2007-02-27 03:05:12 · 33 answers · asked by twatwaffle 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
they used a hot water bottle on their abdomens to deal with the pain or took whatever pain reliever was available (aspirin's been around for quite some time). as far as tampons & pads...well, back in the day -- even when my mom was a kid -- they tied a string around their waists & looped an actual cotton rag up & under their privates to catch the blood. It was a very messy solution, espcially overnight. Afterwards, gals had to hand-wash their soiled 'rags' & hang them to dry for reuse! thank goodness for tampons! BTW that's where the saying 'on the rag' comes from.
2007-02-27 03:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by napqueen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, that was life back then why do you think women had so many children instead of being on the rag. Plus they need the children's help. So Double Bonus
2007-02-27 03:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
long time ago women would use towels as pads and they would have to wash them when they would change and as for midol they would take a warm towel and place it in their abdomen. the heat from the towel would relax any pain that they were feeling.
2007-02-27 03:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by juderick0120 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some native American women went to blood houses and sat together and talked bathed and I'm sure gossiped about their men for the whole week. No fair!! Bring 'em back!!
2007-02-27 03:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by RIVER 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 01:58:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pinecones
2007-02-27 03:11:46 · answer #6 · answered by Rocky The Fearless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they didn't have such bad ones. The iron intake in they're diets were much beter and they didn't eat unhealthy food. It was all natural. But yah, that is a good question.
2007-02-27 03:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by amanda b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw on the history channel once that when Cherokee women would get "the curse" they would be sent into the woods for a week.
I dunno about you, but the thought of being alone in the woods surrounded by scary animals dripping blood down my legs does not appeal to me at all...
2007-02-27 03:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by Jen F 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They used towels to stop the bleeding and a large blunt object to the head to stop the pain.
2007-02-27 03:08:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cotton Picked...
2007-02-27 03:08:22 · answer #10 · answered by dave k 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