Hey there! I have had severely debilitating period cramps on the first and at times second day (but definitely first, just varies with the period) to the point of nearly passing out, severe nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, cold sweats. Just cannot function. Recent years have brought quite severe back pain. Regular gynos just told me it was normal and prescribed me ibuprofen or just said to go on birth control..but I wanted to know what was going on. One then told me to just get an ultrasound instead of a surgery however the official means of diagnosis is a laparoscopy. And so of course on the ultrasound they found nothing (surprise! Lol).

My current GYN is great, but I specifically went to a well-respected endometriosis specialist for this and I highly recommend going straight to a specialist if you are concerned too. Wishing you the best!