Can you trek during your periods?

Read this article for more information about trekking during periods : www.indiahikes.in/trekking-periods-bad-idea/
This article will help you stay hygienic on treks even during your periods - indiahikes.com/hygiene-treks-...
One of the things women do while planning their trek is check the calendar and see if their period dates coincide with their trek. It's important to keep track, but it's important to learn how to manage periods on a trek as well. Periods are no reason to postpone or trek. They are as normal in the mountains as in the city.
The subject is periods. Menstruation. Chums. A reality that women deal with for five days of every month. Moreover, it’s for women only, making it feel like a taboo…even if it isn’t. And so care is taken to spend those five days as discreetly as possible.
Sandhya UC, who has been trekking for 15 years, doesn't let anything stop her from trekking. She gives all women trekkers tips to manage their periods on treks.
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0:00 Introduction
1:25 How to dispose a used sanitary pad or a tampon
2:24 How do I change during the trek
3:15 How often should I change my pad
3:45 Change frequently to avoid period stains
4:00 Using Tampons or Pads
4:50 What if I am not carrying pads
6:12 Side effect of pills
7:03 Do not take pills to postpone periods

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Read this article on how to stay hygienic during periods on a trek: indiahikes.com/blog/hygiene-treks-periods

[@quasarchunawala3771]

Thanks for actually putting this out there. I and my partner are going to hike the Tour Du Mont Blanc, and you raised some pertinent issues around trekking during your periods and great tips. 🙂

[@captainSure]

Thank you so much. This is comforting and reassuring that it's okay to trek on periods. It's liberating. Keep up.

[@pragyakourava4358]

Plz use menstrual cup instead... Its more comfortable, hygienic, and also very environment friendly.

[@TheMerlinvincent]

Thanks Swati for putting this together. I am going for my first trek in a week and was nervous about my periods. This really helps!

[@mamtapatil3680]

Relieved !! this topic is covered by Swati . This topic is always on our mind specially on an outdoor activity

[@2nywa2]

This is SO useful. Thank you!

[@Sulekha.11]

Thanks for this video, I was really looking for it. Now I am feeling good to go. Thanks a lot😃

[@elizadutta9786]

This was awesome! I finished Dzouko valley last month with periods.... Not pleasant but not impossible either.... like any other day in city.... 😀

[@dipankartripathi7432]

Very insightful, thanks for talking about the elephant in the room ,especially for small trek companies like us who don't get this exposure .

[@amrutaupasani5427]

Thanks a lot swati😘😘 I'm feeling so comfortable after watch this video 💃💃👌👍👍

[@caroefron9424]

Thanks for the video......its quite helpful👍

[@komaldaal6452]

Thanks swati! we needed this video :)

[@rupalpatel2755]

Yes definitely

[@shivanibhardwaj8108]

All topics covered. Happy n liberated.💓💓

[@n.s1992]

Thank you so much.

[@surjitpuri4839]

I think a very valid issue, which the Mountg Insts/leaders don't address and lady trekkers very shy to disclose.Good show IH

[@IshaniMehta]

Super...thanks :)

[@HemaBadiganti-tm9on]

Thanks for this

[@smitabhat7355]

Thanks Swathi

[@amitaharish6164]

Great.. very informative.. :)

[@nilimasarkar6605]

Very useful video

[@VijayMalkani]

Well done.

[@mahibisht5065]

Nice

[@juipaul1699]

Mera Trek upcoming week hai and then my period will come .. this video is very helpful for me

[@paritadesai1405]

What about bio degradable pads? And aren't wet wipes non biodegradable?

[@shaluawasthi6721]

Thanku for this useful information, l would suggest menstrual cup. It is the best.

[@ais_h_u]

Prepone periods or postpone trekking

[@afridagunjan9643]

Quessen

[@taranginivinod]

Haven’t covered the menstrual cup part … we need empty the cup n clean it, then put it back … how can we do that coz animals can get attracted to the smell

[@babitagupta6207]

Har ki dhun tracking ke raste mein mobile network hota hai ya nahi?

[@Indiahikes]

Nahi hota hai. Base camp mein bhi network nahi hai.

