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Posted 1/2/2006 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
Well, it's been 6 days since I stopped the BC and the nausea is pretty much gone unless I have an IBS attack. I have been having more attacks because of the cramping but they're not as intense!! I'm having withdrawl side effects. I have been on this pill since I was 14 and my body is really hurting. I have had a headache ever since I stopped using it, really bad cramps, and I'm actually bleeding like I have never bled before. Which is very unusual for me because I don't have a cycle without the pill. Well, I am now!! So, that's 2 periods this month, so far!!

I go back to the doc on tuesday so I will let you know what happens.

Michelle
Posted 1/2/2006 5:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Michelle,
I'm sorry you are feeling the side affects of being off the pill, but I'm glad you are trying it. I still haven't had an IBS attack since I stopped taking the pill. It's been over a month now.
I hope it lasts for the both of us. Good luck! :-)
Give us an update about how your docs apt goes.
Posted 1/5/2006 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
Michelle,
How'd the doc apt go?
Posted 1/9/2006 3:19 PM (GMT 0)

Hey, 7Lil!

I cancelled it.  I want to  wait and see if my body will have a cycle on it's own this month because I bled for 7 days when I came off the pill.  I think my body might be able to cycle on it's own without the pill and she wants to keep me on birth control.  I have to have a pap again in March, so I will just wait till then and see how my body is doing. 

As far as IBS attacks, they are better but not gone.  I had an attack yesterday and on new year's day..... mad    But, I think it helping my GERD alot!!!  I have been sleeping well at night and I haven't woken up with GERD at 2AM ever since I quit taking the pill.  so, that's a good thing!!!  Something good did come out of me quitting  the pill.  But,  Ido still have the IBS-D!!  Big Time!!  Wish I had a better report......

Michelle :)

Posted 1/9/2006 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
My only suggestions for your IBS-D is trying prodiem (similar to metamucil), if you're not already...it's a soluble fibre and stool bulker/mild laxative, don't let the laxative thing scare you from trying it because first and foremost, it bulks up the stool, but needs to have a small amount of mild laxative so you don't get constipated...taking things like prodiem or metamucil on a daily basis is safe and highly recommended for anyone who suffers with C or D, IBS or IBD. I have crohns and my GI suspects I have IBS as well and he told me to take prodiem and it was one of the best things I could have done...of course it took about 3 months for my body to adjust which is not unusual, even for healthy peeps it takes time for the body to adjust whenever increasing or adding some form of fibre into the system...in those 3 months I had ALOT of gas with some cramping but stuck through it...now, instead of going so often to the bathroom with small deposits, I go fewer times and have bigger movements, that's so much better for your colon.

take care
Posted 1/9/2006 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
I have heard of the Prodiem but I never knew anyone that actually took it. I am on Citrucel "Clear" three times a day and it works very well for bulking up my stool!! However, my colon is irritated so when I have to actually "go", it won't stop!!! I don't actually have "D".....I just have like 7 BM within 2 hours or something like that until it's eventually very loose and I'm nauseated and stomach is upset and all that...so, I take Imodium to stop the BM's once I have went twice. When I go twice...it's not over!! so, I take 2 Imodium and it stops it until the next day.

I don't understand why I can't just go ONCE and be done with it. My colon just keeps right on moving once it starts.....it never stops!!!

thanks for the info on the prodiem, though. If the Citrucel ever stops working for me, I will try this!!

Michelle :)
Posted 1/15/2006 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
Went to my OB/GYN today and told him that I stopped the pill and it practically got rid of my IBS. He wasn't at all surprised. It actually kind of annoyed me because I should have been told it can cause digestive problems. He thought I only recently developed IBS so he didn't think there was a connection.
Anyway, I'm going to stay off the pill and see what happens. If my cysts act up again in the next few months he wants me to try the NuvaRing.
Did you all know what causes cysts? My doc gave me a little lesson today.... The egg is supposed to be released 2 weeks prior to your period. When it is released it needs to break through the lining of the ovary. This process of breaking through creates a cyst. The cyst burst and lets the egg and some liquid through. For those of us who get painful cysts, usually what happens is that the cyst builds for about 1 week. When the egg finally bursts through, about 1 week prior to our periods, it is super painful because it releases the egg and twice as much liquid.
It was interesting to me to learn that because I was under the impression I had "cysts" that no one else got. In reality mine are just a little "off" and more painful. I just hope it doesn't happen every month. There have to be some little suckers that get through normally.
Posted 1/15/2006 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know why, but reading your post 7Lil, took me back to when my daughter was in grade 4 and in "health" class they were learning about womens menstral cycles, so I asked her how it worked, she said, "once a month a women drop eggs in their panties"...I almost cried because I wanted to laugh so hard that this is how she imagined it in her little head (made me think of the easter bunny for some odd reason), of course I didn't because I didn't want to cause her any embarassment at the time....she's going to be 16 this wednesday and she just started getting her periods (late bloomer) so she told me about it because the week before she got them she had severe stomach pains, with me having CD and IBS I thought the worst at first but then figured, she's gonna be 16 soon, maybe it's finally her periods, so when she got them and she told me that's what all the greif from the week before was, I said to her, "sounds easier said then done, dropping those eggs in your panties ey!"
Posted 1/15/2006 3:56 AM (GMT 0)
Wow, pb4, she was a late bloomer.  Good for her.  That was a cute story that made me giggle.  Thanks!  I was 11 when I got my period and I cried for days.  I had no idea how I was going to wear a diaper (that's what I thought pads felt like) for 1 week out of every month for the next 40 or so years.  Thank goodness for tampons!   tongue  

Posted 1/16/2006 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
Lol, pb4.

I remember just before I got my first period (13 yo) my stomach/guts felt all upset. I guess it was probably my uterus being all upset, I just couldn't tell the difference. My periods were never regular, so I was always having to guess when it might come and wear black pants a lot, but I could tell when I might be about to start by the fact that I would get somewhat constipated and be a bit crampy in the lower region. This was years before I started having gut problems, so I'm sure this wasn't IBS but rather a normal product of the menstral cycle. I've heard most women have bowel irregularity as part of their PMS.

Thank goodness for Depo Provera and no more periods. :-D
Posted 1/18/2006 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
I never considered that my IBS could be connected with the pill. I started taking it for problem periods about 2 years ago and shortly afterward developed probs with lactose intollerence, this then gradually got worse until i ran two packs together. then IBS appeared and ive not been able to get rid of it. I think i will hault taking the pill and see what happens. my symptoms cant be worse than they are now lol.
thanx guys!
Posted 1/18/2006 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hi amberley,
Welcome to HealingWell! :-)
You know, it is definitely a possibility that your problems stem from the pill. It was my problem for sure... I lived with it for 8 years without knowing. I must urge you, however, to discuss any altering of meds with your doctor. I would hate for you to have "complications" because you tried something that worked for someone else (and not necessarily that worked for you).
It sure is something to think about that will make your head spin.
Take care and keep us posted.
Posted 1/18/2006 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks 7Lil
I will definately check before i do anything, but its worth looking into.
I'm seeing my GP next week so i'll have a word then and i'll keep you posted.
Thanks for the advise!
Posted 1/18/2006 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
Beware: None of my docs even considered that the pill was my problem. If it is safe for you to come off, I would try it just as an experiment. I felt better almost immediately (took only 1 week to notice).
Good luck! :-) And yes, please keep us posted.
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