4kids4me Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've had IBS for 24 years. Usually the pain is more like stabbing, or like someone is twisting my intestines. It can have me doubled over and when I get it it NEVER goes away until I fall asleep in the evening. Really, I haven't had many flare-ups in the past 7 or 8 years. I started a new med and the doctor says it should not affect my stomach. Lately I've been having a new stomach pain and the only thing I can think of is that maybe it's a new way of getting IBS. Around my belly button and radiating in a circle is a constant pain. The best way I can describe it is how it feels when you're REALLY fully. Like bursting full. But I get it even when I'm really hungry, so it's not that I'm full. It's a constant ache. I had it on Mar. 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, and 25. So not every day. It usually comes around 2-4 in the afternoon and lasts until bedtime, but by bedtime it's eased up. It starts light, gets bad, then lightens up again. Only once it lasted 3 hours and it was gone. Has anyone ever experience an IBS attack that's similar to what I'm describing? Or does it sound like something unrelated? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Have you tried going gluten-free? I was diagnosed with IBS when I was about 26 years old. I will be 43 in two weeks and stopped eating gluten last May. I wish I could get those 16+ years back of my life when I didn't have to be in excruciating pain. I haven't had one single bowel problem (except one time when I accidentally ate a small amount of gluten) since last May. Just give it a try and see if it helps. You should be able to tell within a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Have you tried going gluten-free? I was diagnosed with IBS when I was about 26 years old. I will be 43 in two weeks and stopped eating gluten last May. I wish I could get those 16+ years back of my life when I didn't have to be in excruciating pain. I haven't had one single bowel problem (except one time when I accidentally ate a small amount of gluten) since last May. Just give it a try and see if it helps. You should be able to tell within a few days. I go gluten/sugar free on and off. That first weekend I felt like this I had eaten like crap, so I went 6 days eating gluten/sugar free and it still happened. Argh! I don't think it's a stomach bug...I feel fine otherwise, no fever, etc. Weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 What about dairy? I think you should give the gluten free a longer try, too. Sorry you are in pain. :grouphug: I do know what that is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 food has been making me sick lately. I gave up dairy and gluten and I feel SO much better. I'm questioning whether I have IBS or something like that. LOTS of pain, nausea, and then the pain you speak of around the navel? Mine is pretty bad. I will be staying off dairy and gluten (it really does help) and I started apple cider vinegar in a glass of water 3 x daily today. I also am taking digestive enzymes with each meal. I'm hoping......... Dd12 needs to see a GI specialist. (I just suffer through mine and make dietary changes. I'm so tired of dealing with docs that I save it for her) She was having cramps and diarrhea which came and went. Two weeks ago she had a pretty severe cramp for six days. I wanted to take her in, she said not yet. And since she could still be active, I knew it hurt but it wasn't really bad. I removed gluten and dairy - no problems with her and her bowls seem much more regulated now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 all that said in my last post, though, it sounds like the medication could have something to do with it. I'd remove gluten and dairy. If it continues after that, please go see your doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I have ibs, and I can tell you that the weirdest things can affect me. I have experienced pain like that, and it's super unpleasant. Does the pain correlate with your menstrual cycle at all? I also recommend going gluten free. I am pretty much gluten free. I have to admit that I still drink half a beer every night. It doesn't seem to affect me. I also gave up coffee (the horror) and use heathers tummy tea and fiber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 i had my very first piece of brown rice bread, gluten free, tonight. It is by Food for Life. It is dense bread, but it is VERY tasty. I drink tea, but I also drink coffee. I finally found a creamer I actually like in my coffee. It is OH! Or something like that. It is made from coconut milk. I don't taste coconut in it. Dh said my coffee tasted just like his, which had milk in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks for the responses! This pain feels so different than what I've felt before but you never know...maybe gluten/dairy/sugar free is what I need. It's just so dang hard!!!!! I can last two weeks max then falter. Boo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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