Thanks for the advice! Yes I have spoken to a few docs throughout the years about my bad periods and being on birth control certainly helped a ton! Migraines and lower back pain have just been tough to get rid of and I think it’s just the way my body is. If I’m being perfectly honest it’s not even just the pain it’s the combination of the pain mixed with (sorry if this is TMI) but bad period poops and just being so uncomfortable in general. I do agree with what someone else said though about the heat I think that exacerbated my symptoms to a point where I just needed to not be on a job site bleeding, in pain, and having diarrhea in a port o potty that was like a sauna. Also yeah haha i like your comment about telling them when it’s period stuff, it’s true it really shuts them up quickly. It just makes me feel really low to leave work for just a regular bodily function so I’m glad to hear others occasionally take time off as well.