Loose bowel movements before period

Women's health
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Hi Ladies,

Not been on here for a while, but back with a new to me symptom sad I know my period is coming and have been experiencing very loose bowels for the last 3 days ! Just vile, is this normal/common ! So sorry it's such a horrible question ! Many thanks

Deb x

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Hi I get this to for about a week before and it is vile just another peri symtom I guess xx

 

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Hi Donna,

Thank you so much for your reply. Thank you for putting my mind at rest ! Isn't it vile sad I used to get very bad wind and this on top is no fun at all ! Do you take anything to help at all ?

Take care

Deb x

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Hi

No I don't take anything but have'nt looked into what we could take I think if it was all the time I would get some help and I also get the wind lol xx

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Hi Debbie yep I get that just like you. Just something else to try and cope with eh? ! Grrrr xxxx

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Hi Donna, yes hopefully it won't last, or maybe I will will just blow away !! Lol x

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Hi Louise,

Thanks for replying ! Not happy to hear you have it, but at the same time happy I'm not the only one and it's not unusual ? Just another horrible problem to deal with 😱

Take care

Deb x

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I always get loose stools before my period and I hate it. I've been getting this the past 4 years. I don't take anything for it because it's usually just at that time. Sorry I don't have any suggestions but you are not alone.

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Hi Jamie,

So sorry you are suffering from this 😬 Do you find it stops once your period starts ? I feel completely drained from it ! It's normally first thing in the morning and last thing at night for the last 3 days ? It's very loose indeed ? Just sort of runs out ? Sorry to be so graphic I just wondered if this is normal or something else to worry about!

Many thanks

Deb x

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Unfortunately it's common. Mines is right before and a few days during the cycle. It's so annoying and yes it just runs out and makes me feel like I just need to stay seated on the toilet . I don't think it's anything you should worry about unless it becomes really bothersome for you and then you can run it by your doctor.

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Thanks again for replying it's very kind of you and I really appreciate it 😊🙏🏼 hopefully it will stop soon once my period actually starts !

Take care x

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Yep. Had loose stools and stinky gas pretty much all week. I think it is part of peri.

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Hi debbie, i have had it for years just before my period ,i to was unsure and didnt say anything ti my friends then one day i thought they are friends i will ask and to my shock all my friends get it to. i asked the doc and she said it is normal now when it happens i think yeh a good clear out eek but true. we worry to much ,the best place to ask these questions is here, i have been on this site 6 months it was the best thing i did, i have calmed down so much good luck  take care  x karen

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Hi Karen,

Sorry to hear you've been having it for years 😱 What a nightmare ! I'm pretty sure given my other symptoms that my period is due, but then it's so unpredictable these days that I can't be sure, I'm really hoping it is so I can think that it's obviously connected ? I've had it for the past 3 days just a couple of times a day, does that sound similar to yourself ? Left me feeling even more tired than usual sad oh the joys x

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Thanks for your reply 😊 At least I know I'm not alone and it seems to be common ! Still it's not nice is it and leaves you feeling worn out

Deb x

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It happens to me and my sister...it must be hormones.

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Hi Debbie!

Yes loose stool is very common during and before menses. I get that and have gotten throughout my entire menstruating years. I still have regular periods but have just about all the peri symptoms talked about here on this forum. A GI doctor told me once that some of the receptor sites for estrogen and progesterone are located in the digestive system so that is why women have bowel issues during this time of the month. If we are in peri or actually in menopause, these hormones are all over the place which is why our digestive system is sent into such a tail spin. Hope this helps.

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Hi

Thank you so much for your very kind and informative reply ! I really appreciate it, it's very reassuring to know it's common and that you are not alone.

Many thanks and take care xx

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Hi

Thank you so much for your reply ! Glad to know I'm not alone 😊

Take care x

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Debbie Peri and Meno / Post meno Females tend to get IBS ,hormones doing it ,this is where you tend to get food allergies etc ,I've had IBS for 10 yrs look at a Fopmap diet . Watch the sugars you have , they cause loose bowels .