I have sever cramping and heavy clotting and bleeding. Could I have a medical condition?

Question

Every month for as long as I can remember I have PMS from hell and once my period starts these symptons dont go away, they get worse and I dont know how anyone can stand me. I hurt so bad I sometimes cry.

Answer 1

Please do not assume that you only have some sort of PMS - in fact, you may not have PMS at all. People don't like to hear anything about clotting disorders, but I hope that you will read, and act.


The fact that you have heavy clotting as well as associated pain suggests that you may have VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE, in which your body doesn't make enough FACTOR VIII, one of the substances that has to be present in order for your blood to clot properly.

You should ask your doctor to order a bleeding time study - it may have to be done more than once. vWD has several subtypes and they don't all always show up immediately on the study. It used to be thought that vWD was very rare but it affects ONE PER CENT of the population.

Many women have undiagnosed vWD - they have heavy periods, lots of clots, and pain; further clues that you may have this problem include: heavy (or very little) bleeding from dental procedures -remember, most vWD is of the variable type - bleeding from brushing your teeth, frequent heavy nose bleeds, bleeding from paper cuts that won't stop but keeps oozing, and SEVERE bruising from what seem to be ordinary knocks. And hemorrhage after giving birth.

vWD should be ruled out before you look for any other causes.

IF you have vWD you can relax. The hematologist will type it and give you the appropriate treatment. (Some of the treatments work well for one type but badly for another type so you have to know which it is.)

Answer 2

Girl you are not alone. My period lasts for 7 days with 5 days of heavy bleeding. I cry, faint, my body shivers due to the extent of the pain, and I exhibit all the symptoms that you have. I have heard that changing my diet can minimize the pain so this is what I do. I try to eat lots of alkaline foods 1 week before my period. See the following link for food types to choose from.

http://www.essense-of-life.com/info/foodchart.htm

I eat lots of watermelon in the morning then an hour after that I have breakfast, choosing my foods mainly from the alkaline group. Now I am having a period and I am pain and clot free (symptom free to be exact). You should try it.

Stay away from refined sugar, confectionery and all dairy products . If you must have cow's milk and you like molasses then buy the blackstrap molasses and add it to your milk.The trick is to have little or no acidic foods in that week before and during your period. Acidic foods make the blood thick and form clots. When the clots are passing out of your body during a period, you feel intense pain.

In addition, do a medical to ensure that you are physically ok. Under no circumstances should you do a D&C. It can affect your ability to carry a baby to term later. When I was 16 the doc recommended it and I refused. Now 20 odd years later, I am just discovering the wonders of proper diet.

Answer 3

yes you could have uritin fibrosis. its comon in women over 35 years of age. they can do a simple ultra sound to find out. call your doctor and tell him whats going on. it could also be time for you to change birth control pills (if your on them) women usually have to switch pills every few years because your body gets used to that hormone level and you will begin to release an egg again which causes heavier periods and more PMS. call your doc asap dont wait if its a big problem you could require a hysterectomy or become infertile. get it checked out asap good luck hun

Answer 4

You could have a medical problem or it could just be normal for you, visit a doctor.

Answer 5

i guess its the normal u. my friend has the same exact problem as u. her cramps are very very very bad. sumtimes she even pass out. if u cant take it anymore talk to ur doctor he can give u d pill to control ur period

Answer 6

I think something could be wrong. So you really should go to the doctor.