WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Do you get menstrual cramps during exercise?

Re: Do you get menstrual cramps during exercise?

From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:12:27 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 9 Jun 2001, courtney wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>I have read several women's accounts of the same symptoms and no one in
>the medical profession (that I have found thus far) seems to know what
>causes this or have a solution for it. I am including my contact
>information, so if you have these symptoms, maybe at least we can get a
>group of us to compare notes on what we've been able to discover.
>
>The symptoms are:
>*Severe cramps about 20 minutes into a fast paced or hill run.
>*Cramps are very intense and painful, sometimes I get sweating and
>nausea
>*I have to stop running, if I try to keep running they get worse.
>*Cramps last 15-20 minutes and then disappear
>*There seems to be no specific pattern related to the timing of my cycle
>*Symptoms do not persist when I'm on the pill - hormonal regulation
>seems to control the cramps
>*Cramps often tied to a bowel movement - one seems to get the other
>going.
>*After the cramps have passed, I can continue running, and actually
>ususally feel better and stronger.
>*We've been trying to get pregnant without success, don't know if this
>is related.
>
>If you'd like to email me directly, please do so at
>courtilini@hotmail.com
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Courtney
>

-- I have had the EXACT same phenomenon, with spotting. This occurrence is also related to my running. I have had every test in the book. The only think my doctors can deduce is that it is hormonal, and not to worry.

I too am trying to conceive so birth control pills are NOT an option. The spotting and cramping eventually subside after running, but it has me very curious.

My nutritionist claims it is hormonol...and has suggested I stop running. I will admit when I do stop for a small period of time, the cramps and spotting disappear.

I have looked for books on this subject, but either it isn't a very popular topic of conversation, or the medical community doesn't have a concerete answer to why this happens. I am 41 and this started when I turned 37. I guess there is something to be said about hormones!

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