Extremely heavy period!?!
Question: Extremely heavy period!.?
I am 13 years old (14 soon!) and I started my period in September. Since then I have had 4 periods (yes, two periods per month! I've only had one week without a period since Sept. 12th)! It's terrible being a girl!
Anyway, this period is REALLY heavy! I have sports tomorrow, but I bleed through a pad and tampon (super Tampax) every hour! I also have terrible cramps and I have never gotten cramps before on my period.
What do I do to help lighten this period.?Health Question & Answer
Anyway, this period is REALLY heavy! I have sports tomorrow, but I bleed through a pad and tampon (super Tampax) every hour! I also have terrible cramps and I have never gotten cramps before on my period.
What do I do to help lighten this period.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Ahh it sucks being a girl. You can drink water but that will only help shed the unwated uterine lining, so you'll barely notice. There is no relationship to the amount you drink and the amount of flow, as any excess water filtered by your kidneys will end up as urine and not menstrual flow. Stay Away from foods like: anything with caffeine or refined sugar, salt, very processed, simple starches(chips, white breads, white pastas, etc.), very rich or greasy foods, heavy dairy products, and fatty meats. Especially Pop! I usually just drink juice. Heavy periods or long periods are referred to as menorrhagia. During menorrhagia there is excessively heavy or prolonged uterine bleeding, which may be caused by medical problems or hormone imbalances.
You can also exericse(like playing sports like you mentioned)....You can use the pill to lighten and take away cramps but, you would have to go to the doctor. Get an adequate amount of sleep.
Drink plenty of water: The recommendation is for approximately eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day. Lie on your back, supporting your knees with a pillow...When I don't have midol I have to take a Hot shower, I would rather not take a bath because I think it is gross or I get a heating pad. Pads or so f-ing gross, I love tampons!Health Question & Answer
You can also exericse(like playing sports like you mentioned)....You can use the pill to lighten and take away cramps but, you would have to go to the doctor. Get an adequate amount of sleep.
Drink plenty of water: The recommendation is for approximately eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day. Lie on your back, supporting your knees with a pillow...When I don't have midol I have to take a Hot shower, I would rather not take a bath because I think it is gross or I get a heating pad. Pads or so f-ing gross, I love tampons!Health Question & Answer
as you age, it should even out, but if you can't wait, talk to your mom about seeing a doctor, to (perhaps) get the pill for this purpose, or the dr may have a solution. Talk to your mom or another female you feel you can trustHealth Question & Answer
You sound like you need to go to the doctor, because you may have something wrong with your hormones. This happened to my friend and she had to go on the pill to regulate her periods.
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You just start so things like that will happen and it will be heavy at the start and then when you have it for a while it will get light and regulate and get more tampons.Health Question & Answer
use a tampon backup pad and toilet paper all together at once that should hold it..plz answer mine
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um fisrt ok all get more tampons if you can't get to a store ask a friend it might stop by tomorrow but if not drink alot of water and eat enough but not too much Health Question & Answer