PERIOD HACKS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT

 

Wanna know how to make your periods suck less? Tuko na some great, easy hacks that will help when the blood cometh. 

 

1. Kuwa rada. Keep spare undies in a pouch in your backpack. 

Every girl anajua that no matter how careful, once in a while, leaking blood onto your undies ita-happen. So why not prepare and keep a pair of panties in your bag in case it does happen? That way, ukipata ka-accident you can change and feel fresh till you get home.

 

2. Cut down on caffeine. 

Imagine your body will be so happy if you do. Caffeine ina-cause your body to retain more water, resulting in a nasty bloated feeling, and worsening cramps. Yikes, #NoThanks. So make things easier and go light on the coffee and tea.

 

3. Tumia meat tenderizer to save the clothes you thought you ruined. 

Eeeh, hiyo powder tenderizer ya kitchen babe! Meat tenderizer powder (not the spiky hammer thing) is good for getting out old, set-in bloodstains — like the ones you get when you have your period on your undies at school, and can't immediately take them off and rinse them. We recommend sprinkling the stain with tenderizer, adding enough maji that a paste forms, letting it sit and soak for 20 to 30 minutes, and then rinsing with cold water before washing. Boom! Clothes saved!

 

4. Go for a light jog, or, like, at least take a ka-walk.

We know. We know the last thing unataka kufanya when your uterus is doing the most is go running. Lakini when you exercise, your body releases endorphins, a hormone that makes you feel good. Those endorphins can counteract the bad hormones that give you cramps (prostaglandins). So get moving kidogo to get those endorphins up, babe.

 

5. Ongeza your iron levels by eating lots of spinach and kale. 

The reason you might find yourself salivating at the thought of some delicious nyama when you're on your period is because your iron levels could be kidogo low. Instead of reaching for a greasy burger, which will only make you feel even more super bloated and meh, jaribu other iron-rich foods like spinach and sukuma wiki.

 

7. Lala mapema…like an hour earlier. 

Unajua when you are on your period, your body is actually doing a lot of work shedding the lining of your uterus and whatnot. So kuchoka is very normal. Going to bed a bit early is the best way to combat period tiredness.