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Has anyone experienced shorter periods after going vegan?

 

Mine got shorter, but I didn't think much about why until my gf today mentioned that her period was shorter this time around. She is in her fifth month of veganism. That's when I started to think that maybe my period shortening was because of my switch to veganism as well.

 

Has anyone else experienced this or heard of it happening to other vegans?

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After turning 29 for more than 1 birthday I experienced this. 32 day cycles, 3 days and done, no complaints here!

Yeah, I thought it was just my getting older. I'm 33, and I thought that explained the shorter periods. I'm absolutely regular and my periods are 2-3 days. But Katrina is 28 and has, until recently, had quite long periods. The change for her is what made me start to think that maybe veganism played a role for both of us.

 

I went off birth control about the same time as vegan....so I'm not sure which caused it, but they are way shorter than they used to be! On the flip side, I NEVER used to get cramps, and I do sometimes now - and that sucks.

I have always had pretty horrible cramps with my period, and that hasn't changed. I just get them for a shorter period of time!

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Mine have stayed the same for my whole life-(except for the one short time I tried the pill and it shortened it to around 3 days and I suffered immense pain) -7 days (which apparently is a good thing as the longer they are the less you egt over a lifetime and apparently you experience a better transition in menapouse!). I also take flaxseed oil daily which can lengthen the days, and I generally never experience any PMS.

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I went off birth control about the same time as vegan....so I'm not sure which caused it, but they are way shorter than they used to be! On the flip side, I NEVER used to get cramps, and I do sometimes now - and that sucks.

 

That might be because you stopped the pill. I was prescribed the pill for my cramps. I still am on them but need to get off. Just don't know of a good alternative right now.

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