heavy period flow

I'm 18 and for the first couple years of having my period I used to never have a heavy flow but these past couple of months my period has become much heavier then normal. It feels like I need to change my pad so much more then I usually would because I don't want to leak through. Is this normal? If so, does anyone have any suggestions as to help fix or make this situation a little easier to handle?

I had my baby girl july16, i had my period when i had her and it lasted about 3 weeks. So now i got my period the 27th of august and its a Heavy flow, is that normal after giving birth.

right now though im on my period, the first 2 days were really light with hardly any cramps (didnt need to take tylenol or anything) and now its the 3rd day and its really heavy (well, heavy for me, so heavier than it normally is even the first day or two) but i still have no cramps... is it normal that its heavier on the 3rd day? and is it normal that i usually have cramps but this time i hardly feel them even though my period is heavier?

Im a teenager. I have very heavy flow periods & very heavy discharge. It is really aqward. Everytime i stand up after sitting for a long time.. i almost wet myself because the discharge is sooo heavy! Its really embarrassing and when im doin trampolining or athletics at school it always happens. Anyone have any advice!?

Try using a bigger pad because if your period can't hold your flow and it is going all over your pants then your pad is probably too small.

So I got my period on Friday dec 8 and my bf cane over unexpectedly. One thing led to another and we ended up having period sex. Normally my flow isn’t very heavy and a reg tampon will do. Before we did it it looked like it was going to finish the next day but afterwards was like something you’d see in a horror movie! (May be exaggerated a little. But there was a lot more blood than normal) like a super tamp barely does the job...

I have pcos and i have not had a period in 3 months i started my period very heavy very fast 3 days ago and i have big clots and horrible cramps is there anything that i can do for this at all?

There is not way to slow it down. Heavy flow the first time on your period is normal. I had my first period about a year and half ago. Mine was very heavy too. After you get your period a couple more times the blood may start to slow down and get a little thinner. And just a tip- if you are having cramps, eat a banana. That always helps with mine.

What are the necessary foods that are to be taken to enhance a reasonable heavy menstral flow.

What can i do about a heavy period ?

Many women including me have spotting (very light flow) before period gets heavy, so yes that is pretty normal. Are you trying to get pregnant? Having a cycle length longer than 35 days between periods is not considered normal. It can indicate a problem that can affect fertility. You might consider keeping a journal of your period symptoms and what date they happen on (light or heavy flow, when you have cramps, etc).

I am on my last day of my period so my flow has been very light. I used a light tampon I was having really bad cramping and when I took out the tampon it looked like it had started falling apart. Could this be a danger for me?

To make it worse, the heavy flow lasts a long time, though I generally only get cramps right at the beginning of my period. The heavy flow can last a week and a half (during which I have to do heavy duty tampon AND pad at the same time, changing them 2-3 times a day) then it turns into a drizzle for the last few days/week. I want to get rid of the horrible, painful and ridiculously heavy period. I'm considering going on birth control because maybe it's a hormone thing.

The length of the cycle has also changed between heavy flow for 3 days to a normal flow at 10 days. However, this cycle I'm on now has been very strange. I started bleeding on March 8, then it stopped March 9-12, and then started flowing again March 13 and it still hasn't stopped today on the 26th. It hasn't been heavy or particularly painful but the blood isn't fresh, it's very dark/dark brown and looks like old blood. Does anyone know what might cause this?

I am taking just 500mg of metformin (increase to 1000mg tomorrow and so on) and I took provera to get my period. Usually when i take provera alone my period is pretty heavy and this time around (first timeon metformin) its really light. Like in 4 or more hours it barely covers the tip of a tampon (sorry TMI) has anyone had this on metformin the lighter periods? thanks girls!

on the 5th day i got a heavy period dark red thick and stringy sorry tmi. today is day 6 still heavy I have lost my appetite, bad back pain, constipation, weird period pain thats very unusal and painful at times. feeling sick and extreamly tired all the time, and pain in left ovarary area. I did 2 pregnancy tests on the 3rd missed day and was neg. Symtoms seem to be worstening each day and would like some imput. has anyone experenced this before? Could I be pregnant? What should I do?

It was a rusty color (tmi) but started to get more red and flow more. Its much lighter than my normal period which is usually heavy. Ive only needed to use a panty liner so far.could this be Iimplantation bleeding or early period? Ive done research on this and it varies with answers I get. Has anyone had this and ended up being pregnant?

Just mainly wen I wiped however a tampon assured that it was vaginal bleeding now my normal period is due and I suddenly have started passing golf ball size clots with very heavy flow I have only ever had semi heavy flow for first two days of my normal period and semi heavy is an overstatement if this is considered a heavy flow period.... watsgoing on ?

I am 17 years old and I have a heavy flow. My period is starting to hurt really bad when I pee and the blood clots that come out are huge. Is there something wrong with me. I know my mom has endometriosis she thinks I might have it.

I have been on my period for about 3 months but i have only had a real heavy flow ones and that lasted for about 2 weeks is this normal?

I have been on vacation since the 4th July. My period was due around the day we departed, and it started on the 4th. Since I was didn't want it to ruin my holiday I decided to start taking some old birth control pills (Microgynon) to try and stop/slow it down. I took the first pill the day my period started. I then over the following three days felt very nauseous and thought it may be the pills since I don't normally take them, so stopped taking them after 3 pills.

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