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★★★★★
Doctors find it easy to shove pills in your face and send you away. I was put on norethisterone for 21 days and off for 7 days which turned out to only make the matter worse plus awful side effects. Anyway, I decided to take myself off these horrendous pills which made the bleeding a hundred times worse, the clots remained the size of mobile phones and the cramps remained the same as those I experienced during childbirth, yowser - not to mention the flooding and not being able to leave the home, shop, drive or be Mum! [ having to use 19 pads and tampons in less than 24hrs for days! ] Absolute nightmare - infact at my worst I thought I may die - really - it was that bad. I was fainting, needing a chair to sit at the cooker to try and cook for my family as I was so weak. I could hardly wash myself as I was pooped all the time. I was having to crawl up the stairs. Our bed had to have plastic sheeting on it, not that I slept as I was up every 20 mins changing. I had to sit on rolled up bath sheets on the sofa and at one stage I had to sit on my kitchen floor as I could wipe away spilage, oh goodness I'm getting rather teary, whoops.
My poor husband and son were worried to death.
BUT NOW AFTER TAKING ACV I'VE GOT MY LIFE BACK. I've been swilling ACV for a month [ 1 tbls in 1 tabls of water 2 or 3 times a day using a straw to look after ones teeth ] and it took effect almost immediately. The bleeding became lighter and lighter and then stopped for a whole 11 days - that was fantastic for me. I then had what appears to have been a normal period with no pain, no flooding and no need to take spare knickers and clothing when I left the house. This period has lasted 8 days and stopped [Been great to sleep too]! Before I was bleeding for 45 days stopping for 1 - 16 days with constant spotting and then heavy again for days. In one year I only had 29 days WITHOUT bleeding. Did the Doc care much? NO!
I have stocked up on ACV and I am so positive it's gonna keep on working - it's truly amazing. I even look like my old self again - HURAH! I've been out shopping, walking and enjoying myself I even went to my friends house this week, before I was too scared I would bleed on her furniture or be in a mess on the street.
Loving life, being positive and loving myself again. Thank you Earth Clinic and all the Ladies comments I read on this Lady Matter. I will spread the word, deffo!
I can hardly believe it! In fact it makes me quite emotional.
(Jacksonville Fl, Us)
01/23/2015
To JoonieYork, Uk
I am 49 years old and I started having symptoms of pre menopause about 4 or 5 years ago. It started with me by me skipping a month and then the next month I started with extremely heavy bleeding and the blood clots. It was hard to stand and walk because the huge blood clots would just slip right past the tampon and pad. I was using the highest absorbancy of both. Well I bled heavy like this for 3 weeks, scared to leave the house, couldn't go shopping, or go out to dinner with my family.
Went to the DR, he said there was something he could give me but he said " We like to let it work itself out". So anyway, the next month I had a normal period that lasted about 8 to 9 days, which was a day or so longer than my usual, and about the 2 or 3rd day would be my heaviest days with flooding with blood clots. I could deal with that and it went on like that until September of this past year. Then I skipped a month and then the next month spotted for the whole month, then stopped for 2 weeks and then started spotting again. I spotted from November until December after Christmas and then I started bleeding heavy for about a few days and then stopped for 2 days. I then started again really heavy with the huge blood clots and cramps, blood clots seem to slip right past the tampons and pads so I have to limit what I do.
I get weak and lightheaded and it's been going on now for about 3 to 4 weeks. There are times I think I am slowing down and then here comes the flood. I get angry and emotional because there are things I can't do, some clothes I can't wear for fear of ruining them.
Then I read the ladies post, the name I posted at the beginning of my post, and after reading her post I don't feel so bad. She gave me a lot of inspiration, it's one of those sayings " when you think your life is so bad and think you have it so bad just stop and think there is somebody out there that is having it worse " so I am feeling much better today.
I haven't tried the Apple cider vinegar, but I am going today to get the Organic apple cider vinegar along with the Blackstrap molasses and organic foods. I also have the benign, non-cancerous tumors in my uterus and I know they need to be removed, but I just had colon surgery a couple of years ago and they had to remove 8" of my colon along with my appendix due to Diverticulitis. That is a major surgery to recover from, especially in the later years of life. I am just now starting to feel better from that surgery, so I am not looking forward to having another surgery.
I am scared to take Hormone pills. I have heard so many horror stories about them, but I ran across this amazing website earth clinic and I was reading that Blackstrap molasses is good for fibroid tumors and a lot of other things so I am gonna try that first. I am a believer in home remedies over harsh medications that Dr's want to push on you so I think me running across this website is a GODSEND, I am feeling much better about myself now, just have to get this bleeding to stop.
