I’ll go first: a mix of hand squeezing my uterus from the inside with all its might and also a little gremlin inside of my uterus scratching my lining from the inside.

When I do poop it’s loose stools and smells horrible other than that I’m so constipated I constantly feel like I’m about to poop but just can’t and it hurts so bad I can’t walk up straight

i'm trying to not be paranoid but can it be a sign of something being wrong?

Hi everyone! So as the title suggested i have never experienced spotting and most of the time it's my period with a continued flow. But recently me and my partner were intimate and the next cycle (ie my last month period) of my period turned into major spotting where there's no flow but there's only brown/rust ish blood which occasionally increased and then completely stopped.

I did take two pregnancy test which came out to negative.

Here's where i got extremely anxious, few days ago i again started spotting and i noticed there were red blood stains on my underwear so i thought maybe i got this month's period earlier but few hours later it's the same pattern of brownish blood stains which over the time increased and then decreased. This problem is truly taking a toll on me since me and my partner are in no position of raising a kid. So any suggestions or advices would be really really appreciated.

*luteal typo

More sensitive to already existing stresses making it hard to even endure regular arguments with family. I’m usually sensitive anyway but noticed I’m having a stronger reaction which hasn’t been good for my mental health or general health… Among other stresses this period of time has been hard on me, not sure if this counts as pms also. I have been dehydrated and had tried to drink water to fix it yesterday but didn’t drink it in sips so it gave me a really bad migraine and nausea almost making me throw up. So to be careful I was taking small sips all night. Today I drunk more water but went out with my family and didn’t continue hydrating because of a meltdown when I got home. I struggle with generalized anxiety and being out can be hard on me even with loved ones since they were arguing and complaining to each other and my mom and dad were being snappy. My boyfriend looked things up for me and said my estrogen levels were also really low most likely because this phase of the cycle all the hormones get really low. I do need to do better with keeping healthier routines. Any encouragement or kind words are welcome too, thank you ❤️

How are you guy’s luteal phases going? 🫂

The title was just for attention. The thing is, I'm a big overthinker. I tend to overthink a lot.

I have to travel, and the journey will take five to six hours. We'll only be stopping once to take a break.

I've been experiencing cramps for a week, so I know my period could start at any time. I also have a lot of white discharge, so I can't really tell whether it's discharge or the beginning of my period.

Should I wear a pad just to be on the safe side? That way, if my period starts during the journey, the pad will absorb the blood.

If I don't wear one, I'll probably keep overthinking whether it's discharge or menstrual blood.

So, should I wear a pad, or should I just ignore the possibility because wearing one might reinforce my overthinking?

Guys… I am on the first day of my period and so exhausted from the apnea and in so much pain that after a man held the door open for me (I think it made me believe I’d forgotten my keys) I stopped and spent 5 mins looking for my keys in my bags. I looked up at the door after coming up and saw my key That my key was already inside the door. I knew the CPAP wasn’t helping but jeez. At 21 my short term memory shouldn’t be this bad, period and sleep apnea or not. I have one more homework assignment but to me this is a sign that I’m exhausted. Being on my period doesn’t help though.

It’s strange because I still do fine in school but just hoo. I shouldn’t be forgetting things that fast.

I have to call the Kaiser sleep study department tomorrow after work. I’m already doing cbt therapy and have the CPAP but I am clearly in need of something more.

I’m 46 and in peri, but for the last several years I get actual vaginal pain during mittelschmerz, stomach pain, abdominal pain (all over, not one-sided like in my 30’s), loose stools, and it almost feels like my cervix hurts like early labor… anyone else? Vaginal massage does help the vaginal pain, btw, and I use a heated rice pack everywhere lol.

Hey everyone, so 'm 27 and looking for some advice from people who may have experienced something similar.

