Question To Anyone who is Stable
#122198 - 11/16/04 05:51 AM
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Sweetd
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I forgot to take my active birth control pill on Saturday and Sunday I was supposed to be on the placebo. Instead, I had to take the pill I missed. I always get my period on a Wednesday. Does this mean I will be getting it a day late? Has this ever happened to anyone?
Also, for the past monthI have had bm daily even the week before my period, without a problem, which is great. My question is, usually I get bad D the day of my period. I usually take half an Immodium to prevent it, but last month I took it and I was backed up for a few days. Should I take the half Immodium just incase and maybe I won't have D? Or could it be since I am regular now, I won't be backed up from a week of C, that I might not have D, the day of? I just don't want to mess up my system or have a bad day of D at work. Thanks.
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Can any of you answer the post that I have above? Thanks.
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sweetd I always just call the nurse at my doctor's surgery and check with her when I miss a pill, I find it all SOO complicated! That's why I put my head in the sand when you asked!
what you said about not needing the imodium makes sense to me, but I guess you need the opinion of another C-er, I am an A-er.
Sorry I can't be of any more help,
Sinead
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Thanks. 
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being unable to take hormonal birth control- no answers there.. but as to the other- I'm an A but I'd skip the immodium until you feelt he D start or the first bout of it... I used to take it as a preventative and succceeded in backing myself up at a time when I used to need it.. and winding up C instead of D one month...
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khyricat
#122252 - 11/16/04 07:30 AM
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Sweetd
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The same thing happened to me! When before I was stabel it would only back me up for a day! Thanks, I will try that.
Does it stop the D in it's tracks, when you take it when you feel the D coming on?
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Your period may be a day late, or it could be a day early!! When I would miss one of my last pills before my period, it could go either way, sorry-not much help I know!!
I would wait until you actually feel the D coming on before taking any immodium!
Girls on BC pills-if your period makes you ibs worse, as is usually the case, talk to your obgyn about "piggy backing" pills. This means you skip the inactive pills and go right into a new pack. This lets you skip periods. I was to a point where I would only have 2-3 periods a year, it was heaven!! When you first start doing this you will probably have some break through bleeding. Stick with it, that only happened to me a couple of times and for years I only had a few periods each year! Its perfectly safe. They even have a new pill out now called Seasonal, its basically three months of pills in one pack so you have a period 4 times a year! 
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Thanks Michelle for your advic. I would love to have it a few times a year!
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Michele
#122343 - 11/16/04 09:24 AM
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Nelly
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This is what I've done-- stopped my periods altogether with the depo shot. I was spending 4-5 days in bed with cramps from endo every month and my IBS was totally out of control. I was having D 11-20 times a week, every week.
No periods is great! I'm happily period free since 1999 and my IBS has never been better!! 
~nelly~
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When I miss the last pill of the cycle, I usually get my period a day late. I would be prepared for it to come wednesday though, since everybody is different.
As for the Imodium, I am not sure because I am an IBS-D...sorry!
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