during your period.. myths, can't wash hair? can't eat cold foods? Options

[m&m]

my mum has like all these theories and stories bout .. periods. she's chinese and gets all these stories from china from, her mum who got it from her own mum and so on.. she's really .. stingy and gets pissed when i wash my hair. she says "you will get bags and dark circles under your eyes if u wash ur hair wen u have ur period"
im like as if! i take her to the doctors and they say its not true but she wont belive a word they say.

and also another story i heard.. cramps are caused from eating/drinking cold foods. i drank cold ribena 2day and jus had the worse cramps. the other day it was iced water.. >< nearly died from the pain. is it jus coincidence? or is it really the coldness causing it.

[aznhunnie6o1]

i think is just coincidence. but alot of people believe in weird myths like those.

theres one where if you hang out with a girl alot while their on their period then you'll get your period soon too.
and theres one where u cant eat spicy foods or you'll get bad cramps when your on your period. ect ect

theres alot of myths out there, it just depends on the ones you believe in or how supersticious(sp?) you are.

[xTINAA]

yes i have to agree with ^ there are a TON of myths out there. but how your mom tells you all these myths reminds me of my mom. she is always telling me stories about how this will happen if i do this and etc. kind of funny

[ripxor]

The one about taking cold stuff when you're having your period?
True.
I usually avoid anything that's cold. It does cause cramps and really heavy periods. I warned my friend, she didn't take me seriously and drank a whole cup of icy cold lemon tea and after that she was wailing about her cramps.

[angel-roh]

yupp there's so many myths out there that sometimes you cannot catch up with them cause theres like millions of them >.<;;

they actually make it up so they can make other believes one another >.<;;; so yeah well im not saying "dont believe your mother" but yeah...... i mean i wouldnt believe my mom. my mom told me that if i dont sleep, then the tiger will eat us...LOL... i didnt believe that.

and yes, if you drink a lot of cold foods and you have your menstruation. then your cramp will get worse. if your stomach is really cold, then warm up your stomach.

[flyonthewall4590]

i actually believe the one where if u spend a lot of time with other girls, ur periods happen together, it happens very summer at camp, when we get there we're starting on totally different days or weeks, but by the second month we all seem to start on the same day...it's weird...

[KissMe2408]

lol the thing about not washing your hair is the craziest thing i've heard about period myths! lol...um, the cold thing tho...i mean if you have cramps it always feels so much better to take a bath or somethan or drink hot chocolate, cuz the warmth relaxes the muscles. the cold, tenses them up. it's not a myth or nething, just how the human body works :)

[qoddesscheeks]

yea, most asian females tend to believe in those myths about period. but the one about eatinq somethinq cold durinq ur period&it`ll cause cramps is not a myth. i heard the coldness affects ur uterus&make u qet a heavy flow or somethinq.

i try to avoid soda when i have my period but it`s really hard cus i`m addicted to cocacola ;x

[eli5e]

hmm.. didnt know about these.. .but yea im not the type of person to believe things like these =P

[tinababy143]

i know eating//drinking cold stuff does ause your cramps to be a bit worse..eating//drinking hott or warm stuff helps ease the pain

the hair stuff im shure is a myth

[lee lee babiee]

theres one where if you hang out with a girl alot while their on their period then you'll get your period soon too.

its only if u live with them... my sister and her roommate are on the same period schedule so thats true

[xbr0kensmil3]

o0 i've heard these before and didn't really pay attention to them

[xSiLLyMex]

I dont think their true..cuz i ate ice cream once on a my period and i didnt get ne cramps..but my mom told me ones lyk u cant eat squid on ur period cuz it comes out more? wierd..

[weirdness]

my mom said drinking stuff wid too much sugar isnt healthy + causes period to be longer

my mom also said that taking baths during menstruation is like o_O cuz its bleeding n yea >_<

[my world]

my mum has like all these theories and stories bout .. periods. she's chinese and gets all these stories from china from, her mum who got it from her own mum and so on.. she's really .. stingy and gets pissed when i wash my hair. she says "you will get bags and dark circles under your eyes if u wash ur hair wen u have ur period"
so not true.. not saying things against your mom.. but thats insane.. im chinese and i know alot of people who are supersticious.. its normal.. but its not true

im like as if! i take her to the doctors and they say its not true but she wont belive a word they say.
doctors are right!

and also another story i heard.. cramps are caused from eating/drinking cold foods. i drank cold ribena 2day and jus had the worse cramps. the other day it was iced water.. >< nearly died from the pain. is it jus coincidence? or is it really the coldness causing it.
that has nothing to do with myths.. its not a coincidence, its true.. the things in cold water make your "blood" thinner or something like that and it just flows out.. you really should drink cold things during your period

[lilJdawg]

whoa. that is SAME like me. i'm chinese too. my mom says that if you stay in the shower too long you will get like some blackness around your eye. my cousin told me that her mom had said if you're on your period & eat sweets, it's not good. but it's not true. my best friend said just eat everything & anything.

