💩 Period Poop & Other Weird Things That Happen During Your Period 

I'm just going to say that there should be a law that gives us 3 days off a month in the same week for periods. I just had the worst 2 days that I have had since college. Missed 2 days of work because of it and I already had a back injury so it made it so much worse.

Thanks for normalising all of this. Your sense of humour is great!

I thought I was losing my mind years ago when I was having butt cramps! Thank you for talking about it!

Just wow. This was so informative. I'm a bit of a "medical unicorn," though, when it comes to my period... So, I just turned 42, and I don't have a period. In fact, I haven't had a period in 19 years. I started when I was 16 years old, and I had a FOUR YEAR period! I bled for four years straight. I graduated high school with my period, and I went on my senior trip to Mexico with my period. I never told my mom or anyone, and I hated doctors, and honestly, I thought it was normal. So, I learned to live with constant bleeding. No pain or cramps or any other period issues. Just bleeding. When I was 20 years old, it stopped for 11 days. I freaked out cause I didn't know what was happening. I ended up getting diagnosed with something that was impossible to get as I was a virgin and I was about to take a shot of meds to treat it when it I found out my test was accidentally switched with someone else and I had a yeast infection. I got meds/steroids to help jump start it and I simply spotted randomly for about 3 years but never had a regular monthly period again. I just wore pads/tampons constantly as I never knew when I would bleed. It's amazing what you get used to and I just learned to adjust. When I was 23 I was told I had PCOS and that was the reason for my weird period issues. And at 24 my period stopped completely and during a Dr visit I found out I had type 2 diabetes so they claimed that diabetes was a reason for my issues. I also had a doctor tell me I had entered early menopause. That was interesting and not true. So I haven't had a single day of bleeding in 19 years. Funny story, after all these issues I was told having kids would be next to impossible, but when I was 31, I found out I was almost 6 months pregnant! I had no signs or symptoms of pregnancy. No sickness, cravings or weight gain... nothing. I just randomly took a test with a bf I had only been seeing for a month and bam. I was 23 weeks along. The only sort of answer I got from my doc was that even though I didn't have a physical period, my body was still acting on a cycle of sorts. But to this day, I still never got any answers as to why I bled for 4 years straight or how I really got pregnant or why I never had a regular period ever. I now have a 10 year old daughter, and I feel like I don't know if I know how to tell her how to have a period or what to expect really. I just hope she doesn't have the issues I have. I will admit that not having a period for almost 20 years has been nice, but I think maybe it's caused more issues not being normal. I'm so sorry for the long post, but I've never really shared this story and wondered if anyone has had a similar story. As age up toward 50, I don't think I'll be having a period ever again due to menopause coming, but I've just had a strange life. To anyone who takes the time to read this, thanks for listening to my rant. Have an awesome day! 😌

I always get constipation and diarrhea along with bloating, fatigue, cravings and mood swings. Being a woman is really a struggle at times lol Edit: fixed a typo. Also that’s for the 1k likes!

Ma'am You are a gem You broke down in 10min what doctors didn't tell me for years I used to be ashamed of my period because female managers would not understand why I came late it would need a day off Some women wouldn't believe it was that serious My period would physically break me down Doctors would only prescribe pain medicine Ifound out last year I had endometriosis I was so relieved

So glad to know that period clots are normal. I always have a crazy sharp pain before passing a big one. Enough to wake me out of my sleep sometimes! And it’s usually on day three or four of my period.

I’m 69 years old, and all I can say is that I wish someone like you had validated my experience when I was having my periods. I never heard about these things from other women or from medical practitioners. There wasn’t any information identifying what was in the range of normal, so there was an unnecessary experience of anxiety when these things happened. Just wish I’d known …. Thank you so much for talking openly about all of this now. So many women will appreciate your message as your RU-vid channel grows. And that’s a very good thing! ❤

Lord where were you when I was having periods. This is so informative. Talk about the body after the uterus is removed

It amazes and, frankly, pisses me off how little we, women are taught about our body as a young girl. It would make our lives so much easier and less anxious as we go through the different stages of our life had we received such a clear, tabu-less informaton. Thank you for the really helpful videos, Dr. Simi! ❤

Funny enough I'm on my period right now and RU-vid recommended me this! I swear it's listening to me 😂 Thank you for going into so much detail with your points 🙏🏻 I'm living for your joyful attitude towards periods as they're a blessing letting us know that the body's working smoothly! I've just subscribed ❤️

I'm Black American. I'm learning how to handle female problems through RU-vid. In my family, it's taboo to discuss female related issues. I can't even joke about it. The female period and changes are seen as something gross. None of the women in my family will discuss premenopause/ menopause, cramps, fibroids, flow changes, etc. I appreciate this video.

