Since the beginning of January I have had 3 periods as well as a bout of spotting. And when I haven't been bleeding I have still experienced a lot of the symptoms that I have when i'm pre-menstrual or have my period, like stomach cramps, a dull ache down there, hot sweats at night. Today I feel like I'm about to get my period again.
I have been a bit worried that there is something wrong and have had a smear (which came back fine) and was thinking about making a doctors appointment.
But I've just had the realisation that this has happened since i've been fairly strict low-carbing, which I started around the same time. I had been semi low-carbing before christmas but stepped it up (followed Bootcamp) since Jan. I read somewhere that fat stores estrogen so if you shed lots of fat then it also releases these stores. Could this be what is happening to me? If so should it sort itself out at some point or is par for the course?
I think I do want to see my doctor to rule out anything else that might be more worrying. If I see my GP, should I mention that I am low-carbing or will they just automatically assume that that is the reason?
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Could low-carbing be the cause of my overly frequent periods?
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Rollergirl1 · 15/03/2013 13:11
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