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Is there association between lower abdomen distention and menstruation during menstrual flow? also between menstruation and bowel disturbance?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Menstruation: Many women experience bloating with menstruation or before it. For some women stools are looser and more frequent.

Answered 5/3/2017

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