IUD and fire breathing/Nauli

Body: 

Hi all,

Can anyone help me with this - I've had a Mirena IUD fitted to try to reduce very heavy bleeding, possibly made worse by fibroids. Last month I was bleeding for 3 weeks and losing huge clots and I have been very anaemic. I had looked at other options but want to avoid surgery so felt as though I had to give this a try. My question is can you still do fire breathing and Nauli with an IUD in place? I'm hoping I'll only have to have the Mirena for a few years as I'm 50 and experiencing symptoms of menopause but I don't want to have to stop the exercises.

Any advice would be welcome : )

Pollyanna

Forum:

Hi Pollyanna,
I hope the mirena works out for you. I have a paragard (copper IUD) and I can tell you that it does not like firebreathing or nauli. I can do a very little bit of either exercise sometimes without any trouble (usually a few days after ovulation is ok) but most of the time it makes me start spotting. especially if I'm close to ovulation or my period, when it will sometimes get me full-on bleeding.
My gyn had me back 6 weeks post insertion to ultrasound and be sure it was properly placed, for a few days prior to my visit I did tons of nauli. I figured if it was going to dislodge anything, I would know. positioning was not affected but like I said, it made me bleed some.
I know the mirena and the paragard work differently, but they are alike in that they are foreign bodies in the uterus. I would suggest that once your body is fully acclimated to the device, you very gently give it a try. and be aware that I am in no way giving medical advice.
I'm not a dr nor do I play one on the internet : )

Hi granolamom,

Thanks for your thoughts and experience with your IUD. I thought there may be a problem - it makes sense as you say its something in the uterus that shouldn't be there. Would the same thing apply to the other exercises involving the stomach area? I think I might play safe and avoid nauli and firebreathing - I'm so fed up with all the problems I've been having that I'll just be grateful if my body accepts the Mirena and it sorts the bleeding to some degree. As I said, I'm running out of non-surgical options so I need this to work. I can still work on the posture!

Pollyanna : )

Polly, when you say you are running out of non-surgical options, please remember that surgery is the least viable option of all of them. That is really our message here. - Surviving

That is why I don't want to go down that route and am trying everything else as I have been doing for the last 3 years with my rectocele