Periods, the pill and IBD

[tlc-x]

I'm on the pill only because of how heavy and painful my periods become. We don't know why my periods are so painful though and I was wondering if that could be something to do with the IBD?

Also, can being on the pill (microgynon 30) affect the IBD - make it worse or anything?

I realise my explaining of questions is a bit rubbish and I apologise. Just let me know if you need more explaining.

I am on the pill, because painkillers don't help my periods so the doctor said the pill will regulate my period and make it less heavy and less painful - which it worked to begin with, but with the IBD, it's difficult to tell if it's the IBD, or the periods.

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[StarGirrrrl]

IBD does increase the risk of blood clots and the pill increases that risk again. Ideally you should be on a progesterone free pill (also known as the mini pill) which vastly cuts the risk of blood clots. Have a chat with your GP or the Nurse, I find the latter more helpful and knowledgeable when it comes to contraception! I am also on the pill due to bad periods and just been switched to the mini-pill, so far so good. The mini pill is likely to cut the amount of periods you get (you take it every day, so no 7 day break), and may stop them alltogether. As weird and un-natural as that sounds to me, I was assured it's quite healthy to have no periods so I am letting myself be guided by the professionals on that one. Despite my misgivings no/less periods would be wonderful.

Lots of ladies on here do say their IBD gets worse when they are on their period. I am undiagnosed so i can't comment on that :ghug:

My periods have pretty much always been bad so satisfied there is no underlying cause. Did yours become bad after being fairly normal for a long time? Were any investigations done as to the possible cause or did they just put you on the pill? It may be worth considering asking to see a gynecologist if no investigations were done. All I had was an ultrasound before going onto meds, to check for any abnormalities, so not invasive at all. I know sometimes a procedure called a Laparoscopy is done when you have IBD and bad periods to make sure everything is as it should be inside.

Edit: Just seen from your other posts you are also undiagnosed. In which case I would push for a Gyne referral. Sometimes cysts on the bowel or other lady parts can get big enough to fuse the different parts together, and thus can cause issues on both areas.

 

[Manzyb]

It seems a lot of people on here have worse times when on their period.

I have pretty heavy periods with bad cramping. I take Ortho Evra (the patch) and I put a patch on once a week for 12 weeks and every 3 months have a period. It cuts down on the really hard times I have on the period b/c I only have to deal with it a handful of times a year. It's helped me out a lot.

I can't answer the question about BC messing with the IBD because I don't know, but I couldn't see it being too much of an issue or they'd probably strongly suggest against it.