Re: GERD/Hiatus Hernia & Menstrual period
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:37:28 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Tamara--
I'll second the opinion below. I have a hiatal hernia and GERD and
virtually anything you take for the pain of your menstrual cycle will
cause the pain you are describing.
Please get a referal to someone who will examine you to see if you do
have a hernia and then decide on the treatment. There are many great
medications out there to lessen the pain of the Gerd and relieve the
symptoms of a hernia. But as it is not gas but stomach acid that is the
problem, you are not helping yourself out there.
Once you get the right treatment going (if you do have GERD or a hernia)
the pain may subside.
t Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Anonymous wrote:
>
>At Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Tamara wrote:
>
>Tamara,
>Are you taking anything for your cramps like ibuprofen?
>Anti-inflammatories can be very hard on your stomach and can cause pain
>like that.
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I suffer from severe stomach pains on the 3rd day of my period. These
>>pains happen above the waist so I don't think they are related to
>>uterine cramping. My stomach often feels very distended and bloated and
>>I take Ovol because I think it is gas, but this doesn't help. The pains
>>usually span a 24 hour period (approx) and the pains seem most severe
>>overnight. Generally, they are so bad that I have little appetite and
>>overnight they keep me awake. It only happens during my period. Once
>>the pains have subsided, my insides are quite tender for about 2-3 days.
>>
>>My doc. diagnosed me as having GERD and possibly Hiatus hernia. What I
>>would like to know is, have you heard of GERD/HH being affected by
>>menstrual cycle? I don't really exhibit symptoms any other time of the
>>month, although I have noticed a few things...I suffer from heartburn
>>and hiccups more regularly than I used to, when I'm in the final few
>>days of my cycle before my period starts, I'm very bloated and gassy. I
>>also wonder if I should seek another opinion. My doc is reluctant to
>>relate it to hormones but I can only relate this pain to my menstrual
>>cycle as I have been charting everything for the last 2 years due to
>>infertility. I have not been diagnosed with endo, however, I do have a
>>couple of fibroids.
>>
>>Thanks.
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