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Do your stomach cramps on your period make you poop?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

That can happen.: Some women develop constipation. Others have frequent, loose stools. And for some women, their period has no impact or their bowel movements.

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Answered 7/28/2020

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