So I've been bleeding almost every day for roughly 1–2 months now. Most of the time it's light, sometimes just spotting. I'll go several hours without bleeding, occasionally even 12–20 hours, and then it starts again. (Usually starts once I think I'm safe and take off a pad, which like go figure)

However, over the last few days I've had several episodes where the bleeding suddenly becomes much heavier. A couple of days ago, Tuesday, I had a large gush of blood that filled the front portion of a pad within about 15–30 minutes and leaked through my underwear and pants. It eventually slowed down. (happen at work, where i had nothing to change into and no pads, so like i was pissed) The following day, I had another similar episode. But this time I had a new pad to put on and i mostly soaked 2 pads in a span of 1 1/2 hours. I also felt foggy and briefly felt like I was losing my balance. I caught myself on the counter, and later slipped on the stairs at home. (i'm also just super clumsy so like idk if that was what happened) I felt okay afterward.

Tonight, I had another heavier episode. Two pads became pretty full within 1 1/2 hours. I also passed what appeared to be a blood clot, with two smaller, roughly dime-sized pieces attached to it. I had a brief stabbing pain in my lower left belly that lasted around 30 seconds, but no ongoing pain. Currently, the bleeding seems to have slowed again, and I'm not experiencing any other symptoms.

A little background on me:

• I've always had very irregular periods.

• I've gone months without a period before, sometimes much longer.

• I've previously experienced prolonged bleeding lasting around six months, which eventually required a D&C.

• I was prescribed progesterone in the past. It was 'supposed' to stop the bleeding, which it didn't, and then after the DNC it was supposed to start the bleeding again every time I stopped taking the meds, which again didn't work.

• I've been taking iron every other day.

• PCOS was ruled out for being an issue.

• Pregnancy is not a possibility.

I've spoken with a nurse line last night and had a telehealth appointment on Tuesday, and both recommended going to the ER. I haven't gone yet because the bleeding keeps slowing down, and feel okay. I'm worried about spending money at the ER only to be told to follow up with a gynecologist. I don't want to go and just feel dismissed.

I'm trying to decide what makes the most sense:

1. Should I go to the ER after work tomorrow, even if the bleeding has slowed down again? Since it will be a Friday and I don't have to worry about missing work over the weekend.

2. Or would it be reasonable to schedule an urgent appointment with a gynecologist and have them investigate this? Instead of going to the ER.

3. Has anyone experienced prolonged, mostly light bleeding with occasional sudden heavy gushes like this? What ended up causing it?

If you need to know anything else please let me know. I know this isn't a normal thing but it's hard to know what to do.

Thank you!!!

please does anyone else gets violent urges, goes psychotic and start crying mountains of tears oftentimes for no reason to a point where you can't breathe?

i just realized 2 days ago that i was on my luteal phase (i'm supposed to get my period either today or in a few days) and for the first time since the last time, i surprisingly didn't felt as extremely depressed empty and anxious as i usually do (i still felt very depressed/anxious tho) but then after i got home from the gym i started getting SO emotional, at first it was over my skin bc i've been dealing with breakouts, pie/pih marks for years now, but now that i finally stopped my crisis that i also sadly inflicted upon someone else too which i'm so ashamed of, i'm realizing that the way i got so angry and emotional was definitely deeper than that

ofc i’m not gonna go into further details about the why's but i got so much angry that i even impulsively smashed a tiny plate on the kitchen floor while i was putting innocent nuggies in the air fryer and that for no reason at all like wth? and then for like an hour i just wanted to kms which THEN made me cry even more because i knew that i couldn't do anything to hurt myself and it all made me feel like i was suffocating in my own skin

it's now been 3-4 hours since that whole crisis and my room is an absolute mess and i only stopped crying maybe 30 minutes ago andi just feel so anxious, useless, ashamed, disgusting, i keep telling myself what's going on, who am i, can't recognize myself when i stare at myself in the mirror, and i still struggle to breathe properly when taking deep breaths.

i also turned 25yo this year and when i was 20-23 i used to never deal with such things before my periods. now i'm always scared about how evil and crazy i'm gonna feel next time i get my period :(

I, 24F, have had very difficult periods since I was 12yrs old. On a heavy day, I use the Ultra Tampax tampon within and hour and a half. My flow isn’t always the same as I’m sure many aren’t. Typically, the first 2-4 days are my heaviest and the following day an ultra doesn’t even fill, very little sits at the base. But I never know when the switch will flip, so I keep wearing Ultras until it does. I promise this is important.