Definitely breast sensitivity (not as extreme as like with pregnancy but I notice it the first couple of days for sure), looser stools, and increased sex drive - triple check for me!

As a grown 33 year old woman myself this is the first time I come across a medical professional who has explained women's period issues clearly.

I didn’t know what periods were until I had my first one at 12. My mom is from Asia, and it’s a big taboo subject. I came home from school crying because of all the blood in my pants. She just laughed and handed me a pad, and that was the end of the conversation. This video is great and so wish I had this 25 years ago!

As a 49 yr old women, this is amazing. On my last leg as far as periods are concerned. God, I wish you were around 30 yrs ago. So understanding. So informative. And absolutely fantastic. Thank you.

1:48 also speak to your doctor because they can prescribe something to help! I used to get the worst cramping in that area leading to awful period poos which really affected my life. I saw the doctor about it and was given a really great medication to take. It helped make the pain so manageable! I just wanna write this comment so people know there’s solutions to this problem!

I love the Barbie illustrations. Nice to know that so many things I experience each month are actually normal. Especially the clots. I've had clots each month for years. I didn't think that much of it till I started having babies and then after each they always say about looking out for clotting. I used to think but it's not much different from my usual period there's just more. I've had 4 children so I guess it was normal.

The clots are the most uncomfortable thing for me. They're never that big, but they're always big enough to feel and just feeling them makes me freeze up because "hate-it-hate-it-hate-it-get-out-of-me-right-tf-now!"

It’s so nice hearing someone tslk about this stuff. I grew up in a very conservative household and textbooks/sex ed in schools doesn’t cover this stuff. For a long time I was worried there was something wrong with my health - so grateful for this video

It’s the thrush song and dance for me. ❤ In all seriousness though, you did a phenomenal job breaking down the science behind everything in an easy to understand manner. Thank you!

I was today years old when i finally learned that period clots is "normale" .... Been a menstruating individual since i was 12 yr old... i am now 42!.... Thank you for making me finally feel a bit less weird

As a minor in England, I'm below 16, I got my first period last year January on the FIRST DAY BACK FROM WINTER BREAK! And I was slightly panicking but I told a female teacher and all went well. I do poo a LOT LOT more on my period which means more food and water intake which means MORE poos! So glad I'm not alone and thank you for normalizing this behaviour!

If you also have hidradenitis, you'd also have to deal with cysts, flares and open wounds during your period and they're so freaking painful.

Dr. Simi you are ab absolute gem! I had to learn about a lot of things on my own because my mother didn't really take the time to explain much to me, and it's a little embarrassing considering I'm in my twenties. But you elaborate things in the most brilliant way that makes me (and others I'm sure) comfortable. Please keep releasing videos - your channel, knowledge, personality, and kindness is a blessing ☺

I am so thankful I came across your channel! This is information I needed….decades ago! 54 next month, STILL having regular cycles 🤦🏽‍♀️, experiencing perimenopause, PMS, and fibroids ALL right now! Information you have provided in this, and other videos, has helped me determine that I need to be more aggressive in having my voice heard, in discussing issues and concerns with my doctor! I need relief! 😩 Blessings to you with this channel!🙏🏽

Thank you for this! I always wondered why I would get yeast infections while I was on my period. I would change my tampon frequently and would still get a yeast infection. Knowing that it’s common for that to happen, helped me feel less worried and self conscious.

Oh, my goodness ! I remember the pain and shocking sudden rectal pain while walking . Weird and scary feeling as a teenager. You're a blessing for girls who stumble across your videos . I'm definitely happy to have found you , because I have granddaughters. Having videos like this and watching together makes opens an opportunity for girl talk . Thank you ❤

This 44 year old lady learned a lot about mensuration today lol 🙂Especially regarding referred pain. Things make sense now. Thank you, Dr. Simi! You rock!

