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Re: IBS and menstrual cycle
From: Pat (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 20:41:07 -0500 (CDT)
Actually, some women do have IBS symptoms only around their menstrual
period, and some feel this is due to the levels of hormones that
increase around that time. It is pretty dramatic, but at least one can
treat as such. If you are having IBS then, then you are cycling. I
have never seen a link between IBS and PCOS but I suppose anything is
possible. Some suggest it is due to altered levels of serotonin.
Here are some more links about IBS:
http://www.midwivesofwa.org/healthyeat.htm#ELUSIVE
I'm sure you have some good ones too. There was also an excellent
article a few years back, on Netscape, about IBS. Can't find it now,
however.
At Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Jackie wrote:
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>I was diagosed with IBS a good year before I was diagnosed with PCOS. It
>is always worse around my menstrual. I haven't found anything that
>really helps except Citracel powder. It doesn't help with any of the
>cramping or stomach pain but has helped just to keep me regular with
>less diarreah.
>
>At Fri, 28 Jun 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>I have IBS and have had it for several years. I have taken NuLev for the
>>stomach spasms and it works within minutes...melts under your tongue. I have
>>to admit, though, sometimes I don't know if it's my IBS or the Gluc. making
>>me go to the bathroom. :))
>>
>>Anonymous
>>
>>In a message dated 6/28/2002 1:57:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>slysherrilyn@yahoo.com writes:
>>
>>> Subj:IBS
>>> Date:6/28/2002 1:57:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>>> From:<A HREF="mailto:slysherrilyn@yahoo.com">slysherrilyn@yahoo.com</A>
>>> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@obgyn.net">pcos@obgyn.net</A>
>>> To:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@mail.medispecialty.com">pcos@mail.medispecialty.com</A>
>>> Sent from the Internet
>>>
>>> Do many of you with PCOS have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)? I happen
>>> to have both. My doctor does not take IBS very seriously...but I find
>>> it very debilitating (extremely painfull) and often times choose to stay
>>> home and not leave the house because of it. Does anyone out there know
>>> if there is medication to treat IBS?
>>>
>--
>Jackie
>
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