Im Not Sure Where to Post Because I Dont Know What It Is! Posted: 06-08-04 18:26pm
Okay this is going to be kinda long!
My periods are really heavy and I have
lots of big clots. And I have cramps so
bad that I cant get out of bed. If I take
4 ibprofin every 8 hours this helps the
bleeding so I dont have to change tampons
every hour, but I still have clots and
slight cramping. But two weeks ago I
started getting really sharp pains and
cramping in lower abdomen and right below
my ribs. Its not as bad today, but then
this afternoon I got this really sharp
pain in my belly button. I have a
constipation problem which is usually what
the pain is but ive been eating more fiber
and eating healthy and pooing everyday so
I really dont think its that. And about
two months ago I went in for my yearly and
my pap came back abnormal and they just
told me that I need to come in again in
august and have another one, could it be
from that or is it something else. Should
I go to the doctor or see if it goes away
or what? Please ladies I need some
advice.
Cowgirl03
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Natalie112
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 65
Posted: 06-09-04 01:51am
Cowgirl03,
you should still go see a doctor even if
the symptoms go away. Because your pap
came back abnormal you need to go back in,
in a few month to see if another test will
determine the same diagnosis. As far as
the cramping, your pap smear coming out
abnormal probably has nothing to do with
that. I am not sure how old you are, if
you are sexually active, and or would
consider getting on birth control. If
your cramping does have to do with your
period, getting on birth control would
help in a few ways. Being on bc will help
your periods become more regular and most
likely lessen. Also most forms of bc will
help lessen your cramps. I know a few
people that are on bc only for the reason
of the having the regularity of their
period and the lighter periods w/ less
painful cramping. Depo-provera is the
only form (to my knowledge) which will not
help out with your period symptoms. Any
other combined birth control pill should
help you. I have been steady on birth
control for many years and it has helped a
lot with painful sypmtoms associated with
my period.
It is good that you are incorporating more
fiber in your diet, not only to help
everything move more, but simply because
it is more healthy.
I hope this all helped some. Good luck
!
Natalie
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JanetBee
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 332
Posted: 06-11-04 07:42am
It sounds a little like it could be
endometriosis, where there is tissue in
the wrong places. You also don't say how
long your period goes for -- when I was
younger mine was quite light and went on
for five days and I had no stomach
cramping, but for the past couple of years
it has been getting heavier but shorter.
Now it's very heavy, lots of clots but
it's over in 2 1/2 days, and I get awful
cramps the whole time. There is a product
I use called feminax (a sort of
purple-pink packet, maybe it is sold
wherever you are) which has a specific
anti-cramping ingredient, and it's
wonderful -- when it kicks in after about
20 minutes I can function again.
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sparklypixie12
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 3099
Posted: 06-11-04 08:42am
I'll second that-feminax is brilliant
& works really well
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 06-16-04 05:01am
Honey you need to go back to the doctor.
If your pap was abnormal they should not
have told you to wait a couple of months
and then come back, that is just silly.
Birth control is worth a shot, but you
really need to go to the doctor to make
sure there isn't something seriously wrong
first. If it is ruled that it is just
the way your system works, or even endo,
then birth control would be worth a
shot.
B/c pills can help with cramping and
heaviness, but they do not work for
everyone, so keep that in mind. I would
definately give it a shot, because it does
work for a lot of people, but it is not
guaranteed.
If your pap is abnormal because of an
infection that could very well be causing
your cramping. Did they do std tests
also when you got your annual? They
usually do, but just making sure.
Good luck and let us know what happens.
