This blog post is half reader success story and half awareness raising for the dangers of the birth control pill.

This topic is near and dear to my heart, because it’s the birth control pill that took my IBS symptoms from annoying and manageable (constipation, gas and bloating)  to severe and torturous (migraines, yeast infections, anxiety, depression, fatigue, chronic colds, rashes, etc.) These are the side effect that legal drugs can have on our bodies. And I need to bring awareness to this topic.

I wished someone had warned me that the birth control pill kills beneficial bacteria, promotes candida overgrowth, worsens constipation and sends you into emotional hell. It doesn’t have such severe effects on everyone, but because my body was already out of balance and because I was so sensitive, it wreaked havoc on my health. And I had no idea of the cause.

The worst symptoms from the birth control pill were anxiety and depression and because of that, I started taking antidepressants. This put more stress and strain on my body and liver, throwing my bacteria further out of balance.

I learned the hard way. So now, I try to spread the word. Awareness is everything. What you do with the awareness is up to you.

Two months ago I had an e-mail conversation with a reader about the birth control pill. She read one of my blogs that briefly mentioned the side effects of the pill. She asked me if she should get off the pill to heal her IBS. I told her about my experience and let her make up her own mind.

I also recommended a few other things to help her along on her recovery.

IBS success story

I got an e-mail from her recently about how much better she was feeling.

Getting off the pill was the missing piece in her recovery. She said that I could share her e-mail with you

This is what Elisa wrote:

“I wanted to let you know that I am healing, thanks to you.

 

I followed your advice and got off birth control pills on Oct. 1st and have been feeling well ever since.  I had been on the pill for 15 years, the last 7 taking the hormones continuously so that I didn’t have a period.

 

It was a tough decision to give up this convenience, but with my husband’s support, I took the leap.

 

From the first week, I was amazed at how my body seemed to relax and start digesting the way it is supposed to. I had been gluten free for a couple of months before this, and had still experienced a bad week of IBS while traveling in Europe in September.

 

Since Oct. 1st, I’ve been grain, dairy, sugar, processed food free most of the time at home and then I relax my rules when eating with friends.  I’ve been sipping on the Great Lakes gelatin that you recommended 1-2 Tbs. a day in my tea and taking Align probiotics and oregano oil pills each morning.

 

I agree that having hope is also a big factor and finding ways to relax during the day.  I was actually excited to see that I got my period this week, only 34 days after getting off the pill.  I’ll keep you posted with my progress.

 

Keep up your brilliant work.  Thank you for helping those of us who have tried everything else.  Best wishes, Elisa from Boston

 

It is a personal decision to get off the pill, and it is not for everyone, but I’m compelled to put this information out there because it may make a huge difference for someone. There is a lot to learn from my agonizing experience and the experience of my Superhealer reader.

The worst kind of birth control pills are the kind that only let you have 3 or 4 periods a year or skip over your period completely. Women were meant to cleanse every month. Having a period is incredibly detoxifying, even if it is inconvenient. Your body needs to do what it was meant to do.

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Angela Privin is proof that IBS is NOT an incurable disease or a disease at all. IBS is a body out of balance. It’s an invitation for change. After solving her own IBS mystery more than a decade ago Angela trained as a health coach to help others.

Angela uses both science and intuition to help people figure out what’s out of balance in their body. She works with lab tests, dietary changes, supplementation and nervous system rebalancing. Get help rebalancing your digestive system and solving your IBS mystery here.

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