So today we're
gonna talk about what is a normal period
so I find that a lot of times people ask
me oh sorry there's like some
construction outside hopefully you can
still hear me. What is a normal period so
a lot of people actually asked me if
they're period is normal and you know what
that means and I find a lot of times we
don't even talk about what a normal
period is so that's what I want to talk
about today because I've had a lot of
patients say that they're not even sure
that what they are getting every month
is what they're supposed to be getting
every month and the thing is there isn't
like a normal everything is different
for everyone so each person's body is
unique but I usually have a gauge
there's sort of a scale of like you know
what is sort of a really heavy period or
a really light period and so there's
always an in-between and so I usually
ask a lot of detailed questions about
the period when people get it or when
they're talking to me about it because
that gives me a lot of clues as to
what's happening in their body so for
example usually we want to have a period
or a cycle rather that's about 28 days
plus or minus a couple days usually but
the actual flow is what people don't
really talk about and that's what I want
to talk about today is the actual flow
or the time when you're bleeding
so the actual period so what would be
normal there is a scale
some people get a really really light
period meaning they're hardly bleeding
at all and usually I ask quantity by
asking how many pads or tampons or if
they're using a cup like how much
blood are they actually getting so
oftentimes people will change whatever
it is they're using pad, tampon, their cup
you know a certain amount of times or
they might change it a little bit more
often if they're trying to be hygienic
but it's not actually really saturated
so it sounds strange but I usually get
into quite a lot of detail so I'll say
you know how many times will you change
let's say for example they're using pads
how many times will you change your pads
are you using super pads or regular pads
are you using a liner and when you
change it, is it fully saturated or is it
just you know there's a little bit on
there but you've been wearing it for a
while so you want to change it because
that will give me an indication as to
how much flow they have is it a lot of
blood or is it a little bit of blood
some people will say you know I'm using
super tampons and then I'm also I have
like a super pad underneath and you know
I just bleed through and every hour I
have to switch it otherwise like I'll
just leak through my pants so that I
would say is on the very heavy side
versus someone who's like I can get away
with one pad all day or one tampon all
day that kind of gives me a better sense
in terms of how much flow there is so
usually we're looking for you know a
decent amount of flow we don't want zero
that usually means if you're not having
a lot of flow or it's very, very light or
you're just spotting and not really
getting a full flow, it usually could
mean a lot of different things but it
might mean that you didn't ovulate or
that you which is what happened on the
pill so if you're on the pill and your
period got a lot lighter, it's usually
because it changes your cycle pattern
and then your endometrial lining which
is the lining inside the uterus doesn't
build up as much and you don't get as
much flow. sometimes it happens when you
have a very short period so let's say
you have like a closer to 21-day
period as opposed to 28-day period. some
people get really light flows then so
everyone has sort of a different reason
or a different reason why they might be
getting either a very light period or a
very heavy period. I also find if you're
a bit late so let's say you ovulated
on time but your cycle maybe took an
extra day or two, your periods more
likely to be a bit heavier
and again it all depends on the lining
and how much the lining is building up
so the flow or the amount of blood it's
actually something that I go into a lot
of detail with my patients to get the
information so I have a sense of what's
going on in their period but also then
to tell them what we're looking for and
why that might be a little too heavy or
a little too light for what they're
going through because for example if
you're bleeding a lot you really want to
make sure that you're getting enough
iron in your body because you're losing
a lot of blood you know so there are
topics of conversation that come from
understanding how much a woman bleeds
the other thing is the type of flow so
are you getting like bright red blood or
is it that you're getting you know sort
of like chunky clotted blood where
there's a lot of like clots or tissues?
is it you know really dark purple or is
it like sort of a dark red or like a
brownish type of blood what we're
looking for is a bright red flow because
that means that it's more of like a
healthy flow a healthy period you will
get probably a little bit of the
darkness or the brownish type at the end
of the flow a lot of people will get
that but I generally look for more of a
bright red flow and we're looking for
not a lot of clots although some people
do get a little clot, clotting, a little
chunking. I think I'm paused am I still
on okay so some people will get a lot of
clots and a lot of chunks and I find
that if that happens it's not what we
would call normal although it's very
common and actually in Chinese medicine
it indicates that there's something
going on with the circulation of the
blood so it might mean you're dehydrated
or it might mean that you have something
else going on. I find people who have a
lot of chunks or clots that are released
and they're not having that bright red
flow also tend to get a lot more cramps
and so those things tend to be related
and then we're gonna be looking for
other things like fibroids or endemitriosis
or things like that so we want
to make sure that the flow is really
nice and red I also find people will get
a change in their flow based on their
lifestyle pattern so let's say they're
dehydrated they didn't drink a lot of
water. they haven't been eating fruits
and veggies. they're a little constipated
all of these things will impact their
period and the actual flow and how much
pain they have, how much cramping they
have, how the blood leaves their body so
all of these things I think are really
important to pay attention to and then
the other thing we want to look into is
how you're feeling around the time
around the time of flow so that could be
related to PMS which is the premenstrual
symptoms or also during the period so if
you're really tired or you have diarrhea
or you are really bloated or your
breasts are tender, that all gives
different indications of other things
that might be going on in your body so
again all of those things are not
necessarily normal although they are
very, very common. now some people ask me
like are we supposed to have no PMS like
how does that even work and so you know
the thing is you're, you're bleeding like
you are losing blood right every single
month and so your body is gonna be maybe
a little more sensitive, maybe a little
more tired, maybe you know you'll be a
little bit more aware of your symptoms
so you know that's expected and I think
that's okay, it's just a matter of if
you're having very severe symptoms or
you're having you know pain that
interrupts your day or that bothers you
you know on a regular basis like that's
where we want to be careful and we want
to make sure that if that's happening
then we want to treat that so that kind
of gives you an overview of what the
flow should actually be in your period
and if you have any questions, just send
me a message or you know just type in into
the DMS, I would be happy to answer
them
so hopefully that kind of gives you a
sense of what to expect with your flow
during your period so join me again next
Friday, we're gonna do another question
thank you so much have a great weekend!
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