Hear, hear to all of the above! Westie, it was the first of many symptoms, wondered what the hell was going on! Pain everywhere, clinicians were scratching their heads, thinking it was kidney infection, of course it wasn't, all results and scans were clear! I looked 9 months pregnant, stomach growling like an old dog, and "bunged" up like you wouldn't know!! I can't eat much fruit anymore, went to a boutique b&b in Dorset that served a platter of fruit to us for breakfast, and by lunchtime I was on my knees! I also find anything with a tomato sauce is bad, along with lamb, curries and stews. I was 18 months post period, and panicked like mad because it came on so suddenly, now I understand the "event", I am calmer and it has helped a lot. Mine is worse in the morning too, often when I am hungry, I get a strange squeezing sensation, and bizarrely after a BM, think it sets the nerve endings off!
I believe it is all do with hormone depletion, oestrogen assists digestion, and without it the digestive system has to work a lot harder. Some ladies say that tablet HRT doesn't help, but that patches do, I have stopped HRT at the moment, so am not sure. My consultant has started me on Amitryptaline, which a lot of ladies don't like but it does relax the muscles, and helps sleep too! I also have a very tight pelvic floor, which I am sure doesn't help.
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