Why does being on my period make me pee so much?

[MeowthThatsRight]

From about 5 days before and then for the first couple of days of my period I find myself peeing about every 45 minutes. No increase in volume of pee I just need to go loads more.

Does anyone else have this at all? Does my womb swell up or something before my period? I’ve only noticed it since having dc’s but it drives me mad.

Yes, me! It's driving me mad - I have no idea why it happens either, but I seem to swell up then pee it all out

Some sort of water retention issue? And then the retained water... coming out?!

Water retention

I’m glad to hear it’s not just me. I have visions of my womb inflating like a balloon and pressing on my bladder.

I find this too! No idea why.

not going to mention period shits. oh I just did

I think it's muscles relaxing I get clumsy too it's all connected

It’s a drop in Oestrogen I think
Now I’m on HRT ive stopped peeing every hour.

I'm same! I always think it's all the blood in my womb pressing on my bladder - not a drama queen at all

Me too!

And me, it's really annoying.

@handay. The unspoken truth 😂😂😂😂

yes it's water retention but also I have to wear the biggest size tampons (super plus extra) and they definitely make it worse with pressing on the bladder

@Samind 😁 I have also killed the thread. Sorry OP.

I put the extra peeing (and pooing, I'm not scared Handay ) down to all the muscle activity, I get quite bad cramps the first day or two and that's when I spend most time in the loo, it feels like my body is just trying to expel everything!

Have you ever had a scan when not pregnant? I've got a retroverted uterus (tilted backwards and up towards my back) which presses in my bowels causing javelin bum (!) when I'm on my period and I have to go to the loo more. An anteverted uterus is kind of the opposite and tilts forwards and downwards and leans on the bladder. Presumably with water retention and a thick womb lining it'll press on it and make you pee more?

Neither position has any negative affects on feritility etc and I believe they can 'correct' themselves to a more usual position when someone's pregnant so often never noticed.

Prob way off and it's just water rentention but just a thought.

presses in my bowels* Jesus I meant on^ them. In them would be a whole other issue .

You know what I googled and most women have the tilted forward type apparently so it's normal and I'm talking out of my arse so take no notice of me.

I always thought it was hormonal - not sure which one but the same one that makes you pee a lot when first pregnant (well I do anyway).

It is hormonal. When you are pre - menstrual, a hormone kicks in that makes you retain water (and get thirsty, puff up a bit and get constipated) and then when your period comes, another hormone kicks in that makes you release all the retained water (and do big poos).

I feel like a tap

Water retention used to be a real pain for me but was good that i could fit in clothes better

Yeah I retain a load of water beforehand and then spend my life peeing for the first couple of days. I can have up to 3lbs difference in weight! I may feel like shit during the first few days, but I also feel at my slimmest.