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Chocolate as the HRT of choice!!! new
      #41329 - 01/27/04 04:39 PM
Kandee

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Ah, yes………….I think chocolate was my hormone of choice pre-adolescence, post adolescence, child bearing years, perimenopause, menopause and post menopause. And when they put me in the "home" and I exist only on pills and pudding, that d* pudding better be chocolate!!!

I agree with you on staying away from HRT if you can. I don't intend to be on these hormones long, and in fact I'm thinking of going off of them soon, even though I haven't been on them even a year.

Just keep the Bayberry herb in mind if you have long term bleeding. It's safe and really does do the trick!

Best of luck to you!!!


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LOLOLOL!!! And, thank you!!! (nt) new
      #41571 - 01/28/04 02:35 PM
Pixna

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Re: IBS and menopause -- anyone else? new
      #41575 - 01/28/04 02:56 PM
JaM

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Hi Pixna,

I hope I'm not jumping in too soon here, but your situation is pretty much like what I'm going through. For the last 12 years I've had problems with bleeding irregularly and most of those years were almost non-stop. I became bed-ridden for years and my daughter had to care for me, until I finally got medical insurance (another story not worth going into). My visit showed uterine polyps and they were removed but the bleeding didn't stop for me either. It wasn't until my doctor decided to try something new that was working for other women, shots of Depo-Provera (a birth control shot) they discovered given every 3 months was helping women like ourselves with this problem. I've been taking the shots now for 3 years. I still bleed, but it's just spotting and far apart from each other which is now livable. I have been told that this treatment has helped many women stop the bleeding and move into full menopause so that we can get over it much more quickly.

Just thought it might be of some encouragement for you to know there are others out here that have this problem too and how I've been handling it

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Re: IBS and menopause -- anyone else? new
      #41578 - 01/28/04 03:07 PM
JaM

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EYEBSER2,

I have never heard of the Barberry being used for this, or in cream form. I, for one, am very interested in this and will also do some research on it. I use to take 2 Yam Root capsules twice a day for years and that took care of both the bleeding and my moodiness until it no longer was strong enough to keep up with the ongoing changes in my body. Though I'm personally on Depo-Provera shots now for this maybe the Barberry cream could be an alternative treatment until menopause is in full swing and the bleeding isn't the problem any more. Thank you for sharing this info with us. Can this be bought in a health food store, and where did you apply it, on your abdomen?

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