Ovulation Pains/discomfort-nausea ,Bloating Does Birth Control Pills Help?

Are you taking a good nutritional supplement program? If you body has what it needs your will not suffer those symptoms.

I suffered after the birth of my second child with heavy periods and dehabilitating cramping and intestinal issues. I reluctantly followed my doctor's advice for the pill and had other side effects.

I did a lot of research, started a high quality nutritional program and added as my body changed over the years. Once you have balanced your system you can control yourself from yielding to cravings that just throw your system out of whack again.

While magnesium is a great suggestion, it has moves through the body very quickly and can cause flatulance. I use a slow release magnesium.

Feel free to contact me if you want specifics.

L.

Always try a natural remedy first. There are tons of books out there that could help you. Diet and exercise are the biggest componets when our bodies get out of whack!!

I was not on the pill exclusively for those issues, but it certainly did help me with the symptoms you describe. Since the pill normally stops you from ovulating, you have no ovulation pain. It also decreased my mood swings.

When you're on the pill, it takes over your body's natural production of estrogen -- with a low-dose pill, you actually have less hormones total during the month, and less dramatic swing in hormone levels, than you do during a normal cycle. That was very helpful for me.

Also, while I know some people feel that BCPs are unnatural hormones that are dangerous to take, my OB put my mind at ease by first of all explaining that I actually get LESS hormone every month on the BPCs and that every 5 years you're on BCPs actually decreases your risk of ovarian cancer by 20%. Apparently there's a slightly elevated chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer while you're on the pill, but the overall rate of getting cancer is the same on and off it (you're just more likely to be DIAGNOSED if you're on it -- go figure!). Finally, she told me that there is an increased risk of blood clots, the risk off BCPs is something like 1 in 10,000 and on BCPs it's something like 2 in 10,000 (I'm not certain those are the right numbers, but it was a very small risk either way).

I'm NOT saying you should take the pill! I just wanted you to know the facts that convinced me it was a good choice for me. However, some people tolerate it really well and it makes their cycles easy, and some people don't tolerate it at all. Whatever choice you make, I hope you find relief!

I did. as much as i didn't want to, the pill saved my life. I have what's called endometriosis (huge pain, mood swings, nausea, a week prior and a week during period). So I was out of being able to function normally two weeks out of a month. I lived on motrin and still didn't get much relief. the pill changed everything. i still get the mood swings, but the pain and all that stuff is gone. for me it was the best decision to go on a pill. i take ortho tri cyclen lo. good luck

Try taking Magnesium for a couple months before you go that route. It's a vitamin which your body gets regularly and it has less side effects then the pill. It helps regulate your hormone levels naturally and may help with the mood swings. I took it while pregnant because my hormones mixed with my daughters through me out of whack. It helped. I'd start there. You can buy it as a separate suppliment.