Girls, Question about Period Health?

[Anonymous]

I was late by about 2 1/2 weeks for my period (0% chance of any pregnancy, so no worries there), but I had all the symptoms that would normally show (cramps, lower back pain, nausea, etc.). Now that my period is here, the symptoms are still going on, if a little stronger, but my flow is unusually heavy. Like, change the tampons every hour or I’ll leak heavy. Is this a natural reaction to a delayed period, or would it be wise to get checked for something more serious? Any advice?

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Also, my period blood is very dark/black

[NZGirl07]

Periods can be delayed due to stress, dieting, lots of alcohol consumption and vigerous exericse etc. But, two and a half weeks is quite a while. Maybe get an obgyn checkup just to be sure. Usually dark/black blood is older blood which signifies your delayed period if I am correct. I'm sure it's nothing to be concerned over.