Women's Issues in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Here you will find a discussion on the various aspects of women's health as it relates to IBS.

You are not the only one who sees a possible link between your period and the severity of your IBS symptoms. Learn what is known about the relationship between IBS and menstruation.

For many women with IBS, their digestive symptoms are affected by their period and their menstrual cycle. Share your experience regarding IBS and your period and find out how the menstrual cycle affects IBS in others.

Learn what you need to know about IBS and menopause and how your symptoms might be affected by your changing hormones.

The process of menopause seems to have varying effects on the severity of IBS symptoms. Has going through menopause affected your IBS? Share your experience here and find out what effect menopause has had on IBS in others.

Here you will learn what research has to say about any relationship between IBS and pregnancy.

Learn what you can do to deal the symptoms of constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) when pregnant.

Learn what steps you can take to safely manage the symptoms of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) during pregnancy.

Since no two bodies are alike, many women have different experiences with pregnancy and IBS. Here is a place to share your experiences and find out from others what effect pregnancy had on their IBS symptoms.

Do you find yourself dealing with bowel urgency and/or fecal incontinence following pregnancy and childbirth? Learn why this may be happening and what can be done about it.

Have you found yourself experiencing bowel problems ever since you experienced pregnancy and childbirth? Here is a place to safely discuss your symptoms and find out what bowel problems other women may be dealing with after having given birth.

Abdominal pain from IBS can lead to understandable concerns about IBS causing infertility problems. Here you will find some much needed reassurance.

Here you will learn about any relationship between taking birth control pills and your IBS symptoms.

Some women have reported a change in their IBS symptoms once they started using hormonal birth control options, including birth control pills. Was this the case for you? Share your experience here and find out what effect taking oral contraceptives and other hormonal birth control options have had on IBS symptoms in others.

If you are on the birth control pill and suffer a bout of diarrhea from IBS, it is understandable that you might be worried about whether your pill will still be effective.