Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IBS diet and menstruation -OUCH

If your periods are regular or if you can tell about when they are going to start, start taking your IB a couple days before your period starts. I use to have to take 800 mg every 6 hours because the pain was so bad I couldn't even stand up. Horrible stabbing pains when I had even the slightest amount of gas moving around in me. And the cramps themselves were incapacitating. It turned out I had ovarian cysts, which they had to do an ultrasound to find. A regular gyno exam isn't enough to see them. Until they were taken care of, I used the IB the week before and the week of my period. 800 mg every 6 hours with a meal. And lots of hot tea. The heat helped to relax my insides so I wouldn't spasm. And hot baths whenever I could also to relax my stomach. I would insist on an ultrasound even if they aren't concerned. This is unusual and it is interfering with your life. They should be doing something to help you instead of telling you to experience a couple more first. It is also possible that it's related to the BC. Sometimes several months can pass before side effects turn up. The easiest way to test that is, of course, to stop using it and see what happens. But you may have to be off it a few months to be sure.

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