But I was wondering about one thing. I know going through pre menopause is a must and is natural because it prepares your body for menopause, so I was wondering if stopping the bleeding would only be prolonging the pre menopause? I don't know, just something I was curious about?
and for Joonie York if you read this please message me. I would really love to talk to you because your story has been an inspiration to me, or reply and I will send you my email address. I just want to say Thank You.
(Tennessee)
01/24/2015
Dear Susan,
It has been several years since Joonie posted that; I hope she sees it and is able to get back to you! It is so encouraging to see that others get better from things you are dealing with!
I am very hopeful that the Apple Cider Vinegar and Blackstrap will help you a lot!
Regarding you question if stopping the bleeding will prolong the pre-menopause, I do not think so. I do think that some prescriptions and herbs may prolong pre-menopause. But, I think what you are trying to do is REGULATE it. The amount of bleeding you have had is likely leaving you anemic (The Blackstrap will help with that.)
In addition to the vinegar and blackstrap, you may want to look into castor oil packs or charcoal poultices on the abdomen 4 nights a week for a few weeks. Both have helped women with fibroids and benign tumors in the uterus, which may be the reason for the out of control bleeding.
Hopefully the vinegar and Blackstrap will help quickly. If they should take a bit of time to regulate your cycles and bleeding, cayenne pepper and Shepherd's Purse are both helpful when you are having too much bleeding. 3/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper in 6 ounces of juice and/or 30 drops of Shepherd's purse tincture. I have taken them hourly (for a couple of hours) for heavy bleeding during a miscarriage, which may have spared me from a D&C.
Keep us posted on your progress!
~Mama to Many~
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
(Auburn, Al)
04/30/2012
(Bridgetown, Barbados)
08/31/2012
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Today is February 11, 2012. I had not seen my cycle since December 5, 2011. This is not the first time it has happened to me. The early part of last year, I had gone almost 3 months without getting my cycle. One day without notice, it came and it was a massive overflow. Luckily for me, I was in a pasture fishing with my mom and there was no one else around. It freaked me out because I was thinking at the time, what if I had been in a grocery store or a public place when it happened. Anyways, I got over that time. Months went by and my cycle was normal. Then, after it went off in December 2011, it never came back on again.
After researching this website, I decided to try the apple cidar vinegar.
Yesterday morning, I put 1/2 cup of water in a cup and 2 Tablespoons of apple cidar. The taste wasn't lovely but it was bearable. I sucked it through a straw because I had heard also that the acid in the vinegar is not that great on your teeth. I love pickles so I guess it doesn't really matter to me.. :) I also drunk another dose of it last night before I went to bed.
Around 11am this morning when I used the bathroom, I could tell that my cycle was beginning. I was so freakin amazed by this. It truly works.... And even more, it came without the flooding effect. I was so worried about my cycle because I have a trip planned to Destin, FL next week and I had all kinds of thoughts going through my head about what if it floods while I am out with the girls, etc.
I hope anyone reading this will use this remedy. I also think I have figured out what causes my cycle to do this and why the apple cidar works. This is just my opinion and observation but here goes. The uterine lining sheds each month when our cycle comes on. However, for those times our cycle don't come on, the uterine line actually blocks the menstruation from happening. Just imagine this lining that's there blocking the area where the blood flow comes through. Each month that your cycle does not come on, that lining is there starting to sag heavily from the built up menstruation. Weird I know. But then I think the reason the apple cider vinegar helps start your period is because the acid in it is so strong that it helps eat away the lining. Just a thought but something is going on for this to work as well as it does. I can't really explained the part about why the blood flow does not come out uncontrollably. Maybe it also dissolves some of the blood while it's working on the uterine lining. Like I said, just a thought. I am curious though.
If anyone has a better explanation, please explain it to me. Good luck ladies. I hope you all have as much success with this as I have. Thank you so much to all the ladies who posted their situation on here. You never know how valuable the information you share is until you do!!
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
But I came across this website while I was looking for natural remedies for my heavy menses. I have organic ACV and I put some in some water with honey and drank it three times yesterday and I am pleased to say that I am having a much lighter flow. I have used it today as well and it has made such a difference for me so far! I have found my saving grace!
Thank you so much for this site and all of the helpful comments from women like me. I am spreading the word so other woman will have to suffer like I have! So ladies reach for the ACV for your period!
