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dear cottonwool


i think yes definately UB could affect digestion and elminination (ie pooing). Hormonal stuff very much can have an effect on digestion! for example, for years now, before my period i would often have diarrehea, (and i have a few friends who have the exact same thing).

UB probably increases the estrogen level in your body which could easily cause an imbalance for some. and depending on where your hormone balance was before you started UB that would affect what effect would occur, naturally.

for me, its been a little over two wks. the ovary/lower abdomen pain has gotten worse, and i am still a long way off my period. not just that, my mood swings and depressive feelings have gotten markedly worse (yep i was moody and blue before starting the programme! not just at pms time either!)

Last night and during the day i was feeling something like anxiety, and altho i have experienced this before, i dont get it very often, and its pretty obvious its the UB.

I have been researching about having too much estrogen in your body, and from what i read it can really affect your mood, especially in the ways i have been experiencing. I think i must have already had an overload of estrogen in my body and UB really tipped it!

i of course stopped the pills. Dissapointed tho, cause like you i have already got results. my breasts look really great, and feel really great (heavy and full) and in such a short time.

i am planning to do some liver cleanses (as excess estrogen stores in the liver) take some 'estrogen metabolizing' supplements (DIM, Myomin, Calcium D-Glucarate) which dissolve excess estrogen in the body, and get onto using natural progesterone cream as well.

Perhaps after some time on this programme i will start UB again, will see how it goes.

I am glad tho, that this expereince has brought my attention to this issue of estrogen dominance in my body tho, cause i am sure its probably been there for a long time, esp affecting my moods, and who knows what else.

As for you cottonwool, i think UB could affect not only estrogen levels, but also hormonal balance, which is the ratio of one hormone to another, which is of course more complex and apparantly just as important to your body.

If i were you i would have a break from UB for a while and maybe get a hormone profile (saliva test) done from a doctor to check your levels, and then take measures to rebalance yourself before starting again. hormonal imbalance is linked to all sorts of health issues not to mention a contributing factor to major diseases. better to be safe than sorry isnt it!