Bad Periods...
Sedaka
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I did not realise there is a connection to polycystic.
Problem is, I am too afraid to have anything looked at to closely.
yeah low functioning thyroid can lead to increase in male hormones... which jacks the ovaries.........
think tinky was the mod that has worked with this stuff before.... he/she made some really insightful posts on my thread i made about PCOS a while back when i was going to doctors for this kind of stuff...
think the thread is called PCOS.
other than that... got no advice... been seing docotrs for like 12 yrs about this kind of stuff and all they can tell me is to eat healthy cause they never find anything particularly wrong and THUS IT MUST BE "IBS" (irritable bowl syndrome) that's wrong with me
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I've always had bad cramps, and apparently my depression might also be linked to my cycle. I've found a few things that help, but the best thing I've done is started seeing a naturopath, who's started me on a cycle of herbs (fish oil on the first two weeks of the cycle, something else I forget on the other two weeks). I've heard that evening primrose oil is also good to prevent cramps.
The other thing I've found really helpful is to avoid salt in the days leading up to my period and in the first few days. Just eating potato chips or fast food once can mean the difference between painful cramps and a painless period.
Sedaka
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yeah i have some old cotton ones that i reserve specifically for that week... cause i tend to spot a lot
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Yes, I have also found Calcium (and Vit D needed to unlock it) very useful.
I have become gluten intolerant over last 5 years, so I have to boost things to compensate for reduced calcium uptake in my intestines. Apparently there is a link between gluten intolerance and infertility. So get off the wheat/grains if you actually want to get prego.
I've learnt to listen to what my body needs, in my case:
- After ovulation, take Calcium (otherwise I start biting my nails)
- Kelp tablets (iodine to boost my thyroid function 'naturally')
- occasional multi-vit (I live in a country with low Selenium in soils)
- I'm very aware when PMT/S starts...hmmm
- Now take a PMS Balance tablet (includes Caste tree)
- few days before onset off period I get need for carbs (junk food, fish & Chips etc)
- I start taking Ponstan painkiller as required during PMT/S phase as this helps me sleep (everything eratic)
- Need for sex to 'bring on' start of period too.
(I suspect this last bit is your body telling you you can avoid these horrible monthly period experiences my remaining pregnant! But that doesn't do the planet any good, so I fully support those females who find going on the Pill to be a good avoidance method).
Depending on what craziness is going on in my life at the time, I can still get a bad period from time to time. It sux. But at least these days my periods seem to be around only 4 days long and they are far more predictable than when I was under 40. I've no need to repeat the crawling along the floor or curling up behind my desk at the office in terrible pain. I listen to my body... I know when I need to start taking those painkillers and retreating from public and taking things easy.
All the best