Icky, brown discharge!!!

[Seek-The-Truth]

I think it was around 2 months ago that I experienced dark brown discharge. I had it for about 3 weeks. Nothing heavy, just simple spotting. And then it stopped. Now I am having the same thing except this time it came 3 days before my period. I don't believe its anything serious. I just think that its a sign of old blood. I am on birth control so maybe that could be affecting it. I'm not completely sure. When I went to the doctor yesterday,
(very professional doctor) I asked her what it could be and she said don't worry its normal. Another thing I was concerned about was the burning sensations I had when I went to the bathroom. Again, it could have just been a urinary tract infection. It lasted for a week but it never happened again. I think many of these situations happen for me because my immune system is very low and its very easy for me get infections. So I'm trying to build it up. Other than that, my doctor said my blood test results were very clean and I have nothing to be worried about.

[Purple]

2nd time i forgot my birth control pills when i went out of town for the weekend, so i didn't get to take them all weekend... and for the rest of the month i had the brown discharge...

this is what i have done and have this too except i have just stopped my birth control pill half way through because i kept forgetting and i didnt need it, did you just get back into the normal routine after your next period?

[honeybunney]

Hi everyone,
I am new to this site...but am finding it very helpful. I am going through the same thing I am 22....but, here's my thing, this is the First time i'm seeing this....its brown discharge, I am very regular with my periods/times...I have never had sex,because I'm not married yet, and will be in a few months....(yes, i am one of those old thinking girls
So, it is pretty normal????

[Siimply.love]

I have that brown guck right now, too!
I was supposed to have my period yesterday, mind you, my periods are always a few days early so I shoulda got it a few days ago.
When I woke up there was the brown discharge AND blood, too.

[jgirly44]

Hi, I am 14 and new to this site. I got my first period last month, but I didn't think it was really my period until my mom saw my underwear one day. I didn't think it was my period because I am not really that developed (meaning curves). I also didn't think it was my period because there was brown goo-like stuff coming on the toilet paper when I wiped. It didn't seem like normal blood. But then, 2 days into my "period" there came normal brown/red blood but STILL WITH the brown gooey stuff. Now it just happened again, about a month or so later. There is red blood, but also brown substance. Is this discharge? Is it old blood? Someone please let me know.

[Little]

It's kind of like spotting, and it's perfectly normal ... especially during your first few periods.

[CraftLass]

Hi, I am 14 and new to this site. I got my first period last month, but I didn't think it was really my period until my mom saw my underwear one day. I didn't think it was my period because I am not really that developed (meaning curves). I also didn't think it was my period because there was brown goo-like stuff coming on the toilet paper when I wiped. It didn't seem like normal blood. But then, 2 days into my "period" there came normal brown/red blood but STILL WITH the brown gooey stuff. Now it just happened again, about a month or so later. There is red blood, but also brown substance. Is this discharge? Is it old blood? Someone please let me know.

I'm 32 now, but I remember the same thing from when I first got my period at 12. The blood wasn't anything like I expected and I was barely developing in any way yet. I think we all experience puberty quite differently as far as the order of what happens. My breasts started developing shortly after my period started and my hips came many years later, but some of my friends got all curvy a year or two before their periods started. I really didn't expect to buy pads before bras, either, but our bodies often remind us that we are individuals.

I find I get more brown than red when I'm dehydrated, drinking lots of water is so important (at all times, but especially when on your period since there is so much fluid leaving your body, I think. Not an expert, just my own observation). Eating a lot of fruits and veggies helps me, too. This is the stuff I REALLY wish someone had mentioned to me years ago!

[jgirly44]

thank you! that makes me feel alot better!

[thuggirl]

I ended my period last week and had intercourse on friday the following day i thook the moring after pill and then had a few too many drinks and had unprotected sex saturday and late sunday moring and today which is friday i started haveing brownish discharge could anyone tell me why?

[womwn_probs]

umm...you should probably see a doctor instead of getting false info on sites like these!! You're health is what matters right not the opinions of lay people.