I’m 47 and definitely in the throes of the perimenopause now as my periods so far this year are coming two weeks apart, thankfully a lot lighter though. I’ve been on HRT for two years. I have noticed that in the last 6 months changes to my bowel habits, which wake me up at night. About two or three times a week I’ll wake in the early hours of the morning, usually 3 or 4am with a strong urge to go. I’ll get back in bed and need to go 15 minutes later. It’s not a normal bowel movement but diarrhoea, but there’s no blood and I’m not losing weight (the opposite in fact!).
I should point out that I am on Laxido on prescription since I had my DS 12 years ago due to a prolapse and constipation from also being on prescribed cocodamol. I also have an anxiety disorder. I’m thinking of stopping the Laxido for a few days to see if it improves things,
I’ve just had a blood test after seeing my GP about the frequent bleeding on HRT and have a follow up appointment with her next week to discuss the results.
Could hormones be causing this? I feel like the perimenopause is really kicking in now and it’s hard to cope with the exhaustion from not only the insomnia but also the early morning toilet visits.