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Hey everyone. I hope all is well. I haven't been feeling good for the past 2 days. I noticed that its correlating to my forecasted period start of tomorrow. For years, I've been able to pinpoint the start of my period by my pre-period symptoms of bloating, chocolate cravings, and excessive road rage. Now, everything is different. I'm nauseous, especially at the sight and smell of food. The only thing Ive really been eating today is a pack of crackers and gatorade. They seem to settle my stomach. I've never experienced this much nausea before. :( I don't like this. I have a weird fear of throwing up. It hurts too much.

Did anyone else notice a change in your cycle symptoms? What can I do to combat this nausea?

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Sorry, I can offer no solution to the nausea...I am still in the lab working on that one. But, I can tell you that I feel your pain! I was having a lot of nausea and my doc told me that I had something called 'water nausea' where I can't have plain Water. Also, more sensitive to smells and even textures. Plus, I can't eat cold food. Its mostly just a matter of finding out what works for you. Its trial and error. Remember, if you have concerns, always consult your surgeon.

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You are not alone! I was your polar opposite when it came to my period prior to sugery. My gyn put me on a Mirena IUD just to get my very irregular period to stop. I had the IUDfor about 9 months prior to surgery and during that time my period was scarce. Since my sugery (11/21/11) my period has come every month and is coming almost like clockwork. All of my PMS symptoms are very different too. Before I would have the occasional backache or headache and maybe a good cry but now its like I'm a different person the week or two before. I feel almost everything associated with my cycle and I am very very moody. I think we have to adjust as our bodies are adjusting.

Prior to surgery my surgeon gave me suppositories in case I had nausea. You may want to ask about that or try a homeopathic remedy. I get nausea at certain smells too and that's without PMS and Aunt Flo. I'm sure the sensitivity of both your new physical changes and your period make this ten times worse. Hopefully things will get better as your body adjusts. Oh and I put a period tracker app on my phone that lets me track my symptoms and mood every day as well as tracking my cycle. That may help you get a handle on things before they start.

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I can DEF tell that after my surgery my hormones are all out of wack! I never had much of a problem with pms but now i'm moody, cranky, i feel like i have no energy and worst of all i'm craving everything! It's like i'm never satisfied with food! I'm going crazy because at only 2.5 months out I don't want to start giving into cravings but I can't stop thinking about food (most notably chocolate, carbs and ice cream). I WISH food was making me nauseous!!!!!!!!

All I can hope for is that this will go away after my period is done.... :(

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Thanks for the replies ladies. My husband said, man if your period is this rough I can't imagine what you will be like when your pregnant <_<

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You are not alone! I was your polar opposite when it came to my period prior to sugery. My gyn put me on a Mirena IUD just to get my very irregular period to stop. I had the IUDfor about 9 months prior to surgery and during that time my period was scarce. Since my sugery (11/21/11) my period has come every month and is coming almost like clockwork. All of my PMS symptoms are very different too. Before I would have the occasional backache or headache and maybe a good cry but now its like I'm a different person the week or two before. I feel almost everything associated with my cycle and I am very very moody. I think we have to adjust as our bodies are adjusting.

Prior to surgery my surgeon gave me suppositories in case I had nausea. You may want to ask about that or try a homeopathic remedy. I get nausea at certain smells too and that's without PMS and Aunt Flo. I'm sure the sensitivity of both your new physical changes and your period make this ten times worse. Hopefully things will get better as your body adjusts. Oh and I put a period tracker app on my phone that lets me track my symptoms and mood every day as well as tracking my cycle. That may help you get a handle on things before they start.

What kind of suppositories did he give you?

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I started my period 2 days ago and can barely eat due to nausea!! I'm glad I found someone else with this issue, though I wish no suffering on anyone, of course lol I guess it's our crazy hormones. I had horrible nausea 24/7 when I was prego with my daughter so I shouldn't be surprised lol

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Glad I found this thread. I actually had my period the week before my surgery, which was last week. Today I'm post-op 3 days and I got my period again. I was like great, on top of all the changes I'm going thru now I gotta deal with this. Hopefully it is due to hormones being out of whack cos of the major changes to our bodies. I'll just have to monitor it. Plus it could be from stopping birth control in the middle of 1st week of pills. My doc told me even if I continue my pack it won't make a difference until 6 weeks post-op. oh not having problems with smells but all the foods I see on tele look totally disgusting. lol

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