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I had endo, had it for years and years, I think forever as my periods from day one were absolutely debilitating and the pain unreal..I became addicted to codeine, as I lived on the stuff to manage the pain...enough was enough...I had a hysterectomy 2 1/2 years ago...hallalujah...they didnt want to do it as I was 36 at the time, but I had just had it...periods coming every two weekly, lasting at least 10 days at a time, crawling along the ground as my body wouldnt unbend itself because the pain keep me doubled over...anyway the ibs was at its absolute worst, losing lots of blood, heavy bleeding and huge bloodclots and chronic diarrohea, was enough to make me pass out on two occassions....anyway the hysterectomy halved the ibs symptoms...instead of 9 - 11 times a day, I can now claim fame to diarrohea averaging 3 - 5 times a day....yahoo!! anyway the hysterectomy was totally worth it, I highly recommend it, I kept my (polycystic) ovaries, so menopause will come when it is meant to....there definitely is a connection to this disease, I think endo possibly caused the ibs...everything was such a mess, my gyno...said my bowel was inflamed and distended quite severely, and she had to push it back down and hold it there, while they sewed me back together...
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