drinking & pcos

i was recently diagnosed with pcos (even though all of my blood work came back normal), but i’ve had symptoms since the very start of my periods. my doctors just dismissed it by putting me on birth control at a young age, and that seems to be all they want to do now too 🙄

anyway, i noticed that when i drink alcohol, my right ovary - which has a much greater number of cysts - always ends up cramping and hurting pretty badly.

during the summer, i went to a party with friends and quite literally thought i was dying because the cramping got so bad that i couldn’t even walk to the bathroom. i have done a little drinking more recently and while the pain is definitely not as bad, it is very much there.

has this happened to anyone else? and do you know why? the internet has shown me that it’s common for women with pcos to experience this, but there isn’t a clear scientific reason why

and before you tell me to stop the drinking, i’m already on it 😂 the pain isn’t worth it, but you also don’t get to dictate my life so please be kind 🙃

update even tho it’s only been 15 mins: the pain is getting much worse. just walked to the bathroom half bent over and trying to pee also caused pain. the pain is spreading to the rest of my abdomen & my stomach is bloating at the bottom