Any blood in the stool should be investigated. It could be due to small vessels breaking in the back passage but still
Sounds like 'within normal limits' ….. for you. My dog was the same. She would do a proper pooh in the garden, then half an hour later in the field she would have a bright yellow one ……..
IBS seems like the most likely candidate (described further below)
Could IBS be the reason I do not appear to be absorbing my hrt pills?
Sorry ladies, I made a typing error above, there is not blood in my stools.
I have some more questions dotted around this post, hope thats ok.
I sometimes eat something light late at night but I've been like this for years and never used to get the runs first thing.
It started the same time I got the sweats and flushes in 2010.
I did nothing about it back then as I thought I was too young for menopausal changes and put it down to withdrawal symptoms from the pills I was weaning off.
I got my morning runs long before I started taking magnesium.
As for gluten intolerance I do have some of the symptoms on the checklist.
IBS sounds like a more likely candidate though.
The "morning rush" sounds exactly like what I am experiencing. It makes sense that meno changes can cause IBS. I read more on "morning rush" as I'd never heard about it, but it sounds identical to what I've been going through this last four months.
I would like to know, however, why the diarrhoea has returned, after going away for a couple of weeks, when I went onto the higher strength Femoston?
I don't think my depression is emotional or psychological, as there is a distinct difference. One site says IBS can cause depression.
I read immodium daily is prescribed for IBS, no thanks! that stuff is addictive, it's related to opiate/opiod type drugs.
Maybe i will look for a natural IBS cure.
I'm too scared to try the hrt patches if my bowel is refusing to absorb enough hrt pill.
I'm scared I will be one of those women who cannot tolerate norethisterone, hence my previous conversations about micronised progesterone, and frustration with my doctor for not knowing about it.
I hope you don't mind the extra questions, thanks for bearing with me, I really appreciate your help.
EDIT - I just realised gluten intolerance and lactose intlerance can cause ibs.