period + toilet habits

[benq]

Do you find as you are on your period that you need to take a poop more often? i notice this.. its like the 5 or so days that i am "on", i have to go to the bathroom like 3 times a day! and i get diahorrea. anyone else experience this? thanks. Becky x

[Serenity]

Wooooah I was totally considering posting that yesterday b/c the same thing happens to me! Guess it's normal then lol

[benq]

oh right, so im not alone, anyone else have anything like this then?

[Fiending_the_freedom]

nope not me, never experienced anything like this, in fact i go less =/

[Serenity]

Hmmm I guess everyone's different. Lol never heard that one before :P

[theschmizz]

ya

[Maverick]

ya
That wasn't exactly helpful.

[Cap'nCrunch]

That wasn't exactly helpful.

lol.


Oh, BTW, I can't think of a reason you should have to use the bathroom more if you're on your period. If you're pooping more, you're eating more. If you're peeing less, you're drinking less. There's really no physiological reason for menstruation to change your "plumbing."

[Serenity]

If you're pooping more, you're eating more.

Yeap that's my bet- I'm like an eating MACHINE when i'm on my period lol, it's absofrigginglutely INSANE

[MoveAlong]

I bet it's hormones :P Increased hormone levels during your period (also causes horniness during your period) may make your metabolism faster, and thus you need to eat more. In conclusion, you poop more.

Lol :P I felt sorta back-and-forth with noobdom and senior-ship there :eyebrow:

[Serenity]

haha thanks Zach...I think :P

[benq]

maybe because of stomach cramps? how often does everyone go then?

[Serenity]

Couple times a day generally, and yeah cramps always seem to come before.

[benq]

yeah, i go twice a day normaly.

[lovya90]

your stomach is more sensitive during your period, causing you to have an upset stomach. Watch what you eat before, and during that time, eating lots of solid foods