Relationship between gastrointestinal and dysmenorrheic symptoms at menses.
The relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and uterine cramping pain at menses, controlling for affective states and prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor use, was examined. A total of 53 women completed a daily diary of symptoms, stool characteristics, and medication use for three consecutive menstrual cycles. There were significant across-women and within-woman relationships between stomach pain, nausea, and uterine cramping pain, but not between cramping pain and constipation, diarrhea, or stool characteristics. These results support the presence of a similar mechanism in the generation of distressing GI symptoms and uterine cramping pain at menses.
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Department of Physiological Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7266, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005243:Feces; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D011446:Prospective Studies
D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors