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Bad Ibs or something else?

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TypicallyTopically · 04/04/2022 20:28

I am due to phone the doctor tomorrow but I need some support/advice. Have pcos did have regular periods after birth 4 years ago but covid jab stopped that! They've only just come back but during ovulation and period I get really bad bilateral shoulder and neck pain. It's like stiff with occasional shooting down my arm. I've had a scan that shows 1 pcos ovary and one normal. GP ultrasound showed nothing. An ultrasound of abdo showed alot of gas. During these periods I have terrible wind and sometimes loose bowels all connected ?

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LouisaLovesMice · 04/04/2022 20:32

I think diarrhoea during your period is pretty common... something hormonal causes it iirc. Weirdly a couple of ibuprofen stops me getting the runs.
I don't know about the shoulder pain though I'm afraid. Sorry!

Newmama29 · 04/04/2022 20:34

Shoulder pain could be a result of trapped wind. I had a laparoscopic procedure & they pump your stomach full of air to see & afterwards the pain in my shoulders/neck/back was beyond excruciating & it was to do with the trapped wind

TypicallyTopically · 04/04/2022 20:53

The wind is foul too.

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TypicallyTopically · 04/04/2022 21:23

I did Google and it said something about endometriosis but I've had several internals and scans due to pcos and fertility. However I know it can only be properly diagnosed via laparoscopy

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Knittingchamp · 04/04/2022 21:47

Have you been tested for food allergies?

TypicallyTopically · 04/04/2022 21:55

I've had coeliac screen but that's all

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Lollypop701 · 04/04/2022 22:32

Tbf I get awful wind just prior to periods. Think its hormones

TypicallyTopically · 05/04/2022 07:07

Its a new symptom since my periods came back.

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