useful even if you aren't sexually active because it indicates things about your reproductive and endocrine systems. I am actually kind of triggered that they only really teach this to crunchy women who are desperately trying to get pregnant, I unironically think it should be worldwide knowledge. Billions must know about mechanics of the female cycle which fundamentally affects the physical and mental health of half the global population.

The very, very tl;dr version of it is:

• no CM/dry tacky CM = low fertility, often happens right after or before your period. Any mucus like this is chemically difficult for sperm to travel through, and no egg is present anyway. May be associated with progesterone
• moist wet CM = rise in estrogen and fertility, associated with the follicular phase, which is the time between having your period and ovulation, when an egg is preparing to be released
• stretchy egg-white texture CM = associated with ovulation, this indicates peak chances of conception and the mucus composition aids the travel of sperm. Many women also feel heightened libido since the body is all in on fertilitymaxxing. You will likely get your period approximately 14 days (+-2 days, many women have their own consistent number) later regardless of how many days it took to get to this point, because a delayed period or long cycle is usually actually a delayed ovulation, contrary to the belief that ovulation is always in the exact middle of 2 periods

You can log the changes in order to determine when your fertile window is, which is useful for timing for family planning (either goal). You can also notice if anything abnormal is happening, like if you don't seem to be ovulating since you're not getting fertile-type mucus (this is me and I found via blood test that I have high testosterone for a woman despite looking phenotypically normal), if your hormones might be off since you have a ton of moist cervical mucus, if your ovulation was delayed or canceled due to some stressor, etc. Basically, if you have any type of menstrual or hormonal issues it could provide insight that helps you get better medical care. Many women chart their periods but the period part is only one piece of the bigger machine at work.

Btw, you can clock tradcath men online as fake and gay larpers if they don't know this information, because any moderately serious Catholic is supposed to learn this for family planning if they want to get married. Although as I've been saying, it's valuable for health reasons regardless of any sex-related motivations, and there are secular resources too e.g., Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility

 

[Detective Carey]

Absolutely no man does this. Ever.

Dearest sir, how would such information ever be unshakably know unless one was somehow Groom of the Stool for all men everywhere, for all time front and back?

I'd agree it's likely not a common practice among the layfolk, but I wouldn't be surprised if it occurs, perhaps more commonly among the landed gentry and merchant class. For an example as to why: the old shake and dance/drops end up in your pants limerick comes to mind.

I've always felt that unless I brace myself and rotate my lance with enough force and speed that it would appear I am attempting to fly away into the heavens like some eldritch flesh mockery of Da Vinci's aerial screw , said droplets do indeed end up in my pantaloons, regardless of how I cavorted about beforehand.

If I do attempt to rustle them free with aforementioned vigor, the annoying dew invariably land in uncouth places, be they on the seat of privy or the finely tiled floor, which ladies who have had to clean or share garderobe accommodations have rightfully scoffed at and mocked throughout history.

Nevertheless, the practice doesn't have to be a dainty affair, for I realize not everyone has a eunuch court jester on hand to dab their spear with imported silks. Perhaps the more rugged gentleman could make do with some sort of spoils of battle, like perchance a scrap of turban from some Saracen they defeated in mutual combat, or a strip of well cured boar hide from a memorable hunt!

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Dearest sir, how would such information ever be unshakably know unless one was somehow Groom of the Stool for all men everywhere, for all time front and back?

I'd agree it's likely not a common practice among the layfolk, but I wouldn't be surprised if it occurs, perhaps more commonly among the landed gentry and merchant class. For an example as to why: the old shake and dance/drops end up in your pants limerick comes to mind.

I've always felt that unless I brace myself and rotate my lance with enough force and speed that it would appear I am attempting to fly away into the heavens like some eldritch flesh mockery of Da Vinci's aerial screw , said droplets do indeed end up in my pantaloons, regardless of how I cavorted about beforehand.

If I do attempt to rustle them free with aforementioned vigor, the annoying dew invariably land in uncouth places, be they on the seat of privy or the finely tiled floor, which ladies who have had to clean or share garderobe accommodations have rightfully scoffed at and mocked throughout history.

Nevertheless, the practice doesn't have to be a dainty affair, for I realize not everyone has a eunuch court jester on hand to dab their spear with imported silks. Perhaps the more rugged gentleman could make do with some sort of spoils of battle, like perchance a scrap of turban from some Saracen they defeated in mutual combat, or a strip of well cured boar hide from a memorable hunt!

I'm not reading all of that.

 

[Cromwell]

Honestly, one thing I’ve noticed, especially among the more introverted ladies I’ve met, is this whole thing about wearing a ring even when single to avoid male attention. I’ve seen this on two separate occasions actually.
First time I saw it, I genuinely didn’t know the game and I had a bit of a sperg moment

Wow! You’re already married? I’ve never met a married university student before!

