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A friend of mine was diagnosed with IBS when she changed her pill. She changed back and all her symptoms went. Must be connected!
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HRT and IBS
#137271 - 01/11/05 11:22 AM
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Angie113
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There was a study in Heather's research on IBS and HRT (hormone replacement therapy) that showed women on HRT had a higher risk for IBS than those who weren't, so I don't know if that could also be true for the pill since the hormones are similar? I have also thought about stopping my pill and will probably try to do so. There was also a good post about this a while back and Daliatree in particular had some good info  , try searching for "birth control".
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I don't know which one you are taking but I was on ortho novum 777 for about 4 yrs and had to switch it was to strong and caused cervical erotion. I switched to ortho tricylene and just recently switched to ortho tricyclene low. It is a very low dose you might want to look into a lower dose if you are not already on a low dose. Good Luck!
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Although I am scared to do so, I am going to stop my pills starting on Saturday. That is when I finish the pack I am on now so I think that will be the best time. I am leary of the irregular and unpredictable periods and hope the pains associated with that don't get worse. I figure if I can squeeze in a little more exercise then that might help some of that.
Somebody mentioned that their friend was on one kind of pill and then switched and her IBS started up. I was on Orthotricyclen for 2 years and then switched to Nordette. I have been on that for the last 2 years and coincidentally it was two years ago that my IBS started. Maybe that is the source, but I'm going to try and quit all of it.
My husband and I discussed that condoms will have to do for a while. I have absolutely no sex drive so I'm hoping that quitting will help that too.
I'll keep you guys posted, b/c I know that this is a big question mark for a lot of people. 
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Well, after 2 periods in a month, and no appreciable change for better or worse in IBS-type symptoms, I'm going back to the pill. This period every other week pretty much sucks. So much for that experiment.
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Well I stopped my birth control about two weeks ago and already I notice a few changes. I'm not feeling nearly as bloated after eating and I'm happy to say that yesterday I must have thought about sex more than I have in the last two or three months combined. It feels so good to say that b/c my sex drive has been so low for the last few years. I'm hoping that it just keeps increasing.
I've started exercising more in order to offset some of the side effects that might occur when it's time for my next period. I'll have to wait and see how that goes.
Also, recently I started taking acidophilus and I think that is helping tremendously. My stool has been much more "regular" and I don't feel as many cramps before and during the time I use the restroom.
Thanks for all of your advice and I'll keep you posted over the next couple months as to how things progress.
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I went to Wild Oats the other day to buy probiotics and I was discussing various brands with the sales lady and she told me that if you take birth control pills they can kill your probiotics. At that time I had been taking both my pill and my probiotic at the same time (right after breakfast). Now I space them 10 - 12 hours apart. (The pill before breakfast, the probiotic after dinner.)and the probiotic works much better. I just thought you should know.
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Nat, I'm so happy for you that stopping the pill seemed to help you! please keep us posted on how it goes for you...I am really curious since I want to stop taking my pill to see if it helps my symptoms. So let us know how you're feeling!! Thanks!
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