What is the cause of heavy menstrual flow?

Question

I dont know why im always flowing heavy, i drink almost every weekend, and i eat a lot of spicy foods, but every time i get my rag, i be cramping bad and it lasts for about 5 days! Its really nasty and i dont want to go to the doctor. oh and sometimes when i just left it, whenever i Fu*k i get it again! I have to buy like 2 packs of pads every month. Can someone plz help! what do yall recomend?

Answer 1

Sometimes a heavy flow can be caused by something like a hormone imbalance such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or thyroid issues or even endometriosis.

I know you don't want to go to the doctor (understandable because it can be embarrassing for some especially when starting out) but the only way to find out for sure what is going on is to have the doctor evaluate the situation further to see what they think is going on.