painful bowel movement during period

Melody, it sounds like you experience a lot of the things I have. It couldn't hurt to have a diagnostic laparoscopy to check it out. I had filshie clips placed on my tubes 6 weeks after giving birth to my 3rd child. (April '09) My surgery is tomorrow for the endo, but the doc said he would remove the clips for me as well. They have done nothing but cause me problems since I got them. They hurt about 90% of the time. I also wonder if they have caused the endo to get worse. I will post the findings of my lap in the next week. Hopefully you get a + hpt soon! I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Thanks for the response! What are filshie clips? A form of birth control? Just curious..lol I hope all goes well with your surgery ans the pain goes away. Yes, post what the find! Thanks! Let me know how painfull the Lap is...I may ask my doc for one. Hopefull this year since my deductuble is met

Filshie clips are a form of female sterilization. They are tiny, titanium clips that are place on each fallopian tube. I would NOT recommend it to anyone. I had no idea it would be like this. If I knew then what I know now about them, I would have NEVER done it. I will be talking to you soon!

I have the same problem, It happens while my period is at the heaviest. Its so bad when i go to the loo, i sometimes feel like i'm going to pass out. Is a very sharp stabbing pain. I came up with endometriosis when i researched my symptoms. i went to the dr's and i'm waiting for an ultra-sound scan.
Its going to be a long drawn out process i think. Dr was talking about ibs and didnt seem to be listening to me. i'm sure ibs wouldn't just appear with my periods! would it?

I know this is a pretty old post, but I just started having this same type of pain. I started googling my symptoms, which led me to believe that I

I'm only 20 and I have unbearable pain before my period and during it. Withbowelmovements and walking and just sitting down its like someone is on the inside of me with a hacksaw and it's getting pretty old I'm scared it's something serious. :(

So I am 45 and for the past 2 years I have been experiencing really sharp shooting gas pains during my period. The pain became severe in Decemeber of 2011. I went to the ER, and during this pain, they did an ultrasound of my rectum, which only added to the pain. I found out that I had fibroids. The fibroids were removed in February 2012.I thought this would make this pain go away. Some months Its really bad, and other months its just bad. The pain that I feel is like labor pains. Some months the pain begins my lower back. Other months, I just suffer from sharp abdominal pain. Let me try to give you the best example of my pains. Ever watched an alien movie, and a human has been pregnanted by the alien, and during her pregnancy, you can see the alien pulling and pushing her bones and rib cage apart. Well that's how bad my pains are. I've spoken to the Dr, and we've discussed me receiving an injection which can last up to six months, which will prevent my periods, but will send me into menopause. I discussed the possibility of having endometriosis , and he stated gynecologist , are no loner opting to do surgery to treat endometriosis Oh and when I have a bowel movement, and pass stool, i have to hold on to something really tight because the pain from passing the stool is really severe. There are times I wish I could just die instead of going through this pain. I'm just glad to know that I am not the only female going through this, and if someone can give me a solution for this problem that would be great.
Thanks ETS

Go on birth control. It helped me so much!!

I have the same pain in the gut when my period has arrived. it's been many, many year like this. Had a baby and saw some easing of the pain for maybe a year. Then it was back in full swing if not worse. The pain was so bad I would pass out or it would trigger a seizure. Had a c-section with that baby and the doctor saw no sign of ED.

So, talked to a girlfriend of mine and found out she uses the nuva ring non-stop for 3 months and then one week off. I thought this was a fab idea in-lue of a hysterectomy! Went to my Doctor and am now looking forward to 3 months of bliss!

I have this problem too :( I don't know what it is and I was ordered a sonogram but haven't gotten it yet

I too have this problem and really hope it's not endometriosis. That'd just be terrible considering...

I'm only 23 and to have something like that would just wreck me. It only happens on my period when i'm having a bowel movement and it feels like something is tearing away at me...ugh it hurts so dang bad and it lasts for a good minute or so. I dread having to goto the bathroom when I am on my period, perhaps I'll talk to my Nurse Practitioner when i got for my next lady-dr-appointment.

