Ladies- Periods/IBS-like symptoms??

[carly123]

Eloise

Thats ok i was half joking.

Thanks

Carlyxx

[pips]

Hi Carly,

I suffer fron IBS and get terribly bloated. Both bloating & trapped wind can be very painful hun.

This link might help.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Tis worth getting it checked out if it carries on though.

As for the effect of the Pringles ask a member on here called Piglet as she is the Pringle Queen! LOL (Sorry Piglet!) [:O][Oops!]

Hope you feel better soon.

Take Care,

Love PIP'S XX

[mia0621]

I have IBS symptoms too. I get a lot of lower and upper GI gas. Also experience abdominal tension and tightness. Sometimes I get a burning sensation after eating, but only when I feel extremely tense. I must be careful of the foods I eat. No tomatoes or citrus fruit, limited wheat products, no beans or other rough vegetables and no dairy. I have lost a lot of weight because of this problem. However, I find that when I manage to relax, the symptoms are far less severe.

Mia

[Jo3016]

I have IBS too with pretty much all the symptoms you describe. It is very closely linked to stress. I always feel a lot worse with it during my period. I saw a gastrointestinal specialist last year who told me that this is very common.

I have found that eating a lot of wheat based products during this time can make bloating and wind a lot worse so maybe try cutting down on bread, pasta etc.

Good luck - hope you are feeling better soon.

Jo Fitzgerald

[Jo3016]

I have IBS too with pretty much all the symptoms you describe. It is very closely linked to stress. I always feel a lot worse with it during my period. I saw a gastrointestinal specialist last year who told me that this is very common.

I have found that eating a lot of wheat based products during this time can make bloating and wind a lot worse so maybe try cutting down on bread, pasta etc.

Good luck - hope you are feeling better soon.

Jo Fitzgerald

[Piglet]

Lol Pips - don't know where I get this reputation for Pringles for at all [:I][:I].

Seriously though a friend of mine told me pringles have monosodium glutamate (MSG) in them which an awful lot of people can't tolerate. I must admit that I always feel sicky after chinese food which often has very high levels of this MSG but not too bad with pringles. However I must say even though I joke about Pringles I really dont eat them that often anymore.[:I]

It does sound like you have Ibs and if it carries on then just mention it to your doctor to be extra sure and to know how to treat it. Again as others have said it is very common around period time. I have a friend who has this every single time - she is doubled over with pain but its not period pain its a different trapped wind type pain.

I had Ibs for 3 months last year and it was not at all funny :(

By the way have you made it up with your mum yet - even if she wasn't alot of help when she came, she must love you to come rushing down in her pj's!!!

Love Piglet xx

"Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?" said Piglet.
"Supposing it didn't," said Pooh after careful thought.

[lass]

I suffer with IBS, and bad period pains and PMS (periods got much worse after birth of my 2nd child although is starting to improve, but he is 5 now!).

I also find I get really badly constipated before my period (for at least a couple of days before) and I have those awful cramps until I manage to empty my bowels - usually about 2 days into period. Sometimes the cramps wake me up at night.

Defintely my symptoms are far worse around the time of my period, as is my mood (very low) so things always seem far worse.

Hope you are feeling better soon

Caroline
xx

[carly123]

Thankyou all, especially Piglet - I will have to look up that msg as I have always thought it was the phenylalinine, but when i looked at the ingredients yesterday it looks like they don't put this in any more.
No I haven't made up with my mum yet my sister said she was drunk when she came round:( and havent made up with my boyfriend either. Its my birthday tomorrow:(

Carlyxx

[Piglet]

Oh well I hope you do before tomorrow mate.

<center>HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY FOR TOMORROW</center>

Love Piglet x

"Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?" said Piglet.
"Supposing it didn't," said Pooh after careful thought.

[carly123]

Eloise, Jodie, Tracey, Mia, Pips, Jo, Caroline and Piglet..

Thankyou all for your replies, they have really, really helped ease my mind

What would I do without you lot? (oh yeah, panic!)

Thankyou

Carlyxx