Period and stomach pain

[zanelee]

When I have my period, about a day after I start, my upper abdomen is painful. I just assumed for a long time, that it was endo (just had surgery to remove it all). So, this period, it was worse. Couldn't even roll over in bed on my stomach. I just hurt. Like I had been repeatedly punched in the stomach. (Right in the middle as my ribcage ends)
I took prilosec and it was much better that day. Took it again the next, and now I'm almost normal.

Has anyone ever heard of a corrolation between periods and stomach pain/ulcers/?
Thanks for any input!

[babygrant]

Have you been checked for gallstones? My gallbladder REALLY acts up right before my period, but the doctor says there's no correlation between gallbladder pain and menstruation.

[zanelee]

Thanks for the thought. I had to have mine out (it was SO full!) after my first child. How can they say there is no correlation!?! That's rediculous! There is a definate correlation between gall stone and pregnancy, but not with menstration? Pulease! Sometime we women know more about our bodies than the medical establishment!
I have to keep reminding myself of this too.

[wallabi]

I used to have upper abdomen pain w/ my period, and have severe endo, so always assumed that was the cause, too. I have never looked into whether or not that is the case though, so I have no idea whether there is something else going on (will be watching here with interest!).

Anyway, what I wanted to say, FWIW, is that my first period after my lap being pretty horrid (and that is coming from someone with a fairly good knowledge of what horrid periods can be). Maybe the excised areas are still healing and being all inflamed and stuff? For me, the pain calmed down a bit the second cycle after the surgery. Fingers crossed it`ll go away for you too!

[zanelee]

Thank you Walabi. I'll hope to that end too!
Hopefully there won't be a second period and we'll have another blessing on the way!
That may be what's going on, as I had pretty nasty endo removed from everywhere. Ugh!