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I am back yet again as I have a few questions... Since mid-late October I have been doing extremely well . I am still on 1 Entocort pill every other day and one dose (2 pills) of Pepto before bed, but haven't minded as I have been doing that regiment for a few months now and it was working well for me, up until this morning - this morning I woke up with nausea and extreme stomach cramps and ended up having watery D. I am so frustrated as I believed I was going strong.
But my question pertains to birth control and MC. I have been on an oral contraceptive since 2008 when I had my son. It is called Tri-Nessa which is the generic for Ortho Tri-Cyclen. And in the last few months I have noticed that at the start of a new pack each month for the first 7-10 days of me taking it I get sick easily... Such as bad nausea, fatigue, cramps and sometimes even stools that are more loose. But the odd thing is that its only during those first 7-10 days and then I recover and go on to feel normal for the rest of the month. So I was wondering if any of the ingredients in it could possibly effecting my MC? I know it contains 2 hormones - progestin and estrogen. I am afraid of having to switch contraceptives because this one has been working well for me the last 5 years and I also fear if I switch that I will just get sick on that as well as they all contain hormones among a slew of other ingredients. I am looking to get my tubes tied but due to being "young" I have to find a doctor willing to perform the procedure.
So if anyone has any information I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you
Interesting question. Does this kind of pill have different doses of each hormone during different weeks. Some do. It could be that the first week's dosage has a higher dose of one of these hormones and you are reacting to the Dosage. Many things we eat are quantity sensitive, so why not other things?
FWIW, MC is very sensitive to hormonal changes. That even applies to HRT by means of transdermal patches.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
@Leah, now that you mention it I believe that it is a 'tapering' amount of birth control. The first week being the highest dosage and then slowly lowering through the next few weeks until the withdrawal bleed is allowed to happen. I hadn't even thought about that possibility since its been so many years since I read into the workings of Tri-Nessa. Thank you Tex for letting me know that hormones are a big factor for us with MC.
I'm not entirely sure what to do now though as birth control is a must for me. Maybe if I present this new information to my OBGYN she will agree to performing a tubal ligation. My partner & I had decided well ahead of my MC diagnosis that we did not wish to have anymore children so this is no rash decision. I just wish that doctors of all kinds would actually listen to their patients when they tell them things
There are many different pills/formulations on the market, so if the doc isn't willing to do a tubal ligation ( although I don't understand why it isn't YOUR decision), then she can certainly prescribe a pill that has a more even dosage throughout.
