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Midcycle spotting every month.
Hi there,
It started back in March when I decided to do something about my weight, which was 202lb at the time. Since I started losing weight, I've been spotting every month around ovulation time. Sometimes it's barely noticeable if I'm having an off diet day, just a few specks on the toilet paper but other times it gets a little worse. During the past two months I've also been getting stomach cramps like I've got trapped gas, a pressured feeling in my lower abdomen and bouts of constipation or diarrhoea. I have had one month off from it when I wasn't very active and ate a bit more because I was holidaying abroad.
I want to know if it's normal to spot when you're losing weight. I have lost 80lbs so far.
It started back in March when I decided to do something about my weight, which was 202lb at the time. Since I started losing weight, I've been spotting every month around ovulation time. Sometimes it's barely noticeable if I'm having an off diet day, just a few specks on the toilet paper but other times it gets a little worse. During the past two months I've also been getting stomach cramps like I've got trapped gas, a pressured feeling in my lower abdomen and bouts of constipation or diarrhoea. I have had one month off from it when I wasn't very active and ate a bit more because I was holidaying abroad.
I want to know if it's normal to spot when you're losing weight. I have lost 80lbs so far.
I think you may have responded to the wrong person. I don't have any hip and joint pain.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
The first possibility is of polymyalgia rheumatica which is an inflammatory disorder involving pain and stiffness in the shoulder or hips and is found in people over 50 years of age. Second possibility is of arthritis of the hip joint and knee joint. X-rays are not a specific test for diagnosing arthritis and you need blood work and MRI scan of the joints to rule it out. Third possibility is of a spinal cause like spinal stenosis or degeneration disc which are causing nerve compression and hence pain in hip.
Get it investigated from a physician to confirm the diagnosis.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
The first possibility is of polymyalgia rheumatica which is an inflammatory disorder involving pain and stiffness in the shoulder or hips and is found in people over 50 years of age. Second possibility is of arthritis of the hip joint and knee joint. X-rays are not a specific test for diagnosing arthritis and you need blood work and MRI scan of the joints to rule it out. Third possibility is of a spinal cause like spinal stenosis or degeneration disc which are causing nerve compression and hence pain in hip.
Get it investigated from a physician to confirm the diagnosis.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
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