You're the first person I've ever seen give actual visual examples of what you're talking about .. thank you so much for that.

You've got beautiful skin Dr! I'm just as open and appreciate your straight talking and humour. I've experienced all these issues you've covered just not infections etc. I'm late forties so becoming peri menopausal!

I have learned a lot from this video. Thank you for teaching us about women's health

Can we talk about the increased sex drive, like why 😅 it's so random and I only noticed it as ive hit my 30's. I appreciate this lady so much... We all needed someone like you growing up. Detail is important. Thank you 😂

My only problem with my periods are passing huge blood clots, they never hurt coming out but some of them were really big. I asked my OB=GYN about it and she told me that I was losing parts of my uterus. My periods would always last me 7 to 9 days with the first 5 days were very heavy. I appreciate this video so much and the great information you have given us. Thank you and God Bless..

This woman is a sweetheart and very humorous. Health was my very favorite study in school. We had to take it for 6 marking "periods," and I received 100's on my report cards for every one. I'd love for her to be my OB/GYN!

You're the doctor and presenter that we all needed! Love your energy, honestly I don't watch tv but I could watch you all day! :)

Thank you for explaining some symptoms that I've always wanted answers to! I experience all except the infections

Dr. Simi out here saving lives 🫂

I am very glad that videos like this are available for people who want to understand what they are experiencing. I would have given anything to have access to this type of information when I was experiencing these types of issues. A 45 minute class at ten years old over something I didn't understand and wasn't experiencing, and a mother who was raised in a home where "that type of thing" wasn't discussed were my guides through this entire process. What I wouldn't have given.....

I love you so much!!! Finally I understood the period clots. I'm 33 and I had never had period clots until it started to happen 3 months ago. I went to the doctor, she said I'm perfectly healthy and it happens but it never happened before so I couldn't understand it. But I'm relaxed now.

thank god i got rid of most of these weird stuff and the terrible cramps after giving birth to my first child, really hope it's not just temporary...great and very informative video, now i understand what was going on

The queen is back with more about female health! Wooo!

Simple, direct and fun descriptions. You are doing a great service. Thanks. 😊

I wish these type of videos existed back in my day! My daughter will have so much more info and confidence about this part of life than I ever did! Thank you

This is so helpful, thank you. I wish I had this infromation as a teen. I've experienced most of these, but not all at the same time in my life. I've been passing large clots since my earliest periods and didn't know for years it was unusal. The change in pooping, referred pain and vaginal infection came in my 30s. It's a lot!

I've waited my entire life to no longer have periods, life is awesome now.

I genuinely have never heard or seen mention of the butt cramps I generally experience until I saw this video moments ago. I am happy to finally have an understanding why this happens to me.

Wow!! This wasn't information wasn't available when I had mine!! Thank you for informing the younger generation!! Beautiful!! Wish you were here 40 years ago!!!!❤️❤️❤️

And here I thought 'period poop' was going to refer to that brown discharge you get toward the end of your period... glad I tuned in! I used to get cysts on my ovaries that made my period so much worse than normal! Including rectal cramps (SOOOO painful!) and actual period poops! Although, any kind of abdominal issue would do the same thing, like bladder problems... I thought it was because of the cramping and swelling.

I experienced everything you mentioned apart from increased sex drive , my periods were so heavy , the cramps and migraines so severe I felt totally wrecked. At 43 because of the clots , of which one was so big it felt like parting with a baby , I had an endometrial ablation . This stopped me from having a period and transformed my life . I still experienced monthly migraines and some bloating but all the other nasty effects of periods ended . I've felt like a new woman ever since.

Short,precise and on time,thanks Doc, i thought i was dying or sick with a serious condition until you explained,blesdings, keep soaring!

This is the most well-explained scientific video on periods I’ve seen. Thank you 🙏

Hi Dr Simi, great to see you and another video 😊 when is testosterone highest in the monthly cycle?

