We expect the cramps, bloating, mood swings, breast tenderness and breakouts associated with our monthly period. But for many women, especially during perimenopause, period diarrhea is also a problem.

In fact, crappy symptoms like , bloating, gas, diarrhea, and constipation can be pretty common during that time of the month, says , an ob-gyn at the . Nearly three-quarters of menstruating women say ...

Do you ever feel like crap when your period starts, or perhaps in the week or so before your period? Social media has dubbed this the “period flu,” and places like TikTok are full of tips about why it ...

It’s a noro-easter. The norovirus, a hypercontagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms.

How many conversations have you had with your friends or coworkers (just us?) that begin with, “OK, TMI but…” We believe that no body function is "weird" or "gross," and no question is too ...

Somehow, PMS symptoms always take us by surprise, despite them cropping up every month like clockwork. And sure, maybe we should remember to clock nausea, bloating, and mood swings as early signs that ...

A reader asks how best to advise her child who wants to stop getting a monthly period. By Jen Gunter My very active 12.5-year-old daughter hates getting her period, which she began having two years ...

You may have excess gas before your period due to hormonal changes. Try changing your diet, like avoiding sweeteners ending in "-ol," to ease gas symptoms. Hormonal changes may also cause other ...