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| Health & Support | Frequent bloating and stomach pain | Jul 02 2009 17:31 (UTC) |
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Yes my period is regular and unproblematic. The main symptoms I get with my PCOS is increased facial hair and skin tags/moles forming frequently. I don't take anything because I refuse to be put on something that nobody has taken 2 minutes to think if that's suitable for me or not. The NHS just want to shove the 'usual' at you but hormonal treatment only ends up making my symptoms worse and additional. Then they prescribed Metformin - a drug for diabetics! Because some trials had shown it to work.... but it's not conclusive. So when I have the time and money I'm going to seek further advice but I'm not wasting any more of my time with the NHS - it took over a year just to get to the point of offering Metformin. Useless! |
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| Health & Support | Frequent bloating and stomach pain | Jul 02 2009 13:11 (UTC) |
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Thanks so much for the feedback thus far. I'm definitely going to look into som over the counter meds and herbal remedies as I'm not a huge fan of pumping my body full of medicines. In terms of birth control, I'm not on any because my body reacts really badly to them. My doctor told me to go on it to control my PCOS but I felt the side affects weren't worth it. It does mean that I get really bad cravings and my weight flucates but I've started keeping a food and mood diary. Hopefully that will help with the apparent IBS too. |
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| Health & Support | Frequent bloating and stomach pain | Jul 01 2009 17:42 (UTC) |
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I live in the UK so I don't need insurance. Saying that, it's not easy to get a doctor's appt these days and when you do you're shoved from pillar to post...but anyhow. I am very regular, no problem with that, and for the most part no pain. Except sometimes I experience very painful bowel movements that are quite sudden. They are painful because I'm having to hold them in whilst I make it to the bathroom. They tend to be soft and sometimes watery. (sorry it that's too much info!) |
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