I just experience the same problem. The pain I have during bowel and gascan be compared to the stinging needle or knife. I have had this couple times over the 2 years. Not every period, but maybe, every other and that is a horrible pain. I can not move, or hold the bowel as it also produces a horrible pain. I have no idea what this can be. 

I started researching after I had pain so bad, I would have to stop what I was doing in the kitchen and sit on the floor until it subsided a little.  It was BAD, but from what I read from some of you...it can increasingly get worse.  And that's when I decided to see a specialist.  I'm 35, and it started about 5 or 6 years ago.  It was fairly minor, but in the last year has gotten excruciating!  It is just during the first 2 days of my period, but also I can sometimes feel a dull pain of it at other times during the month.  I have been married almost 4 years, and struggle with infertility.  When I went to the specialist, he was able to do a test by pressing on parts of me, to determine the area I felt the pain and its probability of being endometriosis.  I was ready to schedule a surgery, but both me and my husband were a little hesitant.  One thing that made me question the effectiveness of surgery was that people were saying they had to go back multiple times.  So, I did some praying and I did some more research.  I did a google search for endometriosis diet (like someone on this feed suggested)...And, although I don't recommend it for everyone, it has been an answer to prayer!   I've been going at it fairly consistent for 3 months.  It is a lot of work at first, and can be difficult for meal planning.  But, it has made a HUGE difference in the pain level!  And, I think exercise plays a big part, too.  I'm still not sure whether to have the operation, but with the pain subsiding, it is tempting to leave things be and hope and pray it gets better naturally.   The advice I would give, is to see a doctor, and do the research.  There are options out there.  I hope you find some answers, I know it can be frustrating.

Hello ladies!  Here is my story.  I am now 42 and I have had endometriosis confirmed since I was in my early 20s.  Yes, I have had EVERYTHING everyone has outlined here.  I want to give you some additional info and hope.

1). I started my period at age 8.  I believe early onset puberty can be part of what sets us up for this

2). I had a laparoscopy at age 23 after an ultrasound found a golf ball sized cyst on my right ovary (an emergency room visit form pain so bad I was doubled over shaking). Up to this point, I did have classic symptoms like intermittent painful intercourse, tearing / stinging cramps, etc, but just blew it off as life as a woman. 

3). The laparoscopy found a tissue mass of endometriosis growing out of my ovary virtually destroying it.  For me the laparoscopy was an easy, safe, with a quick recovery that help for years, but I was correctly warned that it's really is only a matter of time before endo comes back in some form. (look up endometriosis for more info). 

4). I was then continually hounded by all my doctors to try and get pregnant right away if I wanted to have a family.  Fortunately my husband and I were perfectly OK with adoption, so we waited for our time. 

5). At 28 my husband and I found a OBGYN with endo history and I met with her and turned over my history.  I said I would prefer to get pregnant, but would equally be excited about adoption.  She gave me very sound advise, try for a year, don't sweat it, and let's regroup in a year if nothing happens.

6). Two months later I was naturally pregnant with twins.  My husband jokes that my endo wasn't crippling my futility, but that my ovaries were in overdrive since age 8 spitting out too many eggs.  Honestly, I think the root cause of endo is still a mystery, and I am sharing this as I kinda agree with him in my case.   My kids are now 12 :)

7). I was told that the hormones that fuel the endo each month subside during pregnancy, and both pregnancy and if I was a breast feeding fool, should help put the endo in remission.  Well, back to my husbands point, 15 days after birth and breast feeding twins I had my period again, and every month since even breast feeding for a year -- drat!!  Although I must say for the next 3-4 years endo was better. 

