India, Dec. 5 -- Period pain can feel gut-wrenching, pushing you to reach out for every comfort routine, from lying down with a hot bag to cancelling all plans entirely. But here's a catch: it's not always healthy to normalise that disconcerting level of discomfort. When cramps start interrupting your day severely, all aspects of your daily functioning also get affected; it may be a time to take the 'bad period pain' seriously.

So, how do you understand if your cramp is normal or not? HT Lifestyle spoke to endometriosis specialist Dr Smeet Patel, director- Mayflower Women's Hospital, Ahmedabad, who warned about dismissing period pain as 'just bad period pain' as they may hint at endometriosis.

So it is crucial not to neglect that pain a...