Birth control pills implicated with irritable bowel syndrome

Medical Study Finds Link Between YAZ / Yasmin And Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Coming From Drospirenone (DRSP) Progestin

Other DRSP Birth Control Pills Which Are Implicated By This New Finding Include Beyaz, Safyral, Ocella, Gianvi, Zarah, Loryna, Syeda, And Vestura

(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)

In the February 1, 2012 edition of Current Drug Safety there is an article, "Irritable bowel syndrome and drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives; a comparative-safety study", which just came to our attention in June 2012.

This "new" medical journal article by Mayhar Etminan and his colleagues at the University of British Columbia reports on an apparent new side effect, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), that is associated with YAZ, Yasmin, Beyaz, and Safyral -- all from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals -- as well as the other birth control pills / oral contraceptives (OCs) containing the synthetic progestin drospirenone (DRSP) -- which include these generic products: Ocella, Gianvi, Zarah, Loryna, Syeda, and Vestura. 

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"These are not incurable diseases. But you do need to know what you can eat while you allow your gut to heal. In the first stage, because your gut is damaged, it will be easily inflamed and unable to digest food and absorb nutrients for you. Eat nothing but soups, stews and broths made from bone stocks until the crisis has passed. These have many minerals and other nutrients in an easily absorbable form, and also contain gelatine, which has magical water holding properties. This enables your digestive system to be soothed at the same time as allowing transfer of these healing minerals and nutrients to your bloodstream. Then you can start to re-colonise your intestinal system with life-supporting organisms. Natural probiotics like colostrum, raw milk, whole milk, yogurt and sauerkraut will all help you to do this."

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What about coffee? Isn't decaf okay for IBS?

"Nope - just one cup of coffee is all it takes to completely disrupt the gut of most people with IBS. Coffee is a very powerful GI tract irritant - and it's NOT the caffeine that's the culprit. Caffeine is a stimulant, so it can aggravate IBS as well, but this just means that regular coffee has an awful double whammy.

Decaffeinated coffee is still practically guaranteed to trigger abdominal spasms, diarrhea, and a very unpleasant sense of urgency. Why? Because all coffee beans, decaf included, contain an enzyme that irritates the entire digestive tract.

Interestingly, though coffee is known for its laxative effect and many folks with IBS-constipation use coffee for just this reason, the end result will actually be a worsening of IBS symptoms - including constipation."
Please go here for the full article about "Help for Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Frequently Asked Questions". This is an excellent website resource about irritable bowel syndrome.
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Gary comments:
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the fastest growing ailments of modern times. The treatment of it is vexed and confusing to say the least and generally unsatisfactory. Medical treatment generally consists of prescribing "safe" opiate drugs.

Here in New Zealand, coffee consumption has risen alongside IBS over the last 20 years or so. Before then New Zealand was principally a tea drinking nation. While I do enjoy the occasional cup of coffee I am aware of the many health risks of habitual consumption of coffee and other caffeinated beverages (To read more about the downside of tea, coffee, chocolate etc, just follow the keywords below this article). The connection of coffee consumption with IBS is an interesting one.

While coffee consumption is just one of many factors in IBS it may be a significant one for many IBS sufferers. Coffee also contains caffeine which can seriously add to stress related symptoms. Cutting coffee and caffeine in general out of one's life is one of the easier measures one can take to manage IBS. So, if IBS is a problem for you (even if it is only suspected) why not cut the coffee and see what happens over the ensuing months?

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