Severe premenstrual bloating (constipation, distended hard abdomen, increases throughout day and goes down overnight), occurring before period, since I was 17.
After taking combined pill (microgynon), the bloating has stayed constant.
It has now been almost 4 years, and the bloating hasn't changed.
Have tried peppermint tea, gluten free, dairy free, fodmap, probiotics, magnesium citrate, vitamin b6, fish oil, calcium, zinc, vitamin d.
I suspect it is hormonal (as used to occur before period). Nothing helps
I was diagnosed with PCOS last year
ANY advice would be greatly appreciated, it is affecting my life so much Any way i could get hormones back to pre-contraceptive?
I currently have the lowest hormonal coil in - its such a low dose the doctor was adament it wouldn't cause changes
I was just about to write a post when I saw this. I have exactly the same thing as you. I look like I have swallowed a balloon when I bloat! I go huge! I bloat about 2 weeks of every month and it gets worse during the course of the day. It isnt like a gaseous feeling, its so hard to describe.
I am currently writing down all thefood I eat to see if there is a trigger but im 99% sure its because of my PCOS. I have tried acupunture, teas, low sugar diets, lots of water etc and nothing is doing the trick.
..hi I have bloating too and I burp a lot, if I don't eat on time bloating will start and it will last for weeks, I can feel discomfort sometimes, but most of the time it doesn't bother me, I have bilateral polycystic ovaries, I too can feel cramps/pain during menstration. I'm bloated and I have irrreg menstration.... by the way are you skinny or underweight like me? Most of the forum I read women with pcos are over weight.. and I'm 24 years old.. how old are you?
Hey Mimi how are you now..I am suffering the same problem. I am underweight and bloated tummy doesn't look good at all. Skinny and bloated stomach makes me feel more horrible
