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Have any other female 5:2ers noticed any changes with their periods since starting this WOE? I'm on the contraceptive pill so wouldn't really have expected any change, but I've been getting a lot of random days where my period starts out of nowhere! I've noticed this is often the day after a fast.

Any ideas? Or am I just odd

No I don't think you are odd! I am approaching 50 (yikes) so it is hard to tell if my changes are to do with "the change" or 5:2 but I am pretty sure it is 5:2. I had very regular but short cycles (24-26 days) and now I have had a 35 and this month still counting. ....
It is great for me as I suffer from anaemia so the less I have the better however, having said that I worry about my iron levels with less food. I had a test just before I started so I am going to have another in a month or so to see - I feel ok though. I also have much less pmt which is also a plus.
As I am so old.... these things don't concern me too much but for women still planning to have babies I think they should be a little bit careful they are still getting the nutrition they need.

I've had one period since starting 5:2 and noticed that a few of my symptoms were milder. Milder cramps, less constipation and a bit less water retention. Next period is coming up so I'll see if this is the start of a pattern.

I had two periods, both on the day I was expecting them (I'm on the pill). The first one was OK but the second one really hit me on the head! Cramps, migraine, water retention... eeeeeeeeeek!!!

[Moogie]

Mine have shifted to a day earlier than normal (am on the pill), but also finish earlier. They usually come without warning now, normally I'd have a cramp or that particular 'queasy but not in my tummy' achey feeling just before starting - I don't get that any more. They're much easier now on the whole and I don't get any breakthrough bleeding like I sometimes used to a few days after I'd finished (TMI, sorry).

I have PCOS and I have had an improvement in this area. My cycle is now 24-26 days which is a huge improvement on 13-29 days. I still have some problems with pain but more at ovulation as opposed to TOTM that is part and parcel of having cysts. I very little bloating, breast tenderness is completely gone. I have only been fasting for about three months so still early days but I am very happy with how things are going so far.