Period pains can be so very unpleasant, and they really do make one wonder what God was thinking when he created periods. However if you have endometriosis, they can be much worse. Endometriosis happens when the cells which should only be found lining the uterus, attach themselves to various other locations in the abdomen, such as the ovaries or even bowel. These cells behave as if they were still in the uterus, thickening and breaking down during menstruation, which, because they’re in the wrong place, can cause severe abdominal pain, not to mention internal scarring and adhesions, and infertility.
Incredibly, endometriosis is thought to affect 1 in 10 women and can lead those women to dread their monthly period, some relying on large amounts of pain killers just to cope.
It’s always a concern when someone is needing regular high-dose pain-relief, as no medication is without side-effects and that’s why I’m delighted that Wuku have developed a special heat patch which can really help, and it’s particularly good to talk about this now, as March is Endometriosis Awareness Month.
Wuku heat patches are very slim and discrete, and you simply stick one to the OUTSIDE of your underwear over the painful area – be it the lower abdomen, or the back. Pealing the protective cover off the patch automatically activates it to produce heat for, guess what, up to twelve hours. This prolonged action makes this heat patch so much more useful than other similar ones and means you can carry on with your day with that constant comforting warmth.
Personally, I’m of an age where period pains are happily a long-forgotten memory, however I’m suffering with troublesome back pain at the moment, so I was keen to test the heat patches. Small and neat, around 4 inches by 3 inches, you simply remove the cover to reveal the adhesive surface. The heat then starts in around 30 seconds. Please be patient – 30 seconds can seem a long time when you’re watching for something to happen, but once it does starts, the temperature increases steadily, reaching a very comfortable level over a few more minutes. The heat then stays at that level for a long, long time, I’ve been wearing the patch for hours and it’s still emitting a very pleasant heat which is really easing my pain.
So if you suffer from bad period pains, or even if you just have a bad back like me, I can truly recommend Wuku Heat Patches. At £12.99 for four patches they’re a great price and very effective. It’s well worth taking a look at the Wuku website for other great period and women’s health products too. They clearly have a mission to make a difference.
By Dr K Thompson, award-winning author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows
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