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
I was diagnosed with PCO about five years ago... I'm 45 years old, married with no children. I been having abnormal cycles all my life and at times none at all. I found a website which made reference to ACV Organic Raw (unfiltered). I begin taking about six months ago and I tell you NO lie. I have had a cycle every month. I'm also type II diabetic and my numbers are AWESOME! I have always exercised (walking) on a regular. Sometimes the "Natural" elements work. I wished I had knew about this years ago but hopefully this information can be helpful to someone:)
motivated2012
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
So, I decided to find a home remedy for the problem. That's when I found this site. I thought I need to try this. I mixed one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 8 oz. of water and drank it two times a day. My period completed stopped in a day and a half. I have cut back to once a day but the bleeding did not come back yet. I am very happy that I didn't have to spend lots of money and go through unnecessary medical procedures to stop it. I wish doctors would share this kind of information. Thanks again earthclinic.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★☆☆☆☆
(Melbourne, Victoria)
06/29/2012
(Tyler, Texas)
12/14/2021
★☆☆☆☆
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Let's go back... For years, menstruation has been a nightmare for me. I was to the point where my doctor told me that if I wanted to have any more children, I needed to do it now because what she wanted to do about my ABNORMAL bleeding would prevent pregnancy. Well, I've since battled infertility issues (for which I am looking to resolve naturally before I go back to the fertility specialist), but I just came off my period and realized that I didn't have debilitating cramps, my monthly headache, nor those big monster clots that hit the comode water and splash back up at me! Could ACV be a part of my healing?! ?! ?! ? I mean, no one knows how depressed I would get knowing that my period was coming... Nights of miserable sleeping, nervous anxieties of messing up my clothes... I'm gonna do this for another month and if it still works, I'm telling everyone I know who deals with periods from HADES!
(Omaha, Ne)
01/10/2011
Its true... I did a colon cleanse and thereafter made sure I took lots of fiber and drank tons of water and as a result my periods were 100x better and I did not even get PMS anymore or migraine headaches. There is a correlation with unhealthy bowels and PMS/ Heavy painful periods. Thank you and happy periods! I still want to know how to make them SHORTER as in shortened days.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
I tried 2 tps ACV with a bottle of water and orange flavored drink mix. I drank it 3 times that day and it slowed down the flow so much, it made my period so much more easier to deal with. I recommend the ACV treatment each day of your period, you won't need any other medicine at all.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
I have started using ACV pills and it has slowed my flow. After the first dose, it made my flow slow way down. It was at least 80% less bleeding. I am only on day one, I will keep you informed on the outcome of this treatment. This probably a temporary solution, until I can make it to the Dr's.
I used 2 pills three times a day, with a small meal, such as bowl a cereal or bread and butter. I bought them at the drug store in the diet aisle.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
I am 50 years old and had been experiencing flooding (term I was unaware of until my OB/GYN used this label for extremely excessive menstrual and mid-cycle bleeding) for about 6 months. I was bleeding 6 months STRAIGHT, without stop.... to the point where use of a maximum-flow tampon would not inhibit blood from running down to the floor, 5 or 6 times a day. It was just horrible. I was searching on-line for a solution to this demoralizing, debilitating problem, when I came upon references to ACV as a remedy for excessive bleeding.
I started the next morning: 2 T ACV mixed with 1/2 cup water or orange juice, quickly sipped down with a straw, then followed immediately by a full glass of water. I mention these practices specifically, because you'll want to drink the vinegar as quickly as possible, and then, be certain you have rinsed it all down your throat and diluted it in your tummy. (vinegar is so acidic that you need to protect your teeth, throat, and tummy).
I am sorry to frighten you with the preceeding warnings, but they're important precautions to take. However, it is worth drinking ACV, and being careful about it, too, because I found that it entirely stopped the flooding problem I had been experiencing. About a month ago, I became complacent, and missed an entire day of using the ACV, and I immediately had break-through bleeding the next day. So, I started faithfully right back on my routine of 3x a day, and NO MORE BLEEDING PROBLEMS FOR ME! That brief day when I got lazy and stopped using the AVC, and the immediate relief I found when I started using it again, are sufficient to keep me using ACV.
I have never been any sort of holistic/organic/folk person when it came to making decisions about medical care... but I certainly have changed my mind, now!
Good luck to anyone who tries this- I hope you have the success that I have had!
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Another amazing surprise, my sister said it looks like I've lost some weight, so I got on the scale today expecting little or no loss at all, but I was SHOCKED when I saw I'd lost 18 lbs! WOW! This product is fantastic and I'd reccomend it to anyone!
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
(Washington, DC)
10/29/2022
Hi, Sylvia! I recommend using a glycolic acid cream or toner on the areas of your face that get ingrown hairs. Hope this helps.
