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I Have Recently Been Experiencing Flu Symptoms For The Last

Posted on Fri, 28 Feb 2020

Question: I have recently been experiencing flu symptoms for the last 3 days or so with horrible coughing spells. So bad that my ribs are killing me and I was changing underwear after everytime bc I kept peeing. Yesterday afternoon I experienced a gush and when I went to the bathroom there was blood. At first I thought there was blood in my urine but even though my period wasn’t due for 10 more days I chalked it up to it coming early. I’m nervous now though because it’s so much blood. It’s bright red, full of clots and soaking pads. When I go to the bathroom my urine is bright red and tinged with all the blood. Could coughing have caused some other kind of internal injury causing me to bleed out of my vagina?

Answered by Dr. Soumya (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Dont worry about internal bleeding

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I understand your concerns.

Following is my reply:

1) Uterine bleeding is unrelated to cough and might be preponed periods. This happens once in a while due to changes in hormonal levels.

2) There is no question of internal injury. Dont worry about it.

3) This could be just preponed periods which happens during flu or other illness.

4) If you dont find relief in 2 days, visit your gynecologist with appointment.

Let me know if you need anymore help.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng