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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 Oct;20(10):1729–1733. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000134

TABLE 2.

Proportion of Hormonal Contraception Users with IBD-related Symptom Improvement by Symptom Type (N = 27)

Diarrhea 48%
Pain 44%
Cramping 41%
Steroid-requiring IBD flares 11%
Nausea/vomiting 7%
Bloating 11%
Extra-GI symptoms 7%
Constipation 4%
Hematochezia 15%

GI, gastrointestinal.