Period clots are the worse for me. They come with pain that last a few seconds and i can feel them going down. I have to stop doing everything that im doing in the moment.😩😩😫

You're the first person who has acknowledged the butt cramps! They hurt sooo bad and usually I just side eyed like there's something wrong with me if I mention it

This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I'm already super grateful that you've made a channel! I wish your shared wisdom had been in my life years ago. You are awesome! Thank you! ❤️

I knew I wasn't crazy when I thought there MUST be a connection between my period and frequent diarrhea, but I never researched it. Mystery solved...thanks Doc! 😊👍🏾🙏🏽❤️👏🏽

This info is so important and invaluable to navigating life as a woman. Unfortunately, my mother was not the kind of mum I could talk to about anything below my bellybutton, which meant for years and many periods I was overwhelmed with anxiety, fear and embarrassment. Perhaps you could explain a few hormonal side effects & why sometimes, not all, I was overcome with uncontrollable/inexplicable anger/rage towards one person - a work colleague, friend or partner. It didn't matter, it was awful and I'd have apologise when I was back to normal. ThQ so much 🥰

Great video. More if this should be taught in schools. Some things actually now make sense at my age if 50! Loving the infections element descriptions - partying anatomy and bugs!

Oh wow! This is so good to learn about! I thought I was the only one... Super good to understand what is going on down there and back there.. Super enjoyable to watch and listen to. Thank you for sharing.

I've never paid attention to my bowel movements during my periods, but now that you mentioned it, yep I do go more often and softer.... this was very informative, I wish society would normalize talking about our bodies, it shouldn't be taboo, for both men and women...thanks so much for this video, so glad I stumbled upon it

Thank you for all your great information! Much appreciated 🥰

Thank you for talking so openly about some of these things. We need to normalize topics like this so people aren't freaked out when they happen to them. It's totally normal!!

Now I know why my hips hurt during my period. It’s been happening for the past few months and I never connected the two. Thank you!

The video all women didn’t know we needed. Or maybe some of us knew we needed, but I didn’t. So glad that I came across this video. Thank you for sharing!!!

I'll show this to my doctor. I've had symptoms of infections while on my period for several months and I was concerned, and she's basically told me that it has nothing to do with my period and didn't even prescribe me something. Wth

Being on the pill has been an absolute lifesaver. It regulates my hormones and stops my period. I went from needing nearly a week off due to heavy bleeding, vomiting, intense depression, pooping my brains out, and pain to having light occasional periods, less intense depression due to pms, and being able to actually exist without insanity.

I love learning more about my body and how it works with these types of videos. Not really related to this but I recently learned that estrogen is a natural anti epileptic and epilepsy is more common in AFAB people due to the monthly spikes in these hormones

Great information! Can you do a video about Peri-menopause and Menopause. I'm at that certain age, early 50's and my period still makes an appearance. And I'm sure I'm not alone at this new/end stage of the reproductive process. It's a LOT to manage and understand. We need more information for the next generation coming. Thanks in advance. 🙂

What about ovulation cramps? If they're not PCOS what could be their cause and how can they be treated?

Dr Simi I just wanted to say the biggest THANK YOU for these types of videos. I'm 25 turning 26(F) I never had proper 'sex ed' - from my parents nor school. Trying to find ANY USEFUL AND FACTUAL information regarding womanly functions has been incredibly difficult over the last 13 yrs since starting my 'womanhood' Thank you so very very much for explaining these types of things as they are regarded as normal and natural. I've experienced almost everything you spoke about in this video when it comes to the M cycle but have never had it explained to me nor what to look out for. This is some bit of education Society Should be learning so we as young adults understand what is going on with our own bodies and what to even look out for when it comes to medical issues in the future and to be informed. I cannot say THANK YOU enough! I wish you a lovely 2023 as well as i wish you were my life skills teacher cause that 30 min sex ed lesson we received in high school.... did NOT prepare me for what i was going to expect in the years following adolescent .

Love this open dialogue

Very educative . Thank you !

I'm here for bleeding Barbie :D Thank you so much for these honest, factual, scientific, fun videos! I always learn something golden 🔥

Thank you for this and I love the way you explain things in details. What can make someone to stay there months and more without seeing ones monthly flow and also what can cause one to experience monthly flow for a month and two weeks.

