Period cramps vs "IBS" cramps
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Hi. This is for the ladies out there. Ive been experiencing IBS symptoms for months and the main symptom is abdominal pain/cramps. I'm wondering if anyone else who has IBS ever feel confused whether the pain is period cramps or it's gonna be diarrhea. My period is starting and I just now realized that my period cramps and diarrhea are hard to tell apart.
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sam18386 camham1111
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IBS and being female and suffering more each month go hand, sorry but if you are careful ypu can cope - the curse of been female I guess, men wouldn't cope.
marsh23433 sam18386
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jello11529 camham1111
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Hi camham....Well can you tell the exact location of pain? As the periods pain can be in pelvic region that may spread to back or legs...while IBS pain is quite non specific...can occur anywhere in the abdomen...And the main differentiating factor is when your menses gets over the pain also gets over with that...While IBS pain can stay everyday, sometimes at different locations within the abdomen And the bad thing is IBS and menses can make each other's pain worse
camham1111 jello11529
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Well I find it a bit weird that I can what the type of pain and where the pain is means almost all of the time.
I've experience pain everywhere throughout my abdomen. Some places more pain than others. Some places happen more than others. I never know when and where it will happen but I can tell if it's gas, diarrhea, or constipation.
Lower abdomen- crampy, swirly, butterflies (kinda), umcomfortable = most likely diarrhea
Period wise- lower abdomen- crampy, very uncomfortable pain (sometimes I cry)
Upper abdomen-indigestion, bloating, fullness, gas
Mid abdomen- not really sure but probably gas pain or constipation, crampy feeling also
Lower left- happens a lot, w/ constipation
Lower right- rarely, w/constipation?
Upper right and upper left- idk but hurts less and goes away faster than the other areas
pippa58442 camham1111
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IBS pain and period pain however, are very similar and tend to roll into one big pain. IBS can make your period pain harder to control and the period itself can make IBS worse.
camham1111 pippa58442
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Yeah the sudden urgency. The period cramps for me is about the same area. Its just that one on top of another, I don't know which is which and the pain is absolutely terrible.
pippa58442 camham1111
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camham1111 pippa58442
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pippa58442 camham1111
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My emotions are usually at their peak in the weeks running up to the period and for me that is the most horrible symptom. Wnen the period starts, my emotions get better and then the mood swings can come back just after it ends and then everything settles back down. The pain I can control well with Nurofen. Occasionally,I have had loose stools/diarrhoea with the period too.
camham1111 pippa58442
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pippa58442 camham1111
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camham1111 pippa58442
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Still a bit of loose stool today. Probably the "IBS" symptom I've been suffering from for the past few months. It's a bit more firm
pippa58442 camham1111
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