bowel movements 
azuel
15 y
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I found this website yesterday after researching the Mirena IUD. Short synopsis: I gave birth at the end of March. In mid May my doctor inserted the Mirena IUD stating, "the only real side effect is bleeding which can last a while". I opted to get it b/c I had the copper iud which caused a lot of bleeding. Okay, so in mid June, June 19th to be exact, I had diahrrea. I thought it was something I ate. Well with the exception of a week in which I had somewhat normal looking stools, I have had loose stools with intermittent diahrrea. I called my doctor's office to schedule an appointment and the nurse said that "10% of users complain of loose stools". Now I have what appears to be a new symptom, mucus which I pass separately which appears to be blood tinged (I had this once yesterday and once today). I pass this only once I gone what I can go all day. Needless to say I'm very very concerned and I'm scheduled to go in tomorrow, but I can't help but feel that before the Mirena I had very normal stools and now I'm a mess. Anyone else out there?
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- Re: bowel movements cantwait2bfree
15 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,463,840I know I have read past posts regarding bowel issues with mirena. Depending on the person, how long mirena has been in body, and where a person is in their cycle, I have read about problems with diarrhea and constipation.
- Re: bowel movements #99805
15 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,463,840I had to have a colonoscopy while on mirena (yuck!). I had rectal bleeding and also the mucus as you described. It lasted for a few months before going away. I've been off the Mirena for about 15 months now, and had it recur once a few months after removal, but not since.
- Re: bowel movements azuel
15 y
27,941
This is a reply to # 1,464,180Thanks, for your input. Today is my 10th anniversary and I'm doing nothing but worrying about this bowel problem which appeared out of nowhere. I can hear the doctor tell me that the Mirena is a low dose and can't cause my symptoms etc... I know she'll refer me to a GI but geez I just gave birth to twins in March, no easy feat and now this.
- Re: bowel movements azuel
15 y
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- Re: bowel movements azuel
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,463,840Update: So I went to the doctor's to have the Mirena removed. The CNP whom I saw said she never heard of my symptoms being associated with the Mirena, not encouraging news. I had her test for blood in my stool, none detected (though it was a small sample). I did make an appointment with a GI doctor just to be on the safe side.
- Re: bowel movements karita
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,464,445I had diarrhea once a month for 6 mos before getting the Mirena. I had changed from ortho tri cyclen to ortho tri cyclen lo. The doctor told me that progesterone affects smooth muscle ie. stomach intestines, etc. and that the change in the doses of the pills was causing this.He said that Mirena would be best for me because it is not systemic. I now know this is not true and since I have had it out I also had an endoscopy. I lost 20 # in the first 5 weeks of removal and was diagnosed with IBS. I believe that my problems at this point are all related to the hormones and I definitely have gotten better, although I'm not yet how I used to be. I have written other posts that might go into more detail...
- Re: bowel movements azuel
15 y
27,896
This is a reply to # 1,464,491Update: I had the mirena removed last Wednesday, July ? anyway, since then I've had 1 bout of diahrrea/loose stool. I saw a GI guy yesterday and he's started the "test taking process". What was interesting to me was my blood pressure, which I found elevated last week is now down 116/64 versus 125/83). I'm still worried but it helps when you're system feels a little better. I'm so glad that I removed the Mirena
- Re: bowel movements azuel
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- Re: bowel movements karita
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