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Relationship between gastrointestinal and dysmenorrheic symptoms at menses
Author(s) -
Jarrett Monica,
Cain Kevin C.,
Heitkemper Margaret,
Levy Rona L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199602)19:1<45::aid-nur5>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , constipation , nausea , diarrhea , abdominal pain , menstruation , stomach , obstetrics
The relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and uterine cramping pain at menses, controlling for affective states and prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor use, was examined. A total of 53 women completed a daily diary of symptoms, stool characteristics, and medication use for three consecutive menstrual cycles. There were significant across‐women and within‐woman relationships between stomach pain, nausea, and uterine cramping pain, but not between cramping pain and constipation, diarrhea, or stool characteristics. These results support the presence of a similar mechanism in the generation of distressing GI symptoms and uterine cramping pain at menses. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.