Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Birth control and constipation???????

Hi!
I haven't been on this site for a while because I've been doing really well with tummy issues. However, I switched BC from Ortho-Tri to Tri-Sprintec (a generic form of Ortho) and I just started taking Tri-Sprintec mid last month. And I've been having bathroom trouble ever since I started it! It seems kind of coincidental that I am having more trouble "going" on a new pill than any time before. And since my great gyno is also a GI specialist (how cool is that?!) he says tummy was good, bowels, good. But why am I constipated? (actually, it's more like having to strain more...I DO go to the bathroom almost every day, but it's harder to go...and I sometimes feel like I still have to go a little after I actually go!) Can anyone relate to this? Please give me some advice or thought on this if you can. I think I am going to give the new pill another month, and if nothing improves, I am talking to the doc and switching pills. Thanks for any answer!!!
P.S. If "Jordy" reads this, I am sorry I have not responded to your last email you sent me some time ago. I have been super busy with life and work and will try to get back to you soon.

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