to ask you if you get diarrhea during your period

[FlappertyFlippers]

I have always suffered with diarrhea sorry if I've spelt it incorrectly during my period. Today I've had stomach cramps, runny poo and this evening AF arrived. For some reason I googled it tonight and it turns out according to Google at least that loads of women have this.

All my life I thought I was the only person in the world this happened to and I have always hated it and thought that I was the world's luckiest woman suffering with cramps, bleeding AND diarrhea.

I don't really have that many friendships where I'd be comfortable asking the other person if they have exploding poos when menstruating, so I thought I'd turn to mumsnet and try and canvas other women to see if it happens to them too.

Honestly I am not a troll, just someone who is genuinely curious (naive ham, pom bears, boak),

Every single time. Then towards the end I get constipated - can't win.

I do, every single time. It usually starts the day before my period is going to start, a handy warning so to speak

Naice ham, not naive ham, blame my autocorrect

Yes absolutely me too.

Every time it's bloody horrible

yep - and the other 3 weeks as well - I am blessed !

Yep, always

Something to do with the unbalance of hormones, right?

It does become looser, but that is usually following mild constipation the day before.
I suppose the muscle contractions are somewhat linked.
Do you take anything for the cramps?

Yup, hate it!

Yep

Yes - there's a term for it I believe. Mine usually accompanies the horrific cramping and sometimes vomiting. Yay womanhood.

Oh yeah! Peanut butter jelly time!

sometimes, but not every month

I always did, the first 24hrs.

but since I had a hysterectomy I can't pinpoint my cycle anymore. I often wonder if my odd dose of IBS is the day my period should arrive.

Yes and other times when I try to go I get unbeleivably awful shooting cramp in my arse that takes my breath away! Just another 'joy' of being a woman.

Without fail. With accompanying ring sting and bubbling, roiling intestines.

However, it doesn't hurt, and I work from home, so I quite enjoy the opportunity to spend added time sitting on the bog playing candy crush

Oooh fluffy yes! I didn't know other people got that! It feels like someone's just stabbed you somewhere between your arse and the bottom of your spine!

Yes! And then constipation

Yep.

Yep...and i only realised the link about a year ago. After having periods for 14 years. I asked my friends when i made the link, (we have the kind of relationship where you feel perfectly comfortable asking "do you get the shits before you come on?" ) and out of my main group of 5, 4 of us do! Its a good warning though :)

I get it the day before, and a very slight backache, then come on the morning after with no other symptoms.

Yep, every time. Like it's not bad enough to have unwanted fluids gushing out of your vagina, you get the joy of unwanted fluids gushing out of your arse. Brill!

Yep, me too. Wonderful, isn't it. And same as fluffy!It's awful, sometimes feels as if It's somewhere between my butt and my fanjo.

It's the Progesterone Poo that trumpets the arrival of AF.
Sometimes accompanied by a small Hormonal Honk.
And Pesky Period Pain.

Yes but only on the first day. Also get backache and a craving for chocolate. ( only at that time of the month, honest!)

It's very common something to do with the hormones shaking up the colon ?