Camila asked
Hi soso so my periods been ok these 4 days I have really been having blood clots today and a lil yesterday my stomach just been hurting nothing else can you tell me why I'm having a lot of blood clots today??
Soso answered
Passing small blood clots on your period is totally normal, especially on days when your flow is a bit heavier.
When your period is coming out faster, your body's natural anti-clogging chemicals cannot quite keep up with the flow. So, the blood clumps together a little bit before it leaves your body, and that is what makes those jelly-like clots you see on your pad.
Your uterus is also a muscle, and it squeezes to push out its lining, and passing clots can add to the cramping. Period pain usually eases after the first two or three days, so if your tummy is still hurting a lot now, or the pain keeps getting worse, tell a grown-up.
A heat pad, or a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel that a grown-up fills, can help too, and in a few small studies heat worked about as well as medicine. There are medicines that help period pain, and a grown-up decides if you take one, which one and how much, for your age and weight.
Most people bleed for 3 to 7 days, and a first period can be much shorter and lighter. Tell a grown-up if you need a new pad or tampon every 1 to 2 hours, your period lasts more than 7 days, you pass clots bigger than about 2.5 cm, blood leaks through to your clothes or bed, you miss normal things because of your period, or you feel tired or out of breath a lot. Also, tell a grown-up if the pain stops you doing normal things like school, doesn't get better with the pain relief a grown-up gives you, or keeps getting worse from one period to the next.
Soso's answers are written by AI. They don't replace professional medical advice.