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BROWN DISCHARGE AFTER PERIOD ENDS

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I KNOW THAT HAVING BROWN DISCHARGE AFTER MY PERIOD IS NORMAL BUTS ITS ALSO ANNOYING.  DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OF HOW TO GET RID OF THE DISCHARGE THAT WOULD NOT BE THREATENING TO MY REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM?  SUGGESTIONS OF HOME REMEDIES WELCOME..THANKS!
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i started having brown discharge the first time having sex after my period stopped. However, it happened again 3 days later when i had sex for a second time, and now it has been happening for 2 days everytime you would normally have clear discharge that keeps the vagina healthy. Does anyone think this is anything to worry about?
Im freaking out a little. ? is it possible to have this sort of thing all month? jesus i hope not :)
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Yes this is old blood. It can be caused by weight gain/obesity, stress, bad eating habits...I've been to the doctor about it a few times in the last 3 years. They prescribed birth control and suggested a dnc. I opted for birth control but due to my recent transition to holistic healing, I stopped talking them about 7 months ago. Sometimes there's nothing when I wipe and I only find out after my boyfriend and I have sex. Other times it's present when I wipe. Sometimes it's pink, sometimes brown. Sometimes it smells, most times it doesn't. Either way, it's a pain in the ***. After doing some research, there are natural herbs we can consume as tea or even yoni streaming that will rid us of this issue. The main herb is called motherwort. Also, red raspberry leaf, ginger, marigold, dong quai, nettle leaf, just to name a few. There are many articles online and free YouTube videos to look into. Hope this helps!
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Sorry, I meant yoni steaming not streaming
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I have been on my period for 16 days and it stopped all day and then started again tonight. Anyone know y?
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Hey! Ive been had the after period discharge since I've had a period. Recently i started drinking a lot of water (gallon per day) to assist with weight loss and what do u know... no brown stuff. Ive drank plenty of water since then, especially during that time of the month! Please try it and let me know if it works for you!
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Im 17 n Im having the same problem... I get brown discharge on 5th day of periode normally n then it lasts till the 10th day.... I mean its such a crap ... Sometimes it also leak my underwear . N the smelly is jus gross...n I dont know if anyone else is having the same problem of leaking...plz help me out...
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Im actually experiencing light pink and brown spotting currently but right after my period my boyfriend and i engaged sexually and wel since then its been coming from medium spotting to light spotting a few times for the day, honestly this has ben going on for 4 excesive days now and im getting pretty worried because ive done this activity before after sex and i was not affected by this, ive read causes from hormonal imbalances straight to cerical cancer even ovarian cysts. i reallyNEED help on what to do and how to clear this!
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So were u pregnant or it stopped and was normal?
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I am having a light brown discharge on my 14th day until I have my next pd which is normally on the 30th day. This has been going on for 2 mos now and I am very scared. Is it just considered an old blood as well? Because before, normally I bleed red on 1st and 2nd day then on the 3rd-7th its from dark red to brown. After that everything is just clear or white before my next period. But now I only have 2 days of red blood and 3 days of dark red. Then the 6th day to 14th is clear.
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This really helps, im actually experiencing same thing, i had my mens done last 3rd of Oct. 2015, and now im having brown discharge with an odour, and somtimes not feeling well because of excessive thinking about it, theres some point that I can't sleep at night, I wish theres mo serious thing that will happen to me, pray for me guys :) my next sched to see my doctor is on Friday, hope everything is ok.
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Same happened to me but I learned that this is nothing to worry about, it's just old blood exiting out of your body.  but if it happens  for a couple of more weeks, get to a doctor immediately because that can be a sign of an infection or a more serious condition.
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I've had the same. I get chills and sometimes when I pee I feel I need to keep peeing when I really dont, like a uti. When I wipe myself I find light pink blood on the tissue and I have light brown coming down in which I have to use a panty liner pad. I'm planning on going to get checked soon.
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you had nonstop discharge for 11 months after having an iud put in? and haven't tried to find another doc yet? wow. do you have any idea what an iud could do? can you still locate the string? using an iud can cause added chances in having things like ovarian cysts that grow to abnormal and threatening sizes. hope you have the good sense to see someone soon, if for nothing else, to have it removed.  good luck
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you had nonstop discharge for 11 months after having an iud put in? and haven't tried to find another doc yet? wow. do you have any idea what an iud could do? can you still locate the string? using an iud can cause added chances in having things like ovarian cysts that grow to abnormal and threatening sizes. hope you have the good sense to see someone soon, if for nothing else, to have it removed.  good luck
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I am a 15 year old girl who just got her first period a month ago. Up until then I had experienced white discharge for about 2-3 years. After I got my first period, I had brown discharge which worried me but I didn't think too much of it. It may seem awkward but I will admit that I masturbate, and every time I finish, a weird brown slimy goo comes out. Up until now this has never happened. However ever since my period, it always happens and I am concerned for my health. If you know anything please let me know. Thank you.
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I have the same problem
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I have irregular periods, and I am experiencing brown discharge. Days after my period it's thick and gross but then it's light. Is this normal?! I am NOT sexually active or on birth control pills.
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Also wanted to add that the discharge started ONLY when I had sex, and then it happened again while running on the treadmill.  It was super strange-- dark brown, tons of it, and water, too.  In case someone wants to try and figure out if they have the same issue.  
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Just adding to the stories of women who had the weird brown discharge a few days to a week after ending their period . . . and who turned out to have lost a tampon in there.  I read these, I looked for it, didn't find it, even after squatting, the whole nine yards.  It's been weeks, I am about to get my period again, and while going to the bathroom, it just came out.  I am so disgusted.  I am 41 years old, have had two kids, and have been using tampons since age 12. How the heck did this happen?!!!????  I had a doctor's appointment set up and everything-- I thought I had some weird disease of the cervix.  
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Hello. Im a 22 year old. Sexually active. I got my period last sept. 18 2013, it was slow and it took only 5 days. and the last two weeks ago, ive been experiencing brown discharge on my underwear. Could you help me?
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The brown discharge before your period Is perfectly normal and after.your just spotting.the smell is normal also cause its old blood coming down :) using a douch a week after ur period wont hurt that's only like 1 or 2 times a month.unless ur period comes on like 3 times,if so I would see a doctor :/
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I have experienced the same thing. I started my birth control, and I didn't get my period for 5 months. I finally got it almost 2 weeks ago. While I was on my period I experienced HORRIBLE cramps, the pain was so bad I almost went to the ER. I thought maybe it was a ruptured cyst. But the pain went away after my period ended. I thought all was done. But for a week now I have been getting this weird discharge. At first it was a light pink. Then turned into a redish brown. It's all liquid, not stringy and there is no smell. It's not constant. I'll stand up and just feel it pour out. Then it is just done for a couple of hours. Last night I went pee an like a clot came out of my vagina. No pain. When I had sex I took a peak at the condom after, and there was little brown clots. What could this be? I'm worried.
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I do have a iud ..it like 3years ago ..but last month I have two time a period ..it was on the 08 and on the 29 both of them for a week ..again today I just have another one can somebody tell me what going on on me..the doctor cannot find a thing....help me guys I am loosing my mind
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i have a brown discharge its a light brown but kinda thick its supposed to be the last day of my period and i have no bleeding just this brown stuff is it normal
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Omg I have the same thing.. everything u said sounded like me... the sick , nauseated part is the worst... did u find anything out yet
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waw am through this same thing exact same thing......i had an operation and after four yrs this is happening for the past couple mnths.
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