Is it normal for teenage girls to throw up with period pain?

[ABy1er]

Dd 15 is in agony and throwing up every month.

I had the same issues when I was younger of being sick, spending hours in the toilet, headaches etc, heavy periods lasting a week etc but my mum was very much just get on with it. So that’s what I did.

However I’m now going through menopause and the nurse told me I should not have gone through life with these symptoms and I should have had medical intervention.

My advice is take her and don’t take no for an answer.

I used to throw up with the pain until an understanding doctor put me on the pill - it was like a miracle, periods were still uncomfortable but I could function. I’m now heading towards the menopause and every so often the pain is almost enough to make me throw up...

I used to, I'd go very pale, clammy, shaking and legs would go weak. The pain was horrible and the doctor just told me to get used to it. Labour was actually less painful. It's not normal, and they should do something about it, mefenamic acid helped me. The pill made it worse.

When I was around13/14,I had very painful periods,and used to feel very nauseous,although I don't recall actually being sick. My DMum took me to the doctor and I started taking the pill when I was 15,which worked wonders.

This used to happen to me when I was a teenager and made me miserable.
I used to have terrible pains and runny stools.

I'm amazed you haven't taken her to the GP already, especially considering your medical history.

My first few periods were so painful and so bad that I threw up, but then they settled down. At 15, I would imagine she would have settled into them by now? I would take her to the GP. Poor kid.

As a teenager, the pill also worked really well for me (though I did put on a stone in weight!). However, I didn't want to be on the pill for ever and after a few years I went to a different doctor. She prescribed Synflex (some form of Naproxen according to Google) and told me I could take it a few days prior to my period to reduce the build up of prostaglandins. It worked fine. In more recent years, (pain not so bad) ibuprofen and heat patches have been enough. Now (probably peri-menopausal) don't normally need anything.
Whatever you decide : Heat patches = portable and discreet hot water bottle = awesome!
Also, pharmacist told me paracetamol and ibuprofen can be taken at same time so if you need to start with the former to knock off the nausea and line stomach with food, you can take the latter shortly after xx

I remember if from both ends in the early days but only for a very short period of time.

I used to - heavy periods and throwing up each month. Awful cramps for the first couple of days.

I don't have endometriosis.

Getting married and thus having regular sex seemed to fix it for me, but they really should be able to do something decent to help her.

I did before having my first child, every mo th was terrible actually I found giving birth easier than a period! Take her to the Dr he prescribed me something and I had no pain at all. Have you tried feminax for her in the mean time x

You should get her referred to a gynaecologist, and if possible specifically to one of the specialist centres accredited by the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy. This is a big red flag for endometriosis - not necessarily even for future endometriosis, but for actual disease now, and this is what the studies are showing. Many GPs and even some old-school gynaecologists are unaware of the big body of research that demonstrates the high prevalence of the disease in teenagers with these types of symptoms.

People who've had this but don't have a diagnosis, it would help if you don't keep saying 'I've had this and there's nothing wrong with me' unless you have had a laparoscopy performed by a specialist in endometriosis - other gynaecologists can and do get it wrong, and there is no non-invasive test to demonstrate its absence. Ultrasound is notoriously unreliable and wrong far more often than right, unless it's in the hands of one of the relatively few consultant radiologists who specialise in ultrasound on endometriosis patients.

Anyone who has this, it's worth getting it diagnosed because unfortunately if you turn out to be one of the severe cases, it can be extremely serious. If you're in your 40s, have had symptoms for a long time and are still undiagnosed, you don't know for sure that you're safe from some of the more extreme health problems it can sometimes cause with very little warning.

Sorry to sound scary but I do think it's worth being aware.

I dont get vomiting but I have always had a flu type feeling where I feel dithery, very lethargic and like I could sleep for a week! Extreme fatigue! I've had a hysterectomy now but I still get this before my 'period' is due as I still have my ovaries

I used to vomit not every month but may be 2/3 or 3/4. I tried Ponstan Forte tablets which made it worse. Started Pill at 15 (was nearly 16) meant I could get on with things again-no more vomiting and greatly reduced pain.

How long has she had her periods for?
I started mine at 13 and from 13 - 15/16 they were awful and I was light headed, dizzy, physically sick every month. Got blood tests for a range of things but was told everything was normal...

Now at 32 and having been on and off the pill with 2 children in between my periods are a breeze. Think it was just my body adjusting at the time and thankfully (touch wood!) all has been ok since!

Gosh, I've always had very heavy periods but little to no period pain and I've never had sickness. I had no idea that periods were so terrible for so many young women . I'm so sad that so many of you have been through this. I have two DDs approaching puberty and this is so far from what I have experienced that I would be straight to the GP and would not take no for an answer.

Do you have a GP at your surgery who specialises in women's health? I know there is one at my local surgery. I really hope that your DD and anyone else who is suffering manage to get some help. It makes me furious the way women's medical problems seem to be swept aside by so many professionals.

Your poor DD. Period pain can be horrendous. I "only" vomited a couple of times with mine when I was younger (as did my DSis), but every month involved lying down in complete writing agony, including in the school sick bay. My mum was sort of sympathetic, but I never went to a GP or anything. I was just expected to get on with it (started my periods aged 13 in the early 80s). It lessened in my 30s once I had children, but I certainly wouldn't recommend that as a cure for teenagers.

My dd age 14 was having awful periods really heavy, she was being sick and was doubled over in pain
She has been on the contraceptive pill for a while which is great she runs 3 packs together then has a break
In the break small period very light