Perimenopause and IBS
#16619 - 08/07/03 02:22 PM
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Judithg
Reged: 07/14/03
Posts: 157
Loc: California
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I feel like my IBS is getting worse just when I'm experiencing more and more perimenopausal symptoms. Has anyone else found this to be true?
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Hi Judith,
I don't know if you are on ERT or HRT, but I've been on Premarin for 4 years and have decided to go to natural hormones instead of chemicalized. I was recommended a book I am now reading that offers so much information regarding this and in the book it explains that any type of menopause can be affected by stress and cause problems to those with "inflammatory bowel disorders". The book is Natural Hormone Balance for Women by Uzzi Reiss, MD/OBGYN. It offers a great deal of information that I've never heard discussed by anyone, including my GYN. I hope this helps. Georgia
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Thanks for the book info. I'll check it out.
I am not on hormone replacement and don't plan to ever take hormones. I was exposed to a synthetic hormone called DES in utero, and it caused problems for me that could be exacerbated by HRT. So checking out the natural methods seems the best way.
Thanks again!!
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