Can you trek during your periods?

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @Indiahikes
    @Indiahikes  10 місяців тому

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

  • @mamtapatil3680
    @mamtapatil3680 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @captainSure
    @captainSure 5 років тому +6

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

  • @meera1860
    @meera1860 Місяць тому

    I am thankful that you covered all these questions....its a big relief

  • @elizadutta9786
    @elizadutta9786 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @TheMerlinvincent
    @TheMerlinvincent 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @pragyakourava4358
    @pragyakourava4358 6 років тому +15

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

  • @quant-dev
    @quant-dev 3 роки тому +4

    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. 🙂

  • @juipaul1699
    @juipaul1699 8 місяців тому

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

  • @komaldaal6452
    @komaldaal6452 8 років тому +27

    Thanks swati! we needed this video :)

  • @surjitpuri4839
    @surjitpuri4839 4 роки тому

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

  • @Sulekha.11
    @Sulekha.11 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @2nywa2
    @2nywa2 4 роки тому +1

    This is SO useful. Thank you!

  • @dipankartripathi7432
    @dipankartripathi7432 7 років тому

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

  • @nathgoody5905
    @nathgoody5905 Рік тому

    Infrequent use of Tampons can lead to life threatening infections!

  • @paritadesai1405
    @paritadesai1405 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @amrutaupasani5427
    @amrutaupasani5427 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @taranginivinod
    @taranginivinod 8 місяців тому

    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

  • @dr_ais_h_u
    @dr_ais_h_u 3 роки тому +2

    Prepone periods or postpone trekking

  • @shivanibhardwaj8108
    @shivanibhardwaj8108 4 роки тому

    All topics covered. Happy n liberated.💓💓

  • @HemaBadiganti-tm9on
    @HemaBadiganti-tm9on Рік тому

    Thanks for this

  • @caroefron9424
    @caroefron9424 6 років тому

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

  • @amitaharish6164
    @amitaharish6164 7 років тому +2

    Great.. very informative.. :)

  • @babitagupta6207
    @babitagupta6207 5 років тому +1

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

    • @Indiahikes
      @Indiahikes  5 років тому +4

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

  • @IshaniMehta
    @IshaniMehta 8 років тому +2

    Super...thanks :)

  • @n.s1992
    @n.s1992 5 років тому

    Thank you so much.

  • @smitabhat7355
    @smitabhat7355 6 років тому

    Thanks Swathi

  • @swetavagadia3179
    @swetavagadia3179 Місяць тому

    Relieved

  • @shaluawasthi6721
    @shaluawasthi6721 5 років тому

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

  • @nilimasarkar6605
    @nilimasarkar6605 5 років тому

    Very useful video

  • @meera1860
    @meera1860 Місяць тому

    Is there any all woman trek option?

    • @Indiahikes
      @Indiahikes  Місяць тому +1

      Hi Meera, we do not have any women-only groups anymore. All our groups are a mix of men and women.

    • @meera1860
      @meera1860 16 днів тому

      Ok thanks a lot

  • @aayushipandey1219
    @aayushipandey1219 4 роки тому +1

    Do solo girls trek in such groups ,?anyone here

  • @prajaktakorde1522
    @prajaktakorde1522 Рік тому

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

  • @mahibisht5065
    @mahibisht5065 6 років тому

    Nice

  • @smitabhat7355
    @smitabhat7355 6 років тому +1

    Can diamox be taken during periods

    • @swathichatrapathy1058
      @swathichatrapathy1058 6 років тому +3

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

  • @VijayMalkani
    @VijayMalkani 6 років тому

    Well done.

  • @adimodi89
    @adimodi89 8 років тому +1

    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
      @swathichatrapathy9347 8 років тому +5

      +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
      @shravanamuhuri9514 3 роки тому

      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
    @DeepakSharma-je2qv 7 років тому +2

    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
      @alphaaj9839 6 років тому +13

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

    • @pujasingh2105
      @pujasingh2105 4 роки тому +13

      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
      @nathgoody5905 Рік тому

      Not all are North Indians😂

  • @haseenahaseen6201
    @haseenahaseen6201 6 років тому +3

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

    • @swathichatrapathy1058
      @swathichatrapathy1058 6 років тому +1

      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
      @yushikashakya1163 5 років тому

      @@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??

  • @tanpokio
    @tanpokio 3 роки тому

    Use menstrual cup.

  • @afridagunjan9643
    @afridagunjan9643 4 роки тому

    Quessen

  • @coffeecrazy8924
    @coffeecrazy8924 5 років тому

    It can be harmful bt