Woman reveals how to stop period cramps with a PEN

A Canadian influencer has gone viral after demonstrating how to 'stop period cramps in minutes' using nothing more than a pen.  

Chrissy Briel, 31, from Ontario, has more than 121,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares beauty and wellness tips. In a recent video, she shared the 'only hack you will ever need' to naturally relieve menstrual pain. 

She claimed that massaging the point inside the back wall of the ear can ease cramps, saying reflexology is 'the practice you never knew you needed.' 

'There are thousands of women confirming it's a miracle and it works,' she insisted, pointing to a previous comment from a fan who said the trick 'legit worked.' 

Chrissy Briel, 31, from Ontario, Canada, went viral on TikTok after demonstrating how to 'stop period cramps in minutes' using nothing more than a pen

She claimed that using a pen to massage inside the back wall of the ear with 'medium pressure for three to five minutes' can relieve cramps 

In the video, Briel used a stainless steel acupuncture pen, but she noted that you can also use a regular pen, a makeup brush, or even your finger

Reflexology is an alternative therapy in which pressure is applied to specific points in the feet, hands, and ears to create a response in the body. The practice is similar to acupuncture and acupressure, according to the University of Minnesota. 

Some research suggests that reflexology may be effective in reducing pain, including menstrual cramps. 

In the video, Briel used a stainless steel acupuncture pen to massage the inside of her ear. However, she noted that you can also use a regular pen, a makeup brush, or even your finger. 

She advised massaging the reflexology point in the ear with 'medium pressure for three to five minutes' before switching sides.  

'If you need to do it a little longer, do it. What are you doing anyway? Lying on the bathroom floor? Lying in bed? You could do it,' she said. 'If you need to do it multiple times throughout the day, again, do it. I promise you this works.

Briel's video has been viewed 2.8 million times and has received more than 1,300 comments

A number of commenters said they tried the reflexology trick and it works 

She encouraged her followers to share the hack with everyone they know.  

Spread it far and wide because this is the hack we didn't know we needed,' she concluded. 

Briel's video has been viewed 2.8 million times and has received more than 1,300 comments. There were a number of skeptics, but some fans insisted that it worked.  

'OK so I bought this tool and IT WORKED y'all,' one person wrote. 

'That's crazy. I was curled in a ball when I saw this and tried it and had to scroll back up to say it worked,' another added. 

Someone else shared that the reflexology massage 'worked for about 60 seconds and then came straight back,' saying it's 'promising if I've got time to spend the day with my finger in my ear.'