[xbladeoffire90x]

Mothers can be so weird sometimes, can't they?

[teeners4]

well when i have my period and i eat/drink cold stuff. more blood comes out. so it's heavier and also well it's probably a conceidence, but when i have my period my friends gets it the next day and vice versa haha~

[yeseulx3]

actually, i think your period stops momentarily in water.

[lovescream]

same with my mom.
but i read in the family life booklet that the myths arent true.
plus... i eat cold stuff.
it gave me a stomach ache, though.

[the_crox]

I think the sickest thing my mom ever ever said was to wash your face with the panty you used!!!!! holy shit.... she said you won't get pimples.... yeah right.

[shortiiex]

i get stomach aches(well i an't tell the difference between cramps and stomach aches) when i eat or drink cold stuff.

[sheepy]

i actually believe the one where if u spend a lot of time with other girls, ur periods happen together, it happens very summer at camp, when we get there we're starting on totally different days or weeks, but by the second month we all seem to start on the same day...it's weird...

haha i heard that one b4 and yeah i heard about the cold drink thingy

[gigiopolis]

theres one where if you hang out with a girl alot while their on their period then you'll get your period soon too.

Actually, that one's true. It's been scientifically proven =)

[LiLaZnGirL122]

ehhhhh i hab no ideai dun think about da hair washing WTF u get circles umm no

[Euphoria Rose]

My mom says that it is bad luck if you have your period and you sit on someone's clothes. She also said it was disrespectful if you pray or stand in front of Buddha when you have your period.

[chantel314]

I think the myth about the girl hanging out thing is true bcuz when my friend had her period..i had mine like the next month and then now we have like the same schedule

[bogalgirl]

lol. mah mom duz da same too. i guess they r not tru but still.. maybi try preventing it... but mah mom wudnt go all stressy about it. she juz tellz me.. n i juz do wat i feel like doing. da good thing iz wen i haf mah period i dun haf much crampz as mah friendz do =p

[Xprezsion]

Yea, half my family is chinese and all my chinese friends say their parents say that whole washing hair thing with the bags under your eyes. But it's not true! But caffine is good, it gives you cramps. But chocolate can help u feel better, it worked for me!

[HelloSunshine]

i don't think washing hair during your period is bad for you but i know for a fact that drinking cold drinks//something cold can make your cramps get really worse..that's why i take midol, drink hot tea, or hot chocolate [=

[lisaaaaaaa]

my teacher told me that she used to go to an all girl's boarding school, and they did EVERYTHING the same, together. and then, they got their periods in the same week.

[weirdness]

my teacher told me that she used to go to an all girl's boarding school, and they did EVERYTHING the same, together. and then, they got their periods in the same week.

well maybe its cuz they ate the same things, cuz ur period schedule is based on her diet. =)

its weird tho my friend n i got our period at the same time but we werent eatin the same thing

[jr0h]

yeah there are many theories out there. some i believe some i dont. if theyre ridiculously outrageous then thats just stupid

[sheddingtears]

whoa same here. my mom has all these myth crud about being on your period. my mom also tells me not to wash my hair when i'm on my period. she says it makes you have frequent headaches when you're old.

[clumsin3ss]

theres one where if you hang out with a girl alot while their on their period then you'll get your period soon too.

i think i heard from somewhere that one was true. cause my mom and i get our periods at the same time. and me n my best friends get ours almost around the same time.

im not sure though

[SoaDyPOP]

i believe in that one about having the same cycle as girls you're around a lot cos my friend emily & i could never predict our schedules, but from august til now, we've been together almost every day and we've been getting our periods on the same exact day for about the past 3 months. i just confused myself. we don't start on the same day every month, but we start on the same day as eachother. so like she'll call me and tell me she started her period then a few hours later, mine will show up. it's ca-razy!

[roberts_pink_dru...]

i hate it when my mom does that

[Shattered_Hope]

periods are normal and I think your mom is trying to be too err...but anywayz..the only thing that is true concerning periods so far is that if you dont have it yet during that month and you go into water, then you wont get it during the time youre in the water. Cramps cant be stopped; and what can I say..showers wont give you bags under your eyes, it's sleeping late. so don't believe err...just everything your mom says.

[KRicoBoriqua]

The thing about girls having the same schedule is true....I ve read about it and some experiment that was done to prove it. It has something to do with sweat i think. But anybody that ur around alot that typically will happen.

[yellowgurl]

heyy.. haha i have bad cramps too are we supposed to avoid caffeine? like chocolate im a choco lover though