Bloating, Period Changes, and Vaginal Discharge: Possible Causes & What to Do

Question
I am 19 and i have no children...My last period started on October 11.  A couple of days ago i felt really bloated/fullness...starting on the 24th, i still feel bloating/fullness today...also i felt a slight pain on the 25th and i had a brownish discharge the 25th and 26th... i am sexually active, but my boyfriend and i always use condoms...what could this be? Thanks for your help

Answer
Bloating usually means that you have gas in your intestines. Try some Mylanta Gas to relieve the gas.  If you have a normal 28 day cycle (from the first day of your period until the first day of your next period) ovulation occurs on cycle day #14. YOu can only become pregnant if you have unprotected sex on cycle day #13, 1'4, 15, or 16. If your last period started on October 11, you would not have ovulated until October 24 and could only have conceived if you had sex on October 23,24,25, or 26. If you believe you may have become pregnant, see if you miss your period on November 3. If you do not get your period by November 3, wait an additional seven days and take a pregnancy test. The earliest symptoms of pregnancy are a missed period, breast tenderness, nausea, and fatigue.  Bloating is not a sign of pregnancy. The brownish discharge that you had on the 25th and 26th were probably due to "midcycle staining" which is an indicator of ovulation. Don't worry.