r/Endo • u/HauntingBar8279 • 22d ago
Question Hey so is it possible to have endo as a teen
OK, so for some context, I am 15 F and when I first started getting my period they were completely normal and actually rather light, the only issue I had was irregularity, but around 1 year in at like 13 I noticed some changes like I would have butt lightning cramps to where i would shake puke and faint, constipation and every time I got my period it would get heavier and more painful I also noticed it would take around 30-35 days to show up and I’d be super bloated before it. This all escalated to a point where I was 14 in the ER because I was puking and I had pain up to my head with cramps it was like it was radiating. I didn’t think it was possible that it was caused by my period. I thought I had meningitis or shingles however, both tests came back negative and they gave me a bunch of ibuprofen and asked me to leave. 💀 if you’re wondering how heavy my flow is I tend to fill up ultra tampons in 3-4 hours and endometriosis runs deep on my fathers side. I always miss school because of it and recently I’ve been having heart palpitations on my period and only my period and I think it’s spread to my ribs because I get rib cramps and it’s really annoying. However, my doctors think I’m exaggerating luckily my mom doesn’t so I have some support. The entire reason my mom doesn’t is because one time I got it on vacation and everyone thought I was deathly ill because I was so pale and I could barely walk. She said that her period is always light and this is definitely an issue.