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is this period returning or do I have IBS or something else?

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 28/03/2015 10:53

I have had period like cramping & aching for 4 days now.
when going to the loo (#2) it eases off a bit, but doesn't go away and then it gets worse again.

I had my gallbladder removed last October and have had some changes in my digestion & bowel movements, sometimes cramps that go when I poo or fart (sorry) but not a lasting one like this.Sad

My youngest is 8 months old and is partially bf - and with the older ones my period would return typically around this time.

after my 5th one I noticed that I'd get cramps and pains when ovulating and after my 6th ov pains would last maybe 2 days and be more painful than previously (thanks body)

so it fits that it's periods returning and the symptoms are progressively worse (BabyZing is our 7th) but still a bit long to be now on day 4 of this pain.

Am I missing something? could it be just a period "struggling" or a diet related problem? or something else?

BTW my diet is rubbish, sleep is rubbish, life is stressful & frustrating, and months of kids being ill one after another I feel run down.

if it's a period of course I'll know in about 10-12 days, but I worry it's something else.

any ideas?

OP posts:
ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 28/03/2015 11:54

any help, please?

OP posts:
ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 28/03/2015 13:45

anyone?Sad

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Christinayangstwistedsister · 30/03/2015 14:16

I have had a stomach bug like this for three weeks, spoke to gp as I thought it was ibs but he said there is a nasty virus going around

ZingEasteryName · 30/03/2015 14:32

thanks Christina

3 weeks? eek!

It's day 6 now, and pain is milder, plus there are signs that it might be ov pain, so in a way hopefully that's that.

But it does worry me that I might be like this for a week every month, plus one week while menstruating.. maybe I would prefer a one off stomach bugSad Confused

hope you are ok now

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