To fucking cry about this

Could be dehydration and/or pelvic floor dysfunction. Go see a gynaecologist for confirmation! It's frustrating, I know. Happened to me, many times, and always when I'm wearing trousers that will expose me!

If you shave your pubic hair, stop and let it grow out. It will provide a natural barrier and stop pads from drying out your skin.

Op what happened in the end? Did you get diagnosed? Are you healthy ? Is the discharge treated in some way ? Do let us know x

I get discharge all the time too, has swans cane back
normal gp said discharge is normal . Mine looks white but in underwear dries to light brown

Oh just read your last post.
Hope you got sorted 🤞

I don’t know what the answer is op but buy some period pants. Then you won’t leak. Modi bodi are the best.

Can you get to a GUM clinic? They are the experts on this kind of thing.

Some discharge is normal, but not the amount you are getting.

Hi op did you ever get sorted?

Just a thought and might be TMI. If you have never been sexually active your hymen may still be intact forming a bit of a dam so that fluids can build up and then cause the flooding you describe. If you have never been fully examined I would suggest you ask for examination to see if this is the case.

There are lots of gyni conditions that can cause irritation of the bladder. Endometriosis can lead to ovarian cysts and adhesions on the bladder that make it feel like you are not emptying your bladder fully. Fibroids can put pressure on your bladder and lead to retention problems as can ovarian cysts. I would definitely ask for further investigations.

You don’t mention your weight or other health conditions but problems with your lower back can lean to neurological deficit and urinary retention or incontinence that could be the sources of your problem.

I have damage to my bladder and lower back and as a result don’t always feel urgency or that my bladder is full. I have good pelvic floor but neurological damage means that my bladder sometimes operates independently.

I would suggest stop the daily tampon use

Try period pants & pads instead

Made appointment with local sexual health clinic, who will be more specialised than GP

Good luck

Yeah, this. I only use mine for periods, but they are comfortable, so if I need to wear them just in case when I'm almost due on, that's absolutely fine.. and they would soak up anything they needed to.

Definitely see your GP though, as that much discharge absolutely isn't normal.

You've had some really good advice on this thread, OP. Please can I suggest that in addition to pursuing the medical issues you're experiencing, that you see a women's health physio who specialises in pelvic health? There may be related issues with your pelvic floor which are contributing to the urge to pee. You'll almost certainly have to pay privately, I'm afraid, but I am absolutely evangelical about the difference it can make.

Unmumsnetty hugs to you

Hi @Fedup19473 I’m a nurse and what you are describing doesn’t sound “normal” to me. Anything this debilitating should be investigated. I do wonder if you have some kind of pelvic floor or bladder problem. Maybe it isn’t fluid coming from your vagina but your urethra. I think going to the sexual health clinic is a good start. They may be able to refer you to a women’s health physio if they think that’s necessary.

If this is affecting your life so badly, you need to go back to your GP and ask him to refer to you the relevant department that can help you. Ask to see another GP, or a nurse that deals with smears etc if you don't want to see that GP again.

Agree a GUM (genito urinary medicine) clinic is a good shout; you used to be able to walk-in, but not sure if that still applies.

It sounds like BV. You need swabs taken and metronidazole either the tablets or the gel that you use internally. It works. You don’t have to put up with this.

Hi OP. I was late to this thread and haven't read all the posts but just wanted to reply to this to say that a gynaecologist is absolutely the right person to help with this issue. I've been treated for similar by a gynaecologist so if you can't get a referral on the NHS via your GP it might be worth asking for a private referral as there are definitely treatments that can help with this, even if there's nothing wrong per se and it's just the way you are. This is not a normal amount of discharge and you shouldn't have to put up with it or be using period pants 24/7 when a simple procedure could resolve it for you. I hope you're able to get it sorted soon.

Wow, that sounds awful, poor you. Is there a nurse at your GP practice, or another GP, maybe you could approach them instead of your normal GP? I’m a fella, so no personal experience, but what I would say is, if something like this happens in work again, go home, you don’t need to finish your shift, I’m assuming you’re in the UK, I know other countries it might be different.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume she means to put it in the vagina

It's not true. Anything inserted into the vagina can cause cervical cancer. It's why women who have only ever slept with other women still need smears. Just because the op say's she's a virgin, doesn't mean she's not had a sex toy/fingers/whatever inserted in her vagina

Many drs are rubbish and quick to say you're fine, bye. This is not normal. Go back and insist on getting a second opinion.

Yes also quote Jessie's law - if you've even 3 times and get dismissed ask for 2nd opinion and your right to choose - gynecologist will do all the necessary checks

I’ve just read about Cervicitis

• it mentions about bleeding between periods and excess discharge, usually it is caused by an STI (as you can’t have one) but doesn’t have to be.

I hope you get sorted. Women’s problems really are dismissed by doctors, so keep going until they take you seriously. Excess discharge like that is not normal. I went repeatedly over the course of a year about my heavy periods (couldn’t leave the house on 2 days of my periods) and they didn’t do anything to help and I was later diagnosed with endometriosis after going private and have had 2 surgeries for various gynae problems since!!

I did read recently about Jesse’s law which is 3 visits and think again.

So firstly sorry you are dealing with this - and no that amount of discharge is not normal. Unfortunately as you are young they are mostly going to fob you off as statistically nothing sinister being suggested. You need a specialist referral to a gynecologist and at a minimum an internal ultrasound done. You also need a Boots BV test as this can cause watery fishy discharge. However and I do not want to scare you but for you to push your case for a referral - when the uterine cells chsnge and hyperplasia starts this can trigger heavy watery discharge and it needs medical attention as the cells can change rapidly. You are very young for thos but it does and can happen in young women. There is then very different treatment for this. Please push for gynecologist- do whatever you have to do to get this. I ignored mine for a year and put ut down to perimenopause- I'm currently in the process of investigations and treatment for it as it showed abnormal cell growth. In meantime use period pants from amazon. Its the only way I've survived . Hopefully it's all normal for you and you Cs get certain contelraceptives that reduce the flow even if you are not securely active. Good luck