Thank you for joining the EmpowHER community and for sharing your question! I am glad that you clarified that you have had normal periods on Kariva.
Since your periods have been normal, I doubt that you are pregnant-but the only way to really know is to take a home pregnancy test.
The symptoms you describe sound like IBS.
Irritable bowel syndrome is difficult to diagnose, according to American Family Physician. It can have many causes that are hard to identify including food allergy or intolerance. Symptoms of IBS often include bloating, abdominal pain that only ends with elimination and mucus in the stool.
You can take a hpt to eliminate the idea of being pregnant, but I would schedule an appointment with your doctor. These symptoms probably won't just go away on their own and could get worse.
Your doctor may need to refer you to a Gastroenterologist and often their schedules are booked far in advance-speaking from my own personal experience. I had different symptoms than you did, but I needed to see a Gastroenterologist and I had to wait a month for an opening.
Here's some more info from the EmpowHER community on IBS
Please let me know what you decide to do and if you need any other advice.
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Dear jfolsom11,
Thank you for joining the EmpowHER community and for sharing your question! I am glad that you clarified that you have had normal periods on Kariva.
Since your periods have been normal, I doubt that you are pregnant-but the only way to really know is to take a home pregnancy test.
The symptoms you describe sound like IBS.
Irritable bowel syndrome is difficult to diagnose, according to American Family Physician. It can have many causes that are hard to identify including food allergy or intolerance. Symptoms of IBS often include bloating, abdominal pain that only ends with elimination and mucus in the stool.
You can take a hpt to eliminate the idea of being pregnant, but I would schedule an appointment with your doctor. These symptoms probably won't just go away on their own and could get worse.
Your doctor may need to refer you to a Gastroenterologist and often their schedules are booked far in advance-speaking from my own personal experience. I had different symptoms than you did, but I needed to see a Gastroenterologist and I had to wait a month for an opening.
Here's some more info from the EmpowHER community on IBS
Please let me know what you decide to do and if you need any other advice.
Best,
Kristin
December 23, 2014 - 8:43pmThis Comment
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