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Perimenopause digestive issues 😔

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Lynne002
Lynne002

I'm 48 and definitely in full perimenopause. I'm struggling so much with digestive issues and I'm so low with it. I have at least 30 other perimenopausal symptoms but this one has floored me.

I suffer from M.E/CFS and have always had a very sensitive intolerant stomach especially to meds etc but diet wise always been able to eat well and enjoy all food.

Last September had an episode of extreme vomiting and dioreah out of the blue. don't know to this day why? doc said gastroenteritis. this left me with a very bad stomach and took me weeks to be able to tolerate normal food. my tummy always takes weeks to recover when it's been upset by something.

Then it happened again in November. violent vomiting and dioreah. which set my stomach back to square one.

Then I needed antibiotics this Christmas which was the final straw for my poor tummy.

since then, it's been upset 24/7, can't eat any foods except bit of soup or a cracker, it's bloated all the time to varying degrees, very uncomfortable, no appetite, nausea....and basically I've become terrified of food as my stomach hates ANYTHING I eat. in recent weeks belching, gurgling, reflux, constipation and barely eating at all .......which leads me to think it's perimenopausal ?

I'm at my wits end.

I love my food. it was one of my only joys in life due to being so ill with M.E and bedbound. I'm slim and never been overweight.

Now, food is my enemy. I cry every day as I don't know what the hell to do. anything I eat causes so much upset and misery.

Doctor unhelpful. just says it's IBS which it possibly is...but I know IBS really ramps up during perimenopause if you're a sufferer which I am, although mildly since I was young. I've had tests. all normal.

I'm miserable. unfortunately I cannot tolerate supplements or probiotics etc never have been able to.

Worried if I'll ever be able to eat normally again? I haven't eaten a proper meal in so long. if I try I'm in hell. I don't know if it's just because my tummy has had a real battering the last few months and still healing?........or its full on perimenopause causing it all.

It seems other women experience this too in perimenopause. Anyone tell me it gets better or what to do? Thank you for reading

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  • brandy19060
    brandy19060 Lynne002

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    i cant tell you when it gets better, im only 44 & ive been sick with this same issue since perimenopause started for me 6 years ago. I miss food so much!! Everyone just assumes im anorexic cause i dont eat like i use yo but the truth is i CANT! if i do i will be throwing up a lot. Sadly i can only stomach bland foods on the days i can eat. I just wanted you to know its not all in your head, it IS hormones and your not alone

    • Lynne002
      Lynne002 brandy19060

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      Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry you're going through this. There is alot of information on changing lifestyle and diet to help combat our digestive issues. easier said I know and when you literally cannot even face food this is of little help but there must be something!

      I guess we just have to hope at some point things will change. perimenopause/menopause do not last forever so that's one shred of hope! and like you said, we are not alone. x

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