Women's constipation connected with period

Do any of you ladies (no guys) find yourself constipated in connection to your period?

I get constipated about half the time. Then its bag time - I hate laxatives.

The female bowel reacts to the concentration of the hormone "progesterone"

during the ovulation and the two following weeks its function is regular.

after the third week, the level hormonal begins to go down, with it the intestinal functionality reduces him.

smaller it is the concentration of the hormone, greater it is the intestinal delay, as Vikisenema has put in evidence.

their mutual reaction is all physiological

I have posted this already on another thread but I should mention that my wife actually gets mad if I don't clean her out during her period. there is always this two day span where she is kinda blocked up, and she needs attention. Here's the thing: as a person that enjoys enemas sexually, I thought enemas for health were bunk, and just a justification for playing with the bum. However, I find that my wife can get cranky and a little depressed, and a nice warm enema tends to shift her mood and overall energy level. In fact, I just cleaned her out on Sunday with just two quarts because she was so cranky, and she sent me an email at work to thank me for the much needed clean-out. So enemas have some health benefits for women during their period...at least in her case. Makes me wonder if IBS is just female problems in need of a soothing enema.

I find myself constipated in the few days before the period

Again, I've sometimes had the opposite problem - dashing to the loo and narrowly avoiding a really ghastly accident as a result.

But yes, constipation and periods tend to go together.

I never had that problem but I did have a college roommate that suffered from constipation during her periods. She bought stool softeners, laxatives etc. like the rest of us bought beers. -- DD

Yes, either that or the opposite. My bowels just won't behave a few days before and during my period.

I love taking hot enemas for the cramps.

I live in a house of women and the cabnet above the sink in the kitchen is full of laxatives and fiber drinking stuff and when they get they're freind that they hate as they always say the cabnet is always being used and if you even mention the word enema they will bite your head off.

They wont even try! just say they will stick to they're stuff thank you.

My Other Half went through menopause a few years ago and has no more periods, but has had severe I.B.S. her entire life. Last night she took one qt. tap water and said she felt 100% better. I administer to her and she gets NO PLEASURE from them. It's a desperation move on her part about once a month. When she did have periods, her I.B.S. was even worse. I'm assuming that a swollen uterus pushing against a bloated colon gets very uncomfortable.

From 1991-96, I was involved with a woman, at the time we were both 38 when we got together. One of the things she always had difficulty with was constipation and cramping when she had her periods and she absolutely hated laxative preparations of any kind. While we often included enema play in our lovemaking,it was in the 4th month after we got together and she was starting to constipate along with the first vestiges of mild cramping just prior to the onset of her mense that I gently suggested a 1qt chamomile slow enema to help loosen and give relief. Her response was "why not? if it doesn't work it doesn't work". The results were quite satisfactory, and she continued regular use of enemas during her period all the time that we were involved. Although since 96 we have gone our separate ways, there is occasional communication, and even though she no longer has periods, she still continues with regular enemas, both for constipation and pleasure.

G.N.

I've had several ladies tell me they take Chamomille tea in the form of an enema. One cup of the tea added to one quart of warm water. They say it helps with both constipation, and is soothing for the cramps. They say you do have to "hold" the enema between 10 and 15 minutes to be effective for cramping, thus the smaller volume. Some of these ladies are NOT into enemas as pleasure. Walt

Yes, there's undoubtedly a connection between menstruation and constipation and or variation on female bowel activity:

During the menstrual cycle, the body goes through certain hormonal changes. There is a surge of progesterone just before the onset of menstruation and the progesterone level falls when the menstrual flow starts.

Progesterone causes delayed gastrointestinal transit time, meaning that it slows down the gut and hence aggravates constipation. With the fall in progesterone, there is an increase in bowel activity, which is why the constipation tends to go away with the start of the menses. So after the start of your menses some of you may experiment what Squidgicunt described as "dashing to the loo and narrowly avoiding a really ghastly accident as a result."

This all process fascinates me as a anatomy/physiology and psychological hormonal changes women's admirer and a playdoctor on the recreate and amateur but serious gynecology.

