Watch the moment Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine screams in agony as he experiences ‘period pains’ for the very first time

IT'S a symptom that the bulk of women acquisition connected a monthly basis.

And portion astir person nary prime but to enactment done the agony - it's often brushed distant by men who person ne'er suffered menstrual cramps.

So 1 organisation is giving radical who don't person periods the accidental to acquisition the symptom of one, with a simulator - successful the anticipation that it would marque them much empathetic to sufferers.

And Jeremy Vine took connected the situation arsenic helium was joined by Lesley Salem - the laminitis of grooming bureau Over The Bloody Moon - and hooked up to the Crampsta™ simulator unrecorded connected Radio 2 arsenic helium attempted to "work connected done menstrual feelings".

In a video of the infinitesimal shared by Radio 2 on TikTok, Jeremy was seen groaning arsenic the simulator began connected level four, arsenic helium said: "It feels similar 84 ants are stuck to my stomach."

"Aaaaaaah! Nnnnngh!" helium exclaimed, arsenic Lesley turned it up to level five, and said: "Jeremy, this is mild cramps".

On level six, the 59-year-old big said helium felt similar he'd "eaten a very, precise atrocious takeaway".

"Are you okay?" Lesley asked, to which Jeremy questioned: "It's not damaging astatine all, is it?"

He past asked what the mean "threshold" is for men trying retired the simulator, to which Lesley replied that it was astir level 8 oregon nine.

At level 8 and nine, Jeremy admitted helium had to basal up arsenic helium struggled to woody with the cramps.

As she whacked it up to level 10, Lesley explained: "What we're trying to bash for this is for managers to make empathy to recognize that invisible symptom is existent pain."

"I've got a batch of empathy now," Jeremy quipped.

He past attempted to proceed presenting his show, arsenic helium spoke astir Lesley and her agency's work, saying: "... laminitis of her company, Over the Bloody Moon, hopes this instrumentality will…"

But helium failed to implicit the script, arsenic helium broke disconnected during level 12 with a shriek and shouted: "I consciousness similar I'm being attacked by a shark!"

"You're going down now, aren't you?" Jeremy asked.

To which Lesley confirmed: "I'm going down. I'm giving you a break. You've done truly well!"

"Welllllll....." Jeremy concluded, laying backmost successful his seat with his hands connected his head.

Over the Bloody Moon hosts simulator events with their Crampsta™  simulator, aimed astatine "engaging radical successful the workplace connected the taxable of menstruation". 

The instrumentality works by "sending electrical impulses to the muscles astir the abdomen, causing contractions and a dull interior symptom that is akin to play pain".

While level 7 represents an "average level of play pain", levels 10 to 12 are "closer to idiosyncratic with dysmenorrhea oregon endometriosis".

"These sessions tin beryllium filmed and utilized arsenic a follow-up connection run to show committedness by the organisation to enactment those impacted by endometriosis, PCOS, adenomyosis, oregon different menstrual wellness issues," Over the Bloody Moon experts said connected their website.

In comments connected the TikTok video, radical praised Jeremy for being consenting to instrumentality connected the simulator, portion besides pointing retired that it doesn't recreate immoderate of the different horrific broadside effects of a period.

"Imagine the humor pouring retired of you successful clots tho too, sweating, tiredness, headache, sickness etc," 1 sighed.

"But this can’t replicate the temper swings!" different said.

"And we person to transportation connected arsenic normal! we can't flinch astir and enactment similar we're successful pain," a 3rd wrote.

"Not conscionable pain, the diarrhoea, the nausea, the existent vomiting, the dizziness, backmost pain, headache, irritability and tears...and not conscionable enactment done work, there's dishes, laundry, shopping, dinner..." idiosyncratic other added.

While others commended Jeremy for the "important spot of radio".

"Well done you for knowing what we women spell done each month," 1 wrote.

"Sometimes I’ve been a spot (unconvinced by) JV, but I genuinely (commend) him doing this connected unrecorded vigor and teaching listeners," different added.

"This is specified an important spot of radio."

"Fair play. Just anticipation he’s thankful it was lone an experimentation for him," a 3rd commented.

"Well done Jeremy for getting to 12," idiosyncratic other said.

"I was giggling successful the waiting country astatine the doctors country listening to this."

"Good connected him for trying - GO W'ANN JEZZA!" different praised.