8). What brought me to this sight, was yes now I am having the mid month painful bowl gas thing -- lovely.  And the much worse first day of my period extremely painful bowl movement.  This morning, the first day of my period, it was so bad what is normally a 2 minute evacuation for me was a half an hour of sitting, standing, gripping a towel bar and doing whatever I could to manage the pain while everything was on its way out -- OUCH!  And yesterday while the cramps were ramping up a bit, it does feel like my bowl is trying to turn inside out.  So yes I'm sure the evil little endo tissue has drifted over to my bowl and set up camp. The thing is, most of the time ultrasounds won't find this, so I am sure I am going to have to fight with a doctor a bit to convince them this isn't a gastro problem.  I know it's endo, and if you know it is too, don't be afraid to tell a doctor with all due respect, your the one with the pain and you know where it is coming from. 

So a couple of very interesting last points...

1).  Get on birth control if you can. And not mechanical like an IUD, but hormonal like the old fashioned pill, that will put a damper on the tissue growth and webbing / spreading.  I can no longer take birth control as I have unique brittle high blood pressure that goes crazy if I take birth control. 

2). There is current research going on that there is a connection between bad allergies and endo.  This IS ME!!!  I once had such a bad allergic reaction I was given a cortazone shot in my butt.  For the next 6 months I had ZERO endo symptoms. Zero painful intercourse, zero pulling and stinging cramps, zero. It got me thinking, if I manage my allergies better it could improve my endo, and it did.  I have taken a Claritin a day for the past 5 years, and it has put a damper on the endo similar to when I was younger and took the pill to control it.  If you are someone with bad food or hay fever allergies, think about it for a minute. Does your endo ramp up when your allergies are bad?  Mine does. And today as I look back at the bad pain I have been having the last several months, I realize my allergies have been much worse too.  So I am going to go back and add benydril to my Claritin for the next few months. 

3). This brings me to my last point.  An endo diet?  You know what -- I'm going to look it up!  I am that allergy/endo segment that this diet would help.  I'm sure it is just an extension of eliminating allergic triggers that feed the swelling and spreading. Think of endo like a lifelong internal rash that inflames, is painful, and spreads if not controlled. Again, for the percentage of us that have the endo / allergy connection, that pretty much is exactly what it is like.  The wild card is where it will spread to next and wreak havoc. If it spreads to your tubes, it scars them and cripples fertility. If it spreads to your bladder or bowl -- well that is why we are all here!

Have hope!  Fight for what you know is going on in your body and get the right diagnosis.  It is a very differing decease and shows a wide range of symptoms. So try to manage it first through some tried methods right off the bat to limit its damage and need for removal when it gets out of control.  Be open minded to what might work for you and welcome a plan B to family planning. I was VERY fortunate to easily get pregnant with twins given how long and how progressed the endo has been. For you, you might need to consider how else you can be blessed with children. Once endo strangles the tubes, etc, it's a different cause of infertility that is about damaged mechanics, not lack of eggs, quality of eggs -- so you really need to talk that one through with your spouse and doctor.  The pain, disappointment, and cost of procedures would in my humble opinion, be better spent at an adoption agency.  And lastly, keep controlling it.  Don't let this become out of sight, out of mind. Know that it is always trying to grow, web, spread, and find a new internal structure to call home, so keep at controlling it through limiting the hormones and allergic triggers that feed it. 

Good luck and god bless.  It does suck, but for me it has never stopped me from being happy and getting on with it.  I've just had to adapt and change strategies along the way. 

I have all the symptoms described here for endomytreosis and I've been describing this to my Dr. for years and all she could think was to have me checked for fibroids which came up negative.  I then asked for a referal to a Gyno and I'm so dissapointed because I thought for sure she'll have answers she'll know exactly what I have. Boy was I wrong, I told her about my painful BM and how it only happens when I'm on my period. She said that it's the hormones and that my body/brain can't tell if the cramps are uterine or intestinal WTH????? Really? I never heard of such a thing! So I'm going to ask for another referal.....What I did this time to ease the pain was take laxatives a few days before my period.  I completely emptied my bowel and drank lots of water and I noticed such a big difference. I didn't experience the extremely painful BM this time with my period.  I did have some cramping but nothing that I had me doubling in pain or feeling like I was going to pass out. It was definitely an experiment worth trying and from now on I will make sure to clean out before every period. Good luck ladies!