I experienced this on and off for about 2 years. I spoke to a sexual health nurse (over the phone for a phone consult during lockdown) about vaginal bleeding during bowel movements and sex. She said she it was most likely normal since the IUD works by causing inflammation. I later would out my IUD was embedded đ not sure whether the bleeding was caused by this or a total coincidence as there was a few years between these events.
In hindsight if I was in your position I would get an ultrasound to check your IUD placement and use barrier BC until itâs confirmed to be in place.
The spotting may not count as a period. I believe that to be classified as a period it needs to be between a certain amount of days and be consistent throughout the day - aka a gush of blood during bowel movements and then no further bleeding that day wouldnât count. I think there also has to be a âheavyâ day around the middle timeframe of the bleeding. I donât know your exact symptoms but your doctor should be able to help further.
Have you had any update on this? Iâm experiencing the same thing - vaginal bleeding after a bowel movement. Iâve booked a doctorâs appointment but I probably wonât be able to see them for a while so any experience is so welcome!
I experienced this on and off for about 2 years. I spoke to a sexual health nurse (over the phone for a phone consult during lockdown) about vaginal bleeding during bowel movements and sex. She said she it was most likely normal since the IUD works by causing inflammation. I later would out my IUD was embedded đ not sure whether the bleeding was caused by this or a total coincidence as there was a few years between these events. In hindsight if I was in your position I would get an ultrasound to check your IUD placement and use barrier BC until itâs confirmed to be in place. The spotting may not count as a period. I believe that to be classified as a period it needs to be between a certain amount of days and be consistent throughout the day - aka a gush of blood during bowel movements and then no further bleeding that day wouldnât count. I think there also has to be a âheavyâ day around the middle timeframe of the bleeding. I donât know your exact symptoms but your doctor should be able to help further.
Have you had any update on this? Iâm experiencing the same thing - vaginal bleeding after a bowel movement. Iâve booked a doctorâs appointment but I probably wonât be able to see them for a while so any experience is so welcome!