IBS, colicky left side cramping and back pain

Digestive health
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Can someone have just a pain flare up with IBS? It’s usually several months between flare ups and it seems like the symptoms change a bit. I have been really stressed about other health issues so I’m thinking the pain is being brought on by that...but not sure. Diagnosed with IBS years ago. The last flare up 6  months ago I had mostly left sided pain. Can’t exactly recall the consistency of the pain. About a week and a half ago, I started to have cramping in my left pelvic area that seemed to radiate into a sharp pain over my left hip into my left back in my sciatic area. Thought it was my ovary, but had a pelvic ultrasound and ruled that out. That pain stayed for about a week and then changed into colicky pain that is just above my left hip and into my abdomen and lower back (above the hip range). Not really a big change in BMs. Still just one loose stool with cramps daily. Had a colonoscopy in May which showed slight inflammation as usual with one benign polyp removed. Anyone had these symptoms? Oddly, the pain almost feels slightly relieved when the area is massaged. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Sounds very like an IBS flare up.  Do not worry!  The pattern of IBS symptoms can change.  It is not always the same everytime.

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Are you gluten free? I have found that sticking with a gluten free diet helps my IBS. 

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Hey you just need the correct man for the massage and you're sorted. (Sorry poor taste, lol). I wish I could sort flare ups that quick. What do you do when the pain is in the middle of your stomach?

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Are you feeling better? I have an IBS flare up right now but the whole left side of my abdomen is crappy and burns I guess you could say. Have you ever felt that abdominal burning sensation with IBS? It’s giving me terrible anxiety. 

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I’ve been feeling a bit better.  The pain has subsided some. I have found that peppermint capsules and acupuncture has been helping. I have had the cramping and burning feeling at times. I hope that you find some relief from this torture called IBS. ☹️

FYI- if you decide to take peppermint capsules, it will also cause a strange cooling feeling in the intestines before a BM. 

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IBS pattern does change. 

I had almost the same signs as you, if you can try drinking warm water immediately after you wake up, and hot teas like peppermint, lemon, ginger or even turmeric. 

I am not a fan of tea but it helped me a lot. If I have stocks I prefer the taste of Lemonaid, which is bought online but other than that, just something to calm my stomach has changed a lot. 

Before, everytime I time in for work, the pain starts in my upper left abdomen and will last until the shift ends too. I resigned and turns out it was stress all along but still after that, sometimes the pain lingers, like a sore stomach. Had colonoscopy and had 4 polyps removed. 

I was diagnosed IBS and still a warrior.