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Lady issues! Advice!!?

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hope95
hope95

So, for awhile now I’ve had “painful periods” especially leading up to it and the first couple days, then it subsides. It’s very, very heavy the first two days. Lots of cramping, even some nausea at times. I swear my periods have gotten worse since I had my son over 2 years ago, but they were still bad before that. 

The question I have about it is that the first day, when it’s really heavy, I have random pains in my rectum too. I get gassy during my period and sometimes my anal region will have a really sudden and sharp cramp-like pain that will take my breath away and then after a few seconds it goes away. What is this?? Another thing- I also feel soreness in my vaginal area during this time of the month. Are these things normal??? 

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  • whitney7777
    whitney7777 hope95

    Posted

    I don't know if it's normal or not. But I have the same issues. The first 2/3 days I bleed really heavy, like a super tampon every 45mins sometimes. Lots of giant clots. The pain in the vaginal region, I have that also, it's like a deep ache. I do also know what your talking about with the sharp pain. I can't offer any advice other than if you take an NSAID like Advil in a higher dose it can reduce bleeding. It has for me a few times. I'm 30, and am seriously considering an ablation to stop my periods. I don't do well with birth control and think it's horrible for you. I did try an IUD and ended up with a tear in my uterus from it, so that's out. Just go see your gyno, if there any good surely they'll have a solution.

  • g56042
    g56042 hope95

    Posted

    I would suggest going to a gynecologist. They may be able to help you. I have endometriosis and have similar symptoms. If they find signs of it, they may be able to burn off the spots making things particularly painful and bad. This isn’t always the case, but it’s worth a try. 
  • xmaryx
    xmaryx hope95

    Posted

    There is a muscle in the rectum that can spasm. I get it sometimes when I go for walks, and have to sit down. It's harmless, but hurts like heck. 

  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 hope95

    Posted

    Vaginal pain during your cycle is common.  Haven’t heard of rectal pain with it though.  See your doctor about the heavy bleeding.  It might be fibroids or a cyst.
  • angie67540
    angie67540 hope95

    Posted

    Hi Hope,

    HAve you done ultrasound or seen your gynae? Sounds like endometriosis but the rectal pain best to have a colonrectal dr to check

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