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Any ladies get period like pain with ibs?

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Falena16
Falena16

Drs think i may have ibs,have had bloods done stool sample al clear...now have to go for an ultra-sound...iv been getting period like pains recently low down on pelvis was wondering if any of u ladies with ivs have the same?

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  • maggie__55735
    maggie__55735 Falena16

    Posted

    Hi D,

    I had pain in the lower right side for eight years. I had had my womb removed round 12 years ago and as the ovaries had nothing to hang onto they folded in upon themselves. Maggie x

    • maggie__55735
      maggie__55735 Falena16

      Posted

      I did but not now. It was a combination of coeliac, hiatus hernia, h pylori. I am now on a gluten and sugar free diet and getting better by the day. I have to stay on the no sugar otherwise my reflux smells of faeces and it helps a lot with swelling. 😊
  • philippa61759
    philippa61759 Falena16

    Posted

    When my IBS started, my period pain was much worse and harder to control.  Hormones can make IBS worse.  However, this has got a lot better and I can tell the difference between period and IBS pain.
    • Falena16
      Falena16 philippa61759

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply my period isnt due for another 2 wks but last few days iv been getting period pain that comes and gos,i do suffer from period pain but not 2 wks before my period 😁
  • denise38168
    denise38168 Falena16

    Posted

    my cramps were just like period pains as well just waiting for ultrasound results now
    • Falena16
      Falena16 denise38168

      Posted

      I thought they could tell you at ultrasound if all was good?all the waiting around is making me

      So anxious 😳 Hope u get sorted soon!

    • philippa61759
      philippa61759 Falena16

      Posted

      I was told my results during my ultrasound but everything was inconlusive.  Some organs could be seen but others couldn't. I was told there was nothing 

      remarkable and that the problem was I was so healthy.  My GP told me that they couldn't see any organs at all! So I had to ring the hospital to find out why there was a discrepancy.  This made me panic more.

       

    • maggie__55735
      maggie__55735 philippa61759

      Posted

      That is very odd. Makes me feel that the people doing the scan made a big error and won't admit it.?
    • Falena16
      Falena16 philippa61759

      Posted

      Very strange indeed sounds like their has been a misunderstanding somewhere between hospital and GP...hope all gos well for you and keep us updated

      Good luck xx

    • philippa61759
      philippa61759 maggie__55735

      Posted

      I had the ultrasound done privately because I was too anxious to wait on the NHS.  In the event my NHS appointment came in the day after I had the private one done!

      One of the doctors at my surgery wanted to do the ultrasound again but my eighth doctor told me that it wasn't necessary because my symptoms were unchanged in three months, and I hadn't developed any new ones.  So I was diagnosed with IBS. I trusted the final doctor I saw because I felt confident he knew what he was talking about.  I got the impression that the other seven hadn't the first idea what was wrong.

    • philippa61759
      philippa61759 Falena16

      Posted

      After after three and a half months last year, I was finally diagnosed with IBS.  The whole thing started in mid March and I was in panic and despair every day until the middle of May.  At one point I was so anxious, I spoke to one of the priests in my parish about it and I got the Sacrament of the Sick.
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