Heavy Periods....?

Question

I am 25 ys female (single & virgin) My periods in March and April were minimum .... and then now it has started on 28th May and today is 6th June ...It hasnt stopped yet ,....the flow is also quite heavy ...let me know what should I do ? I have a problem of irregular periods ...Also please let me know what should eat to increase Iron in my body ....

Answer 1

Hi! Well, at your age, your periods are supposed to have regulated. As you say, they aren't regular, so unless it has been just this year/period of time, you should probably go to a gynecologist to see what's wrong, and maybe prescribe you something.

If it has only been recently, have you been under a lot of stress lately? Or taking birth control pills? Another reason could be a change of your diet, and drastic weight gain/loss.

As for lack of iron, what you can eat are lots of greens
(spinach, leaf vegetables) as well as lots of pulses (chickpeas, black-eyed peas, lentils, beans) potatoes with skin, bread made from completely whole-grain flour, red meat, fish, poultry - if you are vegetarian, you are probably eating pulses and all, but also include tofu for extra iron. Basically, maintain a healthy diet. You can always take an iron supplement, so don't worry! =)

As for your heavy periods... Some of us are just unlucky... =( A birth control pill usually does this trick for regulating also, but also for decreasing the bleeding.
Well, I really hope I helped, good luck whatever you do :) xx

Answer 2

I would go to your doctor if it's been that long. Stress sometimes can increase flow time and amount. As far as iron eat fish they are high in iron as well as green veggies such as lettuce with dark green leafs if you need a bit of a iron boost the health snack bars are good as well. I personally like snickers marathon. As far as irregular periods ask your doctor about options. A low hormone birth control should get them on track for you.

Answer 3

To increase the iron levels you can eat things like spinach, raisins, and peanut butter (if not allergic to peanuts of course) but because you have a problem with irregular periods I would recommend that you have your dr evaluate the situation to see what they think could be causing this.

Answer 4

Eat more dark greens and take a supplement. If you are still that heavy this late, get to your OBGYN immediately. You may want to try birth control pills even though you are not sexually active. I had irregular periods until I turned 18 and my mother could not prevent me from using them. I have had lighter, more regular cycles ever since.

Answer 5

You might want to speak to your gynechologist and set up an appointment just to make sure. Sometimes periods last longer than a week, sometimes they are shorter. Get some vitamin pills that have iron in them.