[@nathgoody5905]

Infrequent use of Tampons can lead to life threatening infections!

[@coffeecrazy8924]

It can be harmful bt

[@smitabhat7355]

Can diamox be taken during periods

[@swathichatrapathy1058]

Hi Smita, that should be fine. Diamox doesn't interfere. You can take it. :)

[@tanpokio]

Use menstrual cup.

[@aayushipandey1219]

Do solo girls trek in such groups ,?anyone here

[@FablabOscar2242]

Yes

[@prajaktakorde1522]

Can I tk hot water bag on hike? It gives good relief.

[@Indiahikes]

Hi Prajakta, yes you can.

[@adimodi89]

swati I have one question. during periods, the iron count in the body is supposed to substantially decrease right? What should a woman do about it? do you recommend supplements for a altitude trek? And would a lower iron count affect a woman's ability to trek in altitudes?

[@swathichatrapathy9347]

+Aditya Modi During periods, the iron content in the body decreases but the body tries to maintain it by its mechanisms. But if there is heavy bleeding during periods, the woman may develop iron deficiency anaemia and would require iron supplements to compensate the iron deficiency. Iron supplements should be taken in consultation with the gynaecologists. But we also wouldn't advice a woman to trek if she has heavy bleeding and an uncomfortable period.

[@shravanamuhuri9514]

It does affect.i had once a sudden onset of breathing trouble and panting while climbing a railway overbridge and climbing stairs in my school. It would seem that my heart would burst out of my ribs... I was so upset fearing that I had developed a heart problem, that I kept crying for few days.. Suddenly I realised is my hemoglobin OK? On getting checked I found it to be 6.5 whereas normal is 9-11, but no medicine can recoup the lack of iron so quickly that you don't have breathing problems. Except for blood transfusion no medicine can refurbish iron quickly.. Iron supplements would take at least three months to bring it to a manageable range..then someone suggested me to take the broth of a green saag called KULEKHARA in BENGALI which would raise iron from 6 mg to 7mg in a week... Immediately I started and indeed in a week it was 7, then by the end of month it was 10 at least panting and gasping was gone. Hemoglobin would matter in trekking. But what I have heard is, hilly people have already raised hemoglobin by default, much higher than people on plains because they need hemoglobin for the sustenance of life there. Exercising increases hemoglobin bcoz body needs hemoglobin for extra supply of oxygen to the cells of muscles. That's what my question us is Swati.. Can our body make emergency arrangements like production of more RBCs or more blood if the body cries for oxygen during trekking? Secondly due to gravitational pull does blood gets accumulated in the feet or lower limbs? What to do in such case? , take rest for a while or lie down somewhere with feet up for a while?!!!

[@DeepakSharma-je2qv]

what about if you have a team consisting of boys also and then how would you be free to go behind a tree or big stone and change there..it might be so challenging naa

[@alphaaj9839]

Deepak Sharma why challenging??..not all men are same. Educated kind peoples also exist in India bro

[@pujasingh2105]

True. I was on a trek and I got my period there. I asked my trek leader and he provided me an entire packet of pad. Though there were men too, they cared a lot and they given me time and they even make sure that no one is surpassing when I was changing. They never barge in even I was in tent. They always asked before coming in. Even they helped me in carrying my bagpack. I was very tensed but all the team cared and comforted me. All men are not same. Some are just gentleman 😇

[@nathgoody5905]

Not all are North Indians😂

[@haseenahaseen6201]

I have severe menstrual cramps .....so how to avoid that on trek .....?

[@swathichatrapathy1058]

Hi Haseena, this depends on what you do when you're in the city. Do you take pain killers? You can do the same thing on a trek. If you have very painful periods, then it's best to plan your trek when you don't have your periods. You could use a Period Tracker app and see when your periods are likely to come and plan your trek accordingly. I think this article will help you - indiahikes.com/trekking-periods-bad-idea/

[@yushikashakya1163]

@@swathichatrapathy1058 I cannot postpone the trekking dates because I'll be moving day after tomorrow and everything is done... and as you've mentioned that taking pain killers might cause headaches.. So is there any other solutions or advice??