Naga Munchetty shares shocking advice she received to manage painful periods

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00:00I'm sick of women not being listened to.

00:02My periods basically involved flooding,

00:05which meant that I would also have to set an alarm through the night

00:09to change my period products.

00:11I'd sleep on a towel.

00:12I was in so much pain that I would sometimes sleep on the floor

00:14so that it would be painful that way

00:17so I wouldn't have to think about the other pain.

00:20I would pass out, I would vomit, I would have diarrhoea

00:23and I would still be going to work.

00:25I would wear two pairs of knickers

00:26and I would always pack a spare pair of tights.

00:29I'd never wear white on my bottom half.

00:31And, you know, I am not uncommon.

00:36And just because it's not uncommon doesn't mean it's normal.

00:38But no one ever asked me or investigated why they're so heavy.

00:43I was told, you'll grow out of it.

00:45What nonsense.

00:46It'll be better when you have a baby,

00:48so I've got to have a baby to stop being in pain.

00:51And then when it was finally diagnosed,

00:53and everyone says, oh, weren't you relieved?

00:56Well, yeah, I can put a name to it.

00:58But there's no cure.