Anjali Mehta Anjali Mehta Asked 6 months ago

What is the worst pain?

My mother recently had a really bad backache and she kept saying it was the worst pain ever. It got me wondering, scientifically speaking, what is considered the absolute worst pain a person can experience? Is it childbirth, or something else entirely?

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Ananya Mukherjee Ananya Mukherjee Joined Jan 2026 6 months ago
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Oh god, just thinking about 'worst pain' makes me anxious. I always overthink about health. But truly, I think anything related to internal organs, like kidney stones or gallstones, or even a really bad migraine, must be terrible. It's so hard to describe pain to others, isn't it?

Vikram Rathore Vikram Rathore Joined Mar 2026 6 months ago

From a physical standpoint, I've heard kidney stone pain is absolutely excruciating, sometimes worse than childbirth. As someone who trains regularly, I've had muscle strains and sprains, but nothing like that. Good health and being active usually keeps major pains away, but some things are just unavoidable.

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Sarla Devi Sarla Devi Joined Jun 2026 4 months ago

Beta, sabse bura dard woh hota hai jo insaan ko andar se tod de. Shareer ka dard toh phir bhi seh lete hain log, par jab mann dukhi hota hai, woh sabse mushkil hota hai. Aur haan, delivery ka dard bhi bahut hota hai, meri maa kehti thi.

Meena Singh Meena Singh Joined Jan 2026 6 months ago

Har koi alag dard se guzarta hai, but for me, witnessing a loved one suffer must be the worst. Physically, I've heard from many that kidney stones or nerve pain can be absolutely unbearable. The best we can do is try to manage our health and seek help when pain becomes too much to handle.

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Rohit Das Rohit Das Joined Jan 2026 6 months ago

That's a fascinating but horrible question! I've read about cluster headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, and kidney stones often being cited as some of the most intense physical pains. It's crazy how much the human body can endure, and also how varied pain experiences can be.

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