Cortney
Hi there! I am 25 and for the last 3 years I have experienced some of the same symptoms. My cramps always wake me up in the middle of the night. For two years it was not as bad, but in the last year it has gotten worse! A week ago I woke up with severe cramps! I was on the floor and thought I was dying. My pain lasted for awhile until I was able to have a few bowel movements. During that time I sweat and my heart races and feels as though it is skiping. After the bowel movements I always feel better, and then start to have chills. This past time I felt the pain even the next day, which I have never done before. That day I had two bloody stools, which then my doctor wanted me to have a colonoscopy. They found a polyp and that was it. He just said I probably have IBS, or that I had an infection. The first two years I didn't think about it as much because it only happened once a month or even once every two months(which seemed to always be before my cycle). And then it wasn't as painful because after I was able to have a bowel movement I felt fine. It really worries me because it is like an unknown. Good luck to you and your wife!