horrible diarroeha(sp) while on period

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ok, so ive mis-spelt it but ive not slept due to my horrendous stomach ache all night. I normally have an iffy tummy while on my period but this is ridiculous, i actually feel dehydrated because of it. my period was a week late and is very heavy, painful and dark (dont want to think about it not being a period iykwim) does anyone else get this? should i be worried?

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anyone? feel a little queasy too.

I have in the past had really heavy periods (not every time, but sometimes). During some of them the period cramping has been so intense and painful it has given me diarrhoea, yes

I do. It's normal, or so I was told by a GP a long time ago. I guess if it is anything more than a period then it is sorting itself out anyway.

I do get a squiffy tummy before my period and it can be quite loose. If your period lasts much longer than normal, go to doc. Is there any chance you might have been pregnant? This is very very common apparently.

I know that IBS symptoms can flare up around periods, but there is an awful lot of d & v bugs going around at the moment as well.

Is the pain constant or just cramps before you need to go? Tummy swollen or tender? And are you drinking plenty of fluids/peeing ok?

If you are drinking well and peeing ok v unlikely you are dehydrated but you are obviously feeling rotten - hope it settles soon.

I get this almost every period. After a bit of trial and error, I put it down to lack of iron. When I take iron supplements it is less severe.

Have you been a bit run down recently? Maybe get your iron levels checked.

its entirely possible i was pg but... ive got pretty much constant stomach/back ache and get awful cramps right before i have to go. am drinking lots of water but i feel bloody awful, really drained but not particularly ill iykwim. doesnt seem like a bug though.

I dont have IBs>

I take iron enyway because Im borderline anaemic

It sounds like a particularly horrible period to me

I know a bit of your history, Lissie, so don't want to speculate too much, IYKWIM

Someone did tell me though that a late period can be worse not because of pg but because the lining has thickened so more is shed, thus making it more painful?

When did you last have your iron levels checked, Lizzie?

Not going to mention the other, but ((hugs)) .

ooop, Lissie not Lizzie. Sorry.

thanks all. last iron check was 2 months ago, i take 2 tablets a day. am having a pyjama/feeling sorry for self day today i think.

Well Liss there is a tummy bug going around but this sounds different. You haven't actually been sick have you? Whereabouts is the stomach ache? Is it in the stomach or the womb area? Or in the intestines?

Yes my period cramps affect my bowels too. I just regard it as normal-I am finding my periods are getting worse as I am getting older. I find taking an ibuprofen helps, I only take one as find two can make my stomach hurt.

Do you tak Ibuprofen as pain relief?
I find Ibuprofen gives me a really bad tummy.

I just take the occasional one when I am on my period as it really seems to reduce the cramping.

not been sick and ache is around intenstines, womb area feels very warm both internally and to touch. stomach is swollen and hard though. I take paracetamol because i take painkillers for my ribs and ibuprofen reacts with that. but my periods have been all over the place since my last mc in june, very heavy, hormonal hell, erratic etc.

going to ask for basic bloods again, am a bit worried that its my fertility declining rather quickly.

sorry if tmi, but blood is thick and dark too.

Does your GP have an out of hours service? Would you feel better if you talked it over with someone?

I presume that you are seeing a gynae consultant - maybe you could give him a ring and see if you can get an appointment to chat to him.

i have a gynae appt on the 2nd but if i dont feel better soon may call OOH. just had some dry toast and a bit o soup and i eel awul again.

Is there any chance you have caught a tummy bug too? Tis the season for them.

It's entirely possible to get D&V at the same time as a period, if you've never had it this bad before then that may be it.

noone else in the house has had it and Im ALWAYS the last. tummy has settled down now though, suppose its just another thing to raise in december...