And she had to awkwardly explain to me that she was not in fact married. Oops. Anyway, she is a pretty nice person.

 

[Otterly]

Men have boxers, briefs, and boxer briefs. Wtf is this?
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Fits under various types of clothing, although as others have said thongs are the devil

My own mother would call all of us children by a string of all of our names and then just point, sometimes it would include our dad's name or the cat. (Names changed to protect the very much guilty) Samjamesdanielrebeccaalistairyoutherethatone.

My mum used to do this, and now I do this. My brain is full.

I realized if a man suddenly felt the pain I was feeling he'd be going to the hospital, yet women are expected to work through this horrible pain, and act like everything is normal too.

I know it’s a cliche but this is true. I was treated pretty shoddily during one of my pregnancies when I needed medical attention and told my other half about it. He came along next time and the doc started the same way and then instantly pivoted when faced with the husband. He says that and a few other things he witnessed during the whole gestation and birthing process made him change his mind on this from ‘yeah that’s something women say’ to ‘yes, this is true.’

had a baby, the post-partum hair-loss has completely destroyed my curls. I desperately want them back

You and me both. There’s a few things that helped me, and what you do will depend if you’re still feeding or not.
Whether you are or you aren’t, firstly there’s a degree of hair loss that’s inevitable, and it does get better so don’t panic.
Secondly; IRON - I lost 2l of blood with one of mine, no transfusion offered, no iron tabs offered just the usual NHS oh you’re alive and so is the baby be grateful bitch and you can fuck off now. But I was horribly anaemic. Your body gets a battering and postpartum deficiencies are really common. Get a blood test. Even after months I was still anaemic and I found that iron tablets really helped. Ditto b12, and the trace elements for hair.
Make sure anything you take is ok to breastfeed with. Eat MEAT. Protein is needed too.
Thirdly, rosemary oil. Shampoo in hand, and then drip 5 drops of good quality rosemary oil into it, stir it, apply, wait a few mins, rinse. Do NOT use rosemary oil in coconut or any kind of oil becasue it encourages malasazzia (yeast causes hair loss and dandruff) growth. I don’t know of rosemary oil is safe in pregnancy or feeding but essential oils are generally to be avoided in both, so wait till you’re done with both to use it.
Your hair is a barometer of general health - nutrients, tiredness, etc will all show here. Be patient, it took me maybe 3-4 years to get mine back to where I was happy with it (and I was knackered and malnourished IMo) but it’s nice and thick again now. The rosemary oil is what did it for me, it was visible with a month or two that I had a lot of new growth.

 

[Chandelier]

Hideous memory unlocked. I couldn't throw it away fast enough. Of course I felt like I was doing it wrong because the lady in the commercial had no trouble at all

I have one. First time I used it it hurt like hell, because the follicle is the strongest if you've never waxed but only shaved. Now it doesn't hurt at all and the hairs are much weaker. Helps to do it after a bath and be sure to exfoliate or else you'll get strawberry skin. I sugar wax my underarms and other areas.

 

[#1 Hot Sauce of Kiwi Farm]

Can a woman enlighten me why women use so much toilet paper? It's something that has genuinely intrigued me - a roll of toilet paper usually lasts me nearly a week unless I have a cold, but whenever a girl(friend) stays over I go through those in a day or two.
It's always baffled me to a certain extent

This seems to be an epidemic around men. I don't care if you use two rolls just please for the love of all that is holy wash your ass. Nothing worse than laying next to someone and having to smell pure unadulterated shit. Use wipes, buy a bidet or take a shower.

 

[Breahna]

This seems to be an epidemic around men. I don't care if you use two rolls just please for the love of all that is holy wash your ass. Nothing worse than laying next to someone and having to smell pure unadulterated shit. Use wipes, buy a bidet or take a shower.

I do own a bidet and, I'm not sure why it's necessary to say this but of course I shower. Multiple times a day even, if it's a hot summer

 

[The Mighty Banth]

Does anyone else suffer from hormonal migraines on top of migraines that can come any other time of the month? Any suggestions to lessen my suffering?
On days like this getting hit by a bus and never waking up sounds like a better alternative to the pounding in my head. My GP has given me some samples of a migraine medication before but it costs over a thousand dollars without insurance, because of course it does

Depending on type, botox has helped people with reducing amount and severity.

 

[Soggy paper straw]

The answer:

The slime.

The question:

Can a woman enlighten me why women use so much toilet paper? It's something that has genuinely intrigued me - a roll of toilet paper usually lasts me nearly a week unless I have a cold, but whenever a girl(friend) stays over I go through those in a day or two.
It's always baffled me to a certain extent

Also periods require a lot of toilet paper.
Of course as most have said already, needing to use it when they pee.