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[erinpinkhair.livejournal.com]

Usually I never have cramps with my period, and if I do it's only for the first day. Well, I've been having terrible cramps this time around. It's this horrible pinching, twisting feeling. I'll go like a day without bleeding and then I get these cramps and I have tons of bleeding. I don't understand it, I've never had my period go back and forth like this and I've never experienced such terrible cramping.

What could be wrong? and what should I do?

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[winterknight.livejournal.com]

if you have an IUD, you should see someone ASAP. >.<;; otherwise, what constitutes "tons of bleeding"? more than one maxipad every 15 minutes? if so, you should go to the hospital as I think that's considered to be hemmoraging. do painkillers help the pain at all or is it totally debilitating? either way, you should see your Dr if your cycle has changed that dramatically. the only question is how soon.

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[erinpinkhair.livejournal.com]

What's and IUD? and by tons of bleeding i just meant i'll go from a clean tampon that's been in for 6 hours, another clean tampon for another 6 hours and then after i have really terrible cramping i'll check my tampon and it's filled with blood, completely saturated like 2 hours later.

[erinpinkhair.livejournal.com]

I also just started having sex.. I dunno if this would cause any problems....

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

it could be affecting things, especially if you're having sex during your period. i find that intercourse sometimes makes the cramps worse. a nice orgasm by other means, on the other hand (no puns intended), can alleviate cramping.

you could also just be getting a little older and entering a new phase in terms of your hormonal balances. that happens as well.

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[winterknight.livejournal.com]

aha... sounds like a heavier period, then. tampons can aggravate cramping, so i'd go to pads if you can. i know they're inconvenient, but they can help alleviate the discomfort. the cramping is just your body working to expel the blood, i usually bleed heaviest after a round of cramps. Ibuprofen (Advil, I think is the brand name, I only buy generic) is what I find best for alleviating cramps. try some deep breathing as well, put a heating pad on your belly, or massage deeply with your hands.

an IUD (intra-uterine device) is a plastic or metal construct inserted in the uterus. it raises the body's immune response in the area and prevents pregnancy from occurring. it's often responsible for increasing cramps and bleeding during the period, at least for the first while.

[urania.livejournal.com]

...if there's a chance you could have been pregnant, you could be having a miscarriage, esp. if this period was late... otherwise, it could just be a particularly bad cycle :-(.... make sure you drink enough water, and all that good stuff, to help your body deal... and if it goes on long, or goes past saturating a maxipad every hour or so, call your doctor because it might be something to check out. (also if the pain is excruciating--can't move, can't walk, anything like that)

hope you feel better!