Birth Control and Low Carb Diet

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-17-2003
Birth Control and Low Carb Diet
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Mon, 05-10-2004 - 5:44pm
Has anyone heard or read anything about bcp and a low carb diet.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 9:56pm
Hi sunnie4567, welcome!

Congratulations on your diet. Going on a low carb diet can cause break-through-bleeding. When the body burns fat it releases estrogen which, added to the estrogen from your pills, can cause irregular bleeding.



Good luck

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-17-2003
Tue, 05-11-2004 - 9:36am

Thanks Dancer.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 05-11-2004 - 12:09pm
I don't really know... I think if you are loosing weight and producing more estrogen long enough your body might become accustomed it. Once you stop loosing weight and return to only your body's base estrogen level controlled by your pills you should be fine. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Good luck

      Jill