There is a connection and it means that I get constipated a couple days before my period each month. It sort of goes with the bloated feeling and probably makes it worse. While it didn't start to really bother me until I went away to college and the way I dealt with it was by taking a laxative which usually worked, but sometimes it would work at inconvenient times. One month I was out and tried to see if one of the other girls in the sorority house had any, but nearly everyone was out at class. Everyone except one of the seniors who told me that a small enema would work faster and more reliably. It sounded gross, but I tried it and it worked and I've been doing one every month ever since.

To be honest, I've never really understood the preoccupation with constipation. I'm a guy, and don't know whether I'm constipated or just don't have that many bowel movements per week. Some weeks I'll go every day, others it'll be every other or every third day. It doesn't really bother me. When you folks talk about constipation, do you mean that you get pain and discomfort, or is it just a worry you have when you aren't having a bowel movement, with no discomfort?

Whatever the case, it seems constipation is prevalent among women during menstruation, as has been described by the female members. Let me ask you ladies: In today's day and age, would a non-fetishist female be likely to use an enema for constipation? Of course you all are talking as women who have a predilection for enemas. But put yourself in the mindset of a non-enema fetishist female, considering the attitude and common usage of enemas in today's society. From what you know, what is the awareness and usage of enemas among women in alleviating constipation? Is the enema remedy something that's passed around in hush-hush tones among women? When it is used, are squeeze bottle enemas the most likely to be used, or the bag kind? I often wonder about how much your average girl next door knows about enemas and whether she uses them whatsoever.

When I was menstruating (thank goodness those days are over), constipation was never a problem, quite the opposite in fact.

As an average "girl next door", I would never have thought of using an enema to relieve constipation, cramps, or for pleasure. I didn't find out about enemas until about two years ago. I had administered enemas as part of my practice as a vet tech so I knew what they were, but other than that, the thought never crossed my mind.

But now, I'm fully enlightened!

LadyDoc

There's definitely a connection - it's the reason for most of my life I've had to use the old "magic bullets" at least once a month

@Unsure - If you're not uncomfortable, then you're probably not constipated. Everyone's bowel habits are different. As far as whether many women use the bag cure, it's my impression that not many people, men or women, use enemas anymore for any reason.

I do not notice that menstruation has any affect on my bowels activites. Now mood and behavior that is another thing. I do notice that my nerves affect my bowel activities more than anything. If I'm nervous or anxious about something, they may just stop right now(pregnancy did a number on them). But nature will straighten them out for me.

I don't know, maybe he wouldn't find that attractive at all. 😜

It actually happens at first, as a teen, when you first start having periods. After a while, the body gets used to the hormone swings, and actually triggers cravings for higher-fiber foods that help yopu go.

After about a year, the problem goes away.

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Not so much. It actually got worse after pregnancy for me, which was almost 20 years after I got my first period. As a teen, I was more prone to diarrhea than constipation.

I usually get constipated a couple days before my period. I usually solve this with a couple enemas. If only enemas would help with the bloating and menstrual cramps.

Every now and then I get a month where I get especially constipated just before I get my period. An enema works about the best and I find its warmth very comforting too. This wasn't an issue last year because I was pregnant and as of now I haven't gotten my periods have resumed yet.

I always use a warm soapy enema when I am constipated it gives me relief right away.

I didn't figure out until my late 20's that having stomach issues tended to coincide with the start of my period. I just watch watch what I eat the day before, during and after and then it usually goes away. It was never constipation for me, it was the opposite problem.

Yes I usually do

Mostly that happens to young girls who have just started having periods. Once your body gets used to it, and you get used to the cycle, you increase your water and fiber intake without even giving it a thought when you feel certain things happening. That stops it.

No longer having periods, but I always was constipated for a few days before my period. It was just about my most reliable warning that it was coming.

Before she went through "the change" several years ago, a friend confided that she gave herself an enema and sometimes a three-bag series just before and after her periods. It was a good attitude adjuster for PMS as well as a constipation help. She was sure she was not alone with this.