When to talk to your doctor
You should visit your doctor if Ulcerative Colitis or its drugs are affecting your menstrual cycle. They can help you understand what is going on and suggest ways to stabilize your menstrual cycle.
You should visit your doctor if you observe the following things about Ulcerative colitis and your period:
- You’ve not seen your period in 90 days.
- You may start having unstable periods.
- Your experience changes in your flow or it becomes abnormally heavy.
- You experience symptoms of anaemia.
- You see your period more regularly than every 21 days.
- You see your period less frequently than every 35 days.
- You feel severe pain before or during your period.
- You menstruate for more than seven days.