Bloating/Gas? - Birth Control Message Board

SweetPea83 · 08-12-2006, 12:06 PM

This may be kind of a dumb question but I need to ask anyway. Is there a difference between bloating and gas? I get a lot of "bubbles" in my abdominal area accompanied by frequent gas. I've always just assumed it was gas but now that I'm worried about ovarian cancer I'm wondering if this is actually bloating?

livinTX · 08-12-2006, 01:09 PM

Bloating I think has more to do with water retention. Like if you're retaining water pants that fit you fine in the morning might be tight be evening. In the extreme, it can cause swelling in your legs and feet--I had this and still do though it is slowly improving day by day now that I've stopped the pill. Gas often causes frequent farting. As a side note, I had extreme foul gas while on birth control pills and it is now improved significantly.

SweetPea83 · 08-12-2006, 01:42 PM

Thanks for clearing that up for me! Maybe it is just my birth control. I was taking a fiber supplement for a while to help soften my stools and the gas was so bad, so I had to quit taking them.