Amenorreah
#220947 - 10/24/05 10:59 AM
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Lucrece
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Maybe I'm over-reacting, but I haven't had my period for 3 months!! I used to be very regular, and I'm wondering if anyone else experienced this maybe due to the sudden change in diet?
I'm quite concerned. Should I have a specific test done? What do you think might be wrong. Or should I wait.
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IBS-C
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Do you know how much you're eating each day? You should keep track of how many calories you're having, cause if you're not eating enough that can cause it. Or maybe you're pregnent!
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IBS-C
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I'm eating enough, because I actually stopped the IBS diet for a while just to see if my period would return. ..I'm still waiting. Do you think I have a problem with my ovaries or something??
And, I'm not pregnant. I had a bad break-up a while ago and I am only dating someone now.
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IBS-C
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I think you should talk to your doctor about this. Obviously, you're worried about it and I think it's important to see a doctor when it comes to any unexplained change in your menstrual cycle. A lot of things can cause your periods to stop: birth control, stopping birth control, stress, poor nutrition, depression, hormones, just to name a few. He/she should do a pelvic exam and take a blood and urine sample, ask about your diet, medical history, stress. Only your doctor will be able to figure out what's wrong and help you figure out the appropriate treatment.
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Ah. Alright. I am never satisfied at the doctor's office though. But maybe I'll get some tests done. I was just wondering if anyone else experienced this.
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IBS-C
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The IBS-diet should not cause amenorreah. See your doctor to investigate. Other factors are involved.
The IBS-diet is very nutritionally sound should the adherent make sensible selections/choices and consume enough calories.
Kate, IBS-D.
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I had this happen when I was a senior in high school and I lost some weight and was stressed out about my parents' divorce. If your gyn is like mine, they'll give you a pregnancy test (even if it is going to be negative) and then some hormones. Actually, the hormones did nothing for me - I gained the ol' freshman 15 lbs in college and the period came right back.
Short form: get it checked out, and it's probably nothing. The tests (at least then) are not invasive.
--AC
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Okay, I understand. Thank you very much. I was just worried that I might have something other then IBS, although the diet seemed to work (at first.) I think I might have lost weight, but I can't tell, because of my bloating symptom. But I was thinking that I could have malabsorption, because I've been getting numbness in my fingers lately? Like, one finger would turn white and a little numb, and I'm usually cold.
I think I'm just overly-concerned. Because the diet did work! But I became too nervous, I guess.
But thanks again.
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IBS-C
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I have amenorreah too right now and my doctor said that I was overexerting myself. I eat a ton but I'm still at a too low weight to get my period because I'm a runner. I haven't had mine for 6 months now and so I have stopped running for the time being. Mostly I just don't have enough fat on my body. I'd definatly talk to your doctor though just to make sure it's not something worse! 
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Okay, I understand. Thank you very much. I was just worried that I might have something other then IBS, although the diet seemed to work (at first.) I think I might have lost weight, but I can't tell, because of my bloating symptom. But I was thinking that I could have malabsorption, because I've been getting numbness in my fingers lately? Like, one finger would turn white and a little numb, and I'm usually cold.
I think I'm just overly-concerned. Because the diet did work! But I became too nervous, I guess.
But thanks again.
That's a sign of not getting enough calories and/or being dehydrated. Could you post what you eat in a day? I think that would be helpful.
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IBS-C
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It can't be! I missed my period the first time because, I was starting out on Heather's diet, and I was letting myself go hungry a little. However, since then, I've stopped the diet because of my concern, and now I have increased my appetite! I'm eating everything, maybe even more then required, and I've stopped running as well. I had just been waiting for it to return, but nothing has happened.
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How much do you weigh and how tall are you? There's no way a diet alone can change your menstrual cycle. A change in body composition, however, can very easily cause your period to stop. Stress can also do this. I know you said you've been eating more lately, but it takes some time to change your body. Just like going on a diet won't make you lose 5 dress sizes after a week, eating more and exercising less isn't going to increase your body fat and make your period come in a short period of time either. For now, I wouldn't worry too much about it. As far as I know, amenorrhea is not a symptom of any major illness or disease.Try eating more for a while and relax, give it some time.
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Kim
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...according to Heather's diet because you think it might help get your periods back?
How do you feel eating anything? Are you eating dairy and meats and candies and everything yummy like lasagna and pizza?
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I didn't stop Heather's diet because I thought it was unhealthy or anything, but I just thought I needed more foods containing fat or sugar. Or something! Because I was thinking that maybe just relaxing, and not obsessing over soluble fiber, and if I'm doing things right, would help reduce stress, etc.
How do I feel eating anything? Horrible. Not sick or anything, but I feel very bloated/constipated. I want my period to come very much now, so I can proceed with trying to subside the depressing symptoms or IBS.
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IBS-C
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...and the doctor keeps telling me I need more fat in my diet. I'm talking butter, steaks, mayo, cheese, salad dressings, etc...
And decadent desserts!
So, you still don't eat dairy or trigger foods, per se, just more fat, more safe desserts...
You aren't eating SF before IF either anymore...or taking an SFS before IF foods?
I Know I stress too much about this and I cut back so much on my eating because I don't always have a SF source with me to eat beforehand...so I don't eat anything. Or, I'm so full by the time I eat the SF that I don't have room for the IF which results in more constipation problems. I don't know what to do about this problem. 
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No, I am completely off of the diet, so I'm eating everything, in hopes that my period will return. Even dairy. (That really hurts though.) No SFS or anything like that. But I am definately going back on it if my period ever comes back.
I know exactly what you mean!!! I always get too full after eating the SF. Especially in school, I only need to bring a little to eat because I fill up so easily, I try and have my IF during supper although I get full SF staple such as rice, and then end up over-eating and become bloated.
It basically means that our stomachs have shrunk from eating less. Not a big deal at all. It just makes it extremely easy to become full.
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Hi!
I would suggest seeing your doctor and having him/her run hormone tests, etc. just to rule that out. But, as with any change (even one back to a higher fat diet), your body needs time to adjust and to be able to know that you will continue to give it the right kind of fuel. So, it may be that your body is waiting to know that you will maintain this regimen and, once it is convinced, you will begin menstruating again.
There are many plausible explanations-too many to even list-so it would be best to see your doctor, have him/her run some tests, and work from there. Just recently, more studies have come out clearly demonstrating that psychological stress can, in fact, suppress monthly periods.
Good luck, and take care!
Kristen
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