Women time

Hi
I have my periods and when I get them I usually get them very heavy, so I cannot do alot of exercise.
I do my 2 hours of walking a day still, but have to miss out on my dancing each night as I can't with having my periods.
I hate this, anyone else experience the same problem?

You should ask your doctor for some advice there.  Heavy periods can be symptomatic of treatable conditions.  And, in the meantime, have you tried following a 'Low GI' or 'clean' diet?   There's a link between sugar/starch/processed food consumption, insulin production and hormonal imbalances.   Best of luck.

There are birth control pills that lighten and shorten your periods - like gi-jane said, asking your doctor is probably the best course.

I thought of the mini pill and my Doctor has suggested it, but I hate putting hormones in my body  :S

hey Lamy_by_design I am in the same boat as you are. My periods are very heavy accompanied by painful cramps. I take rest for atleast first four days.

Just to share with you because of my heavy periods iron levels in my body are depleted fast. This iron deficency leads to few other problems though not serious .I have to get my blood test done after every 6 months and take medicen accordingly.

Do discuss your heavy periods with doctor as a precautionary measure.

I don't bleed much at all, but my periods hit me like an atom bomb. My cramps are unbearable as I have ovarian cysts. I get so tired that I can't even keep my eyes open. Hell, I can't work sometimes so exercising is out. A couple of days a month of sitting on my butt ain't gonna hurt anything.

well i have fairly light periods and i don't even have much cramping but i still feel bloated and gross and i sit on my butt in baggy clothes all day.  i think woman i've known hates having their period and comforts themselves a little in some way.  you should allow yourself to take it easy for a few days a month.

I used to have extremely long and irregular periods. Sometimes lasting 11 days and they would come at intervals anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months.  The only thing that shortened them and got me on a regular schedule is birth control.  If that is something you don't want to do then you will just have to take it easy on those days.  

Thankyou all for replying!

Everyone has so much insight on this thread.  The only thing I can add is small.  Are you taking a vitamin or calcium?  Sometimes, that helps prevent the pain and cramps.  I think there was a study on it, but would have to look it up.  Good luck.

I had ovarian cysts too...it was horrible during my TOM...horrible bleeding and pain..oh..so much pain...then my doc put me on the Pill...and now i have light bleeding for maybe 3 days and the cysts have shrunk.... ask your doc about it...