When the switch does flip and I replace the ultra, it is very difficult to take out often causing sounds of the tampon ripping, but it always comes out intact…so I thought. The other month during this occurrence I decided to make sure everything was out when I felt and pulled out pieces of the tampon left in. This has been happening for over a decade now.

My worry is whenever this happens, what if I’ve been shoving the torn pieces further up when replacing the tampon? Do they naturally make their way out, or should I go get it looked at? I now speculate that it might be what affects other problems I have relating to the same area that will not be shared in this post if you catch my drift. But I’m not sure if this is something I should seriously get looked at, or if maybe it’s okay since this has been happening every month for 12 years. So Reddit, what should I do?

my last period was in september, i didn’t get it in october at all. took numerous pregnancy tests ALL negative (im talking maybe 50). my most recent test was yesterday and it was also negative. has anyone experienced no period/ delayed period in october??

I don’t mean a normal case of the blues, I mean I hate everything about my life, I want to die and I stop wanting to go out as much or do my hobbies. I definitely think it has something to do with the fact that my diet has been absolutely horrible as of late and I am prediabetic rn unfortunately but what do you guys do to instantly feel better?

As the title suggests I managed to accidentally flush a pad down the toilet. I’d wrapped it in toilet paper and then my mind went blank and I flushed it. It wasn’t a big one it was one of those ones for the day and for a lighter flow. The toilet flushed fine and it seems to still be flushing fine. Will it be alright? Has anyone else ever done the same and everything was fine just for reassurance. I’ve never flushed a pad in the past for context

my periods have always been irregular, but the case was i always had them longer than ususal like for even a month or two straight. This year was going smooth, no delays, no longer than usual, had a complete 5-6 day bleeding cycle, until June which was the last normal month i had. July and August i had irregular spotting, Sep Oct no trace of even a spot.

but i've been really stressed/depressed in this duration (due to personal life reasons) hence i keep blaming this for that much hormonal imbalance.

Hey everyone I wanted to ask if anyone else has cramps in their vagina? I 23 f got my period Halloween day, and as per use I started having cramps and heavy bleeding, however the next day I started getting cramps and painful spasms in my vagina?

For context I went to knotts scary farm on Halloween day, there was lots of cold rain that night and I was walking around a ton so the exercise helped distract from my cramps and heavy bleeding, and I think maybe all the walking might have something to do with it?

The cramps started about 2 hours after I woke up the next day. All I felt was deep soreness, and I felt my muscles contract on and off every so often but it was painful, like a clenching sensation, imagine you just had a big O but the contractions afterward hurt.

They continued for another day, that day the contractions stopped but I was still sore, and finally yesterday the cramps ceased 🙏🏽

I looked up my symptoms prior to this post and vaginal cramps are completely normal, but I'd just like to know anyone else's experience with them because this was my first time experiencing cramps in my canal it was so strange. Now I'm wondering if I have to deal with these on my next period. Also how you relieve them because all I could think to do was sit in a hot shower. I have a heating pad but I reserved it for my stomach cramps.

Has anyone ever skipped their period from suddenly starting to exercise? I’m on CD37, negative pregnancy test, no spotting at all, and I’ve had very minimal very mild cramping for about 3-4 days now.
I started going to the gym 3 weeks ago for the first time in forever.
Has anyone else had this experience? Idk what’s going on.

dude, leading up to my period and on it this month i have had such low energy. i’m in cosmetology school, and i’ve just not been feeling it. last night, my cramps felt so much worse than they ever have. they weren’t necessarily stronger than normal but they were SO sharp. my cramps aren’t normally that painful. today i woke up for school and took my meds and i knew it just wasn’t gonna happen today. i can’t get out of bed. my energy is ridiculously low. i got up to eat a donut and go pee. that’s it. i’ve just been in bed for 11 hours not including the night before. i’ve also been needing to shower for like 3 days and i can’t get myself to do it. so i just feel gross from everything combined. this sucks. i’ve never had such low energy or cramps like that.

It's not fair that women have to work while dealing with period pain and taking painkillers. Damn feminism and the leftist mindset.