Excruciating pain during exercise during ovulation.

Speakeasy76

How long does the pain last? I get pretty intense pain when ovulation that can last for a few hours. I often need to lie down, take Aleve and use a heating pad, it's that bad. It's called mittleschmirtz, I think. I don't think exercise brings it on any more so than doing nothing does, though. I'd maybe look into seeing a specialist, because I don't think it should last for more than a day. Also, I've read that it's actually not all that normal to have excruciating ovulation pain, but I haven't been found to have cysts, either.

onequirkygirl

Chieflrg wrote: »

onequirkygirl wrote: »

Disclaimer: Unless you are the owner of a vagina, the following information will benefit you in no way.

As a person who trains owners of vags, I find great benefit in learning not only anatomy but how the body functions and reacts to every aspect of life.

Please forgive me for reading the thread and out of respect to you posting the thread I will refrain from spouting the data I've learned that you feel won't benefit you or others. Hope you get helpful answers .

**revisiting this thread 10 years later** I think my teenager brain was trying to write "TMI" but it's like reading a cringey Facebook memory now. Please forgive my dismissiveness.

Thank you all for the responses and sharing your experiences!
As for me, I have no updates but am going to look possible endo. I haven't had an "episode" in a long, long time, but I may be more in tune with my body now and stop before I reach that point. For some reason it's just when I run, so I just don't run.

annelisemackenzie

Thank you so much for creating this thread! I've really struggled to find any thing on the internet were women have detailed the exact same symptoms. As with most of you, if I go for a run during ovulation (I also started tracking this) I get to about a few km when I'm suddenly hit by this horrible sick and crampy feeling. I get the feeling of pressure on my bowels where it really feels like I need to go to the loo. Previously, I've tried to run through the pain but it got to the point where I could actually feel a pulsating in my reproductive area. It's so horrible and I genuinely had started to feel like it was in my head. I've now learnt the initial warning signs that it's about to come on and I just stop running and walk until the pain subsides and then I'm fine.

I have no other symptoms relating to any kind of disorder or issue and it just boggles my mind a bit. I am going to speak to my doctor but I just wanted to post on this thread to say, I also experience this (33 yr old, healthy and active if that helps) and that you're not alone. I'll try to remember to post again once I've seen the doctor

Incidentally, in the few days after I start bleeding I am usually at my strongest (testosterone!) and have really relished the ability to be in tune with my cycle and to know what is normal for me at each point of the month, so I ensure that's when I plan in longer/ faster runs. When I'm ovulating I am most tired so dial it back a bit and try to be kind to myself with more gentle exercise.

Much love to you all

amandaleap

Revisiting and seeing updates gives me hope! I’m curious, has anyone with this has successful pregnancies? I’ve only seen a few of these posts that say people are trying.

amandaleap

Update! I had a scan done 4 years ago due to the pain for this. Apparently they found nothing (as far as fibroids) because they never called - I switched providers shortly after. I just switched back to this provider and had an annual and they told me the scan showed I have a heart shaped uterus, which is a type of abnormality in how the uterus developed (they normally only catch this during a pregnancy). There is no evidence that it is related (they also didn’t know what the pain is, they just said this is normal ovulation pain which I don’t believe is totally true). The heart shaped uterus prognosis has its own set of issues but they say it can cause more painful periods. Just wanted to provide an update!