THANK U for making this video, it's so amazing that we have the tools to be informed now to take care of our health and also know wtf is going on with our bodies! Thank u thank u thank u

Last year my mom hit sixty. She hadn't yet had menopause and was still having her period off and on. All her life she's had irregular periods. She went into her Dr to get checked and they thought it might be uterine fibroids so they did an ultrasound and ran other tests. Turns out she had uterine cancer! She immediately went on some low dose chemo pills while she went through all the pre surgery tests and paperwork. A month later they did a full hysterectomy and sent it in for testing. Thankfully the results came back with no spreading and that they got it all ! Tomorrow she's going in to make sure she's still ok. So ladies if any of this fits you? TALK TO YOUR DR BEFORE ITS TOO LATE !!!!

Dr Simi you are glowing ❤️ Thank you!

Absolutely love how you explain things.

This was really informative, and I don't even get my periods anymore. My daughter's, however, struggle quite a bit with theirs, so I really appreciate having this as a great resource and opportunity to learn.

I like how you just go straight to the point

Thanks for the information about the infections. I thought it was something I was doing wrong in the hygiene department during that time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Thank you so much for this information and I’m so glad you’re still around sister ❤

Thank you so much!! I loathe having my cycle but you made it interesting and entertaining. I really appreciate you making this❤ A must share!!!

Hi, thanks so much for enlightening us on various topics of mensturation especially on heavy periods, clots and discharge! A lot of times many people including gyneas treat these questions like a taboo or brushing it off as "normal". One question I'd like to ask, covid-19 has affected period badly even after 3 months on. Extremely heavy, painful than it used to, lots of larger clots, and lasts longer than it did prior. Treatment to manage it is typical, ibuprofen for pain, etc 😩. Will it ever return to normal? Is there anything else that should we look out for?

not a lady, but watching this to be informed for people that get their periods

Thank you for explaining thigh pain! I’ve always had that and no one I know has.

Thank you for this video as well as two of your videos I’ve watched today. I didn’t know I wasn’t the only one having this happen during my period. I needed to learn all of this.🙂

I hope periods will get more and more normalized. I grew up without a mum but I think that might have helped with openly talking about stuff like this (with my dad etc.). Now I have a friend (we're both late twienties) and she keeps telling me how glad she is to have someone to talk to about these things because she can't even ask her own mum or sister, they both feel uncomfortable (at the moment she's learning how to use tampons since she never had before and I've been using them since my teens, giving her tips and tricks on how to use them, just today she sent me a message that she managed to put one in and she was so happy and I'm happy for her) and I'm just as glad. It's so freeing being able to talk about bodily functions without fear and embarrassment.

Very informative and cleary explained. The amount of hardworking she put into it, really appreciated😊. Thank you Dr Simi ❤

It's been so informative, thank you! I always wanted to know if I had to worry about the clots but talking with my friends I discovered it was normal

I love this!!! Thank you for bringing these to light. I get really nauseous right before my period. Is that normal or common?

I had really bad endo and PCOS(before it was a common diagnosis...early 90s). I had just moved out on my own for the first time and had never had noticeable blood clots before. I seriously thought that I was dying and had passed my liver out of me. I had a clot that was the size of my palm. I called my mom crying because I was convinced I was dying. So, when my daughter started her period I made sure she knew that clots can be various sizes and that no question is off limits...and I won't laugh at you if you think you are dying.

I’ve gotten clots since I could remember this gave me some relief 😭

Thank you for the video doctor Adedeji!

Thank you doc... I do experience some of these symptoms and I'm glad that it's normal... I can't really ask anyone this side; it's kind of a taboo, but it's something we can't be uninformed about because it's important... Once again... Thank you 🙏🏾

Great video ! I'm glad to know it's actually normal to poop more on your period and experience sharp pain when needing / using the bathroom. Also feels good to be aware that weird pains and clots aren't that weird after all. Only thing I don't understand is, how can anyone feel more aroused when on their period? Idk, I'm just dead on my period, I don't want to deal with anything sexual in that state 😂

I haven't had my period in months and I'm so relieved. I've never had a period without pain, Diarrhea and dizziness.

I'm so happy I came across your channel. You explain everything so easily and its easy to understand. Thank you..🎉🎉🎉

Thank you so much for these videos! Health class could be more thorough at my daughter's middle school, so needless to say, your videos help when we need to have more in-depth discussions about periods, girly parts, etc. Your videos help normalize it for them or at the very least stop them from saying "MOM" when I say something they think they should not discuss Lol!