In pain and confused (bowel related)

[eleena2014]

The laxatives or the lemon/water worked. But I still had cramps this morning. I am ovulating at the moment so it might be related to that. I still have this constant lower back pain that I need to see the doctor about. Brought some pumpkin seeds today and Also benefiber

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh I"m glad! The crampiness does sound like O pains.

[eleena2014]

I've only started having bad ovulation pains Since the d&c. Never had them that bad before this 😩

[atomic sagebrush]

I never had them till I was 25 years old and then they were only bad a few times a year, over time they have gotten worse and worse and now it's the exception when I DON'T have bad ones. things change as we get older.

[eleena2014]

No fun getting older is it? Lol. I had a word with by doctor and she said the lower back pain could be due to the constipation I have been having. I Also have been getting pain in ovary / pelvic area when bearing down for a bowel movement.she wants to see me nxt week to check my belly e.t.c

[atomic sagebrush]

IF it is covered by insurance then that is fine, if you're going to have to shell out big bucks to do that I would have you stay home because I think that at least part of this is O pain related. I get terrible low back pains around ovulation and I also have intense pains when bearing down for BM around ovulation. It's just the O pain and how it manifests itself. I hate to see you spend money for something that they're not going to even know what is happening (doctors are crap at diagnosing stuff like this)

[eleena2014]

Im in the uk so it's free.lol

[maidentomother]

Are things still coming along? Provided you've had multiple large BMs at this point and can keep them happening every couple days at the least, I think you will be okay.

I also very rarely had O pain in my teens to early twenties, but it started happening more and more frequently from my mid twenties on. I'm 33 now and for the past few years I get O pain usually every single cycle. I've heard so many similar stories that I'm positive O pain increases in frequency and often severity too with age.

[eleena2014]

Im not sure What's going on maidenmother.lol. I had normal bowel movements Mon, Tues and today. Today I had pain before I went,and I tore again as there was blood on the toilet paper,it just seems like it's not healing as I keep tearing.
I don't know that it's ovulation pains as it occurs all through by cycle.

[maidentomother]

That sounds very much improved. Well done! Even with everything I do to prevent it, I still sometimes have a hard time and some pain. But I find that if most of the time my BMs are okay, I will still heal pretty quickly despite occasional hard BMs. I do have a hemorrhoid though so I rarely heal completely, but I take what I can get. If in 2w you're still having pain, then I might get checked for a 'rhoid.

I have O-pain-like twinges all cycle long. O pain doesn't just occur during O...you can feel pain while the follicles are maturing leading up to O and while thr corpus luteum is active after O. I can have some type of discomfort in my ovary/ies more days of my cycle than not! For me personally, though, I very rarely am unable to distinguish between intestinal distress vs O pain. They feel very different to me. But they CAN feel indistinguishable.