Practical ways of managing flooding

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Had my first experience of this two days ago when the only way I can describe it is a cascade of blood

I’m bleeding heavily for 5-6 days rather than the 2 days I always used to do

But this episode was scary and practically I’m concerned as part of my job is being in a pool so have to wear tampons and on their own they couldn’t cope

I’m 47 and strongly suspect (as does GP) that I’m peri menopause

Many thanks in advance

I used to get this and honestly I had to stay near the bathroom all day, I never found a way to manage it. I would soak through a super plus tampon and maxi pad in 20 minutes.

Sorry pressed the wrong button. Do you have to be in the pool? I hope someone else can help.

Can't help with pool but recommend a folded bath towel on your car seat.

I suffer from extremely heavy bleeding. I now use the disposable incontinence pants with nighttime sanitary pads with wings too. When things have been really bad I have doubled up with my period pants too. It's usually enough to manage my heaviest bleeds for a couple of hours.

In the pool I’d do moon cup or tampon, with period swimwear (look at modibodi), with boy shorts over the top.

Sorry, I know dr experience it’s grim.

What’s the GP suggested other than peri menopause and or otherwise prescribed here for you?. Do not blithely put up with this level of bleeding. You may well need to see a gynaecologist going forward if this continues which it could well do.

Do you have to be in the pool, can someone else cover this part of your duties?.

My mother flooded as she approached menopause. Eventually she had a d & c and they found cancerous cells.
Can your doctor actually do something proactive? My cousin got a coil which helped tremendously.

I started getting flooding in my 40s. I just had to make sure I was near a loo, it made life really difficult. Eventually I caved in to GP's suggestion of Mirena coil. I know they're a bit marmite, but for me it gave me my life back.

I would definitely see what your GP can suggest.

@comfortablyfrumpy

I started getting flooding in my 40s. I just had to make sure I was near a loo, it made life really difficult. Eventually I caved in to GP's suggestion of Mirena coil. I know they're a bit marmite, but for me it gave me my life back.

I would definitely see what your GP can suggest.

Same, I resisted the mirena but gave in as I was out of options and it’s changed my life.