Heavy Period Pain & Symptoms: What Could It Be?

Question
I am a 20 year old female. I have had my period since I was 11 and it now last 8 days and is quite heavy. I get mild dizziness, fainting, vomiting feeling, sharp pains/ aching in my lower tummy. This last about 2 days before period begins to 3 days in my period. For the rest of the period I feel very tired, bloated and cramping aching feeling in my stomach top and lower stomach mainly. I don't no what to do about this. Yes I will go to the doctors but i scared what will they do once i tell them all this. just put me antibiotics or do tests or try changing my diet. My diet by the way is meat - red meat, chicken but I do eat seafood all of it. Can u help just to let me no of some of the possible things i might expect when i visit my local gp.   I don't know what to do cause Im in alot of pain and have tried all pain medicines u can get without pescriptions and heat pads warm baths exercising herbal tea

Answer
My dear Kirsty,

First you must put aside your fears so you can take care of your body, the doctor in this case will be better able to guide you through the process of helping you defeat this thing. I do not know about your diet making it better or worse but it probally will help to cut out so much read meat. The pain is telling you that something is wrong and it needs to be looked at by a professional so please go and ask a friend to go with you to make it less scary and you will be just fine :-)

God Bless

Navita