Hi
I am still awaiting diagnosis, laparoscopy in a weeks time, but suspect I have Crohn's disease and I have adhesions on my ileum terminal.
I'm getting married in July and my period makes my gut issues worse, my gut is very sensitive and it can affect the amount I can eat, causing pain after eating, my food sensitivities flare up and I cannot drink alcohol. So my period is due on my wedding day! I went to my GP to ask to be put on the pill temporarily to avoid my period for 3 months while the important stuff is going on. I've never used the pill, only once before and I had horrendous flare up after coming off it. Although I'm in a much better place now so I think I should be ok if I plan around the time I come off it and I'm careful.
Anyway, I feel like I have permanent PMT, I'm hungry, irritable and worse of all bloated. My BMs have got worse, not diarrhea but weird pale stools and constipation and just not feeling very regular. I read that you should use a low oestrogen pill and I'm on the progesterone only mini pill which is supposed to be v good when it comes to low side effects.
I just wondered if anyone noticed their gut getting worse when they were on the mini pill.
I am still awaiting diagnosis, laparoscopy in a weeks time, but suspect I have Crohn's disease and I have adhesions on my ileum terminal.
I'm getting married in July and my period makes my gut issues worse, my gut is very sensitive and it can affect the amount I can eat, causing pain after eating, my food sensitivities flare up and I cannot drink alcohol. So my period is due on my wedding day! I went to my GP to ask to be put on the pill temporarily to avoid my period for 3 months while the important stuff is going on. I've never used the pill, only once before and I had horrendous flare up after coming off it. Although I'm in a much better place now so I think I should be ok if I plan around the time I come off it and I'm careful.
Anyway, I feel like I have permanent PMT, I'm hungry, irritable and worse of all bloated. My BMs have got worse, not diarrhea but weird pale stools and constipation and just not feeling very regular. I read that you should use a low oestrogen pill and I'm on the progesterone only mini pill which is supposed to be v good when it comes to low side effects.
I just wondered if anyone noticed their gut getting worse when they were on the mini pill.