KimIng123

About 2.5 years ago, I stopped taking birth control and pretty soon after, started getting intense cramps during high intensity exercise (cramps, bowel pressure, dry heaving from the pain sometimes for 20 minutes or so). Every time I would go se my primary care doc or ob/gyn, they'd tell me it couldn't be related to stopping birth control. I've spent so long trying to figure out what was going on. I spent $$$ on a nutritionist, thinking something was wrong with my gut. An ultra sound showed a few small fibroids but my ob/gyn was not concerned and didn't think they could be the cause of the pain. It was only just a few months ago that I noticed the correlation between the cramping and my cycle. It seems like the cramps only happen during the 5-6 days surrounding ovulation. I don't have a cure but it sure is nice to be able to predict when I'm likely to experience pain so I can take it easy that week and hit my runs harder when I'm in the clear. I felt a huge sense of relief when I found this thread because I've felt so alone. It's awful that so many of us are suffering and unable to get help from the medical professionals we count on.

sarahcartwright6044

Hi ladies,
It’s been a while and I’ve noticed a few more have also been going through the same thing. Just an update from me. I had a laparoscopy in September 2020 and the gynogologist (endometriosis specialised) found stage 1 endo in my “pouch of douglas” which is just under the uterus and you can’t see it on scans unless you have surgury. He also noticed that my uterus had tissue in there that would have caused miscarriage when pregnant that he removed. I 100% recommend getting a laparoscopy and talking to a doctor/ gynocologist that specialises in endometriosis. Don’t take no for an answer!! The amount of times I go told to go on the pill or it’s just ovulation pain take Panadol is insane!! Advocate for yourself.
I then go pregnant 2 years later and they found I had a biocornate urerous (heart shaped) which I’m not sure if that had a thing to do with the excercise pain but I’ve been lucky and the baby has since stretched it out but could of also been due to my gyno fixing my uterus when he
did. I’m 39 weeks pregnant with a baby boy on the way!!
Big love to everyone going through this!!

myrealnamesfatpatricia

Sooooo happy to find what appears to be the only thread on the internet discussing this - I’ve been looking for months! I too get 20 mins of excruciating pain when exercising on ovulation day (has been easy to track because it’s every 4th boxercise class like clockwork!). Thought I was going mad because all of the stuff about mittelsmerz says a “dull” pain than can last all day, whereas mine is severe and intense and the subsides really quickly. Hope everyone’s getting some answers, I think I’m just gonna avoid exercise for a few days every 4 weeks

klaraaudren

So relieved to have found this post. I have the exact same symptoms whenever I go running a week around ovulation. It will start as niggling sensation in my upper legs and travel to my pelvic area which will end up with me doubling on the floor in pain and wanting to be sick. This is honestly the worse pain I have ever experience. The first time my husband saw it he wanted to take me to the hospital. I have just come back from a visit to the gynecologist who said it was probably just ovulation pain but could also be endometriosis however the only way to find out was to have surgery. Which as it doesnt happen during my period is not worth it.

She then recommended the pill and try to push it even when I told her I had too many side effects. I have also had cystitis for most of my adult life which I dont know if it is linked where I also got told that basically the blood test werent returning anything so it was nothing.

I am so fed up of made to feel like this is me overeacting and feeling like its all in my head. Anyway next step is an MRI scan.

kshama2001

klaraaudren wrote: »

So relieved to have found this post. I have the exact same symptoms whenever I go running a week around ovulation. It will start as niggling sensation in my upper legs and travel to my pelvic area which will end up with me doubling on the floor in pain and wanting to be sick. This is honestly the worse pain I have ever experience. The first time my husband saw it he wanted to take me to the hospital. I have just come back from a visit to the gynecologist who said it was probably just ovulation pain but could also be endometriosis however the only way to find out was to have surgery. Which as it doesnt happen during my period is not worth it.

She then recommended the pill and try to push it even when I told her I had too many side effects. I have also had cystitis for most of my adult life which I dont know if it is linked where I also got told that basically the blood test werent returning anything so it was nothing.

I am so fed up of made to feel like this is me overeacting and feeling like its all in my head. Anyway next step is an MRI scan.

We can be treated poorly by medical professionals. I don't remember the exact context, but did like having my partner with me last year to validate what I was saying.

If it's not operable, what about doing what the PP does and just not run during ovulation? I've been frustrated with not being able to do the amount of certain types of exercise that I want to be able to do, but it is what it is, and I just accommodate myself.