Hello all,
I've been having digestive problems for sometime and the GP suggested I might have IBS- he asked me to keep a food and symptoms diary to track any triggers. I've done so for the past 6 months and I haven't been able to find major food triggers. I've eliminated diary, wheat and sugar to ease digestion. What I have noticed though are the following symptoms:
- Every month around ovulation I get a strong flare up of IBS symptoms, the same happens the first day or second day of my period.
- On CD20-23 I always get strong cramps, abdominal discomfort, and pelvic pain that radiates down my left let. This sometimes wakes me up at night.
- This pain subsides from CD23-24 until I get my period.
- The best days of the cycle for me are from CD4-CD14. The rest of the month I always get some kind of discomfort/pain.
I wonder if I actually have endometriosis and not IBS. I've always had painful first two days of my period that I (sort of) manage with lots of ibuprofen. I haven't got any of the other usual symptoms such as bleeding in between periods.
I would appreciate if anyone could tell me whether they suffer similar pain/discomfort?