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Re: Pain in abdomen
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jun 27 15:22:16 2005
Could be adhesions - particularly since it is cyclical, the adhesions
could be pulling with the bloating and inflammation that sometimes comes
close to your cycle. Try to make sure you get a little extra fibre and
water in your diet during those two weeks and avoid salts and foods that
cause gas (cabbages, etc.) and see if that helps. Probably won't make
it pain-free but should make it easier to bear.
At Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Clair wrote:
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>Hi All,
>
>I have had 3 prior surgeries for Endo and over the past 6 months I've
>noticed that at the end of my menstrual cycle I start have some pain in
>my abdomen. I went to my doctor and he thought it might be IBS as I
>also have soft bowel movements. He asked me to hold off on certain
>foods and see if it helped. Well it didn't but I started noticing a
>pattern to this pain I am feeling. It's always at the end of my period
>and lasts about 2 weeks, and then goes away. I don't feel anything
>unusual or different at the start or during my period, just at the end.
>Could this be a cyclical endo pain I am feeling? I went to my gyno and
>she felt it couldn't be endo because of my bowel problems. She did have
>me do an ultra sound but nothing showed up. Has anyone had these same
>symptoms? And how did you deal with it? After having 3 surgeries I'm not
>too eager to have another exploratory surgery.
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