WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2002: Re: what is this pain?

Re: what is this pain?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:11:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Marie wrote: >
>I am a fairly healthy 48 year old going through perimenopause and so
>have problems with irregular, very heavy long periods. I am not taking
>any medications or hormones. Last night I had a bad bleeding episode
>which ended after a few hours. I had dinner and took an extra (but
>still safe) level of iron. This morning I woke to a generalized
>pain/pressure in the entire gut area which didn't feel like cramps,
>although I was still on my period, but not heavily. I also had some
>diarrhea and it hurts to press against the area. Could this be related
>to the iron I took last night? How long does it take for iron to get out
>of your system? If it isn't an iron problem hurting my intestines, could
>be it that my uterus is just very sore from the bleeding episode? Why
>would I hurt AFTER the bleeding episode? Thanks for any input.

I suspect that it might just be the Iron, which is notorious for causing GI symptoms.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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