IBS Stomach pain and tender stomach anybody?

Digestive health
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Hi all!

I am new to this group,

it was around 7 months back when suddenly i got severe gas, burping and stomach pain, the stomach was tender to touch.

The pain continues till today, I get stomach pain mostly on top of belly button and left side and the entire area has point tenderness.

Stomach pain is irrespective of eating.

I have done all kinds of blood tests and upper GI endoscopy twice and ctscan.

Only thing that came up in endoscopy was Antral gastritis with hpylori negative.

But I wonder if gastritis can cause that much pain and tenderness.

My doctor says its a functional pain and can be IBS.

I feel so depressed and miserable to think about the pain staying forever.

Please reply if anybody experienced the same.

Thanks!

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I have constant dull stomach pain with my IBS and I have had constipation and loose stools with nausea. Occasionally, I get a bad flare up.  All my tests were negative. Has your doctor said it is definitely IBS?

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My bm's are normal, no constipation or diarrhea so my doctor said its a functional pain.

Philippa is your abdomen tender to touch i.e you feel pain on pressing the stomach?

Thanks for your reply!

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My stomach is also painful to touch.

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Hi I was just about to make a post about this as my left rib at the bottom is tender to touch tonight ..

Is this part of the ibs then..??

I spoke with phillipa before who put me at ease as it seemed like we had similar symptoms

My ibs is stress related mainly side pain tender to touch ribs and gas at night. I'm tracking how much my bowel movements are at the moment with the ibs app .. not sure how many times you should move your bowels.

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Thanks for your inputs! My stomach and pit of stomach where belly button lies is sore to touch, but my bm's are quite normal and once a day, that confuses me whether I have gastritis only or is it IBS.

I have been in pain for months now and have lost quite a bit of weight.

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I am confused Nichola whether it's gastritis or IBS. I have bm just once in the morning and normal one.

@Nichola do you have more than twice bms?

That can be IBS then.

But i have the pain and soreness that you described.

Thanks!

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Do you have stomach pain all day like me?

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Hi

My bm can be once a day shifting to 3 times a day feeling like not fully emptying

I was unsure this was ibs to as I just have pain that moves about and tender spot my bm haven't been right since the birth of my baby 25 weeks ago.

I do know if I'm less stressed and eat smaller meals I don't get alot as much gas.

Tender spot stumped me but after reading and reading post it's seems people symptoms vary.. how are you today have you been back to your gp

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Yes, my pain is there all day.  Most of the time it is dull and mild.  If I have any stress, the pain increases a little more.  Other times I can have an agonising flare up where I will need to take Buscopan and Nurofen.  It really depends on how bad and prolonged the stress has been.

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I can relate to you Nichola!

It started with me when I was just 18 weeks postpartum, I had a csection and then the stress of taking care of a baby and not being able to sleep at nights evoked it all.

How long have you been having this?

Is there something that helps with the pain, apart from less stress.

Have you been thru endoscopy and colonoscopy?

I hsd Antral gastritis in endoscopy.

I am sometimes terrified thinking of Crohns of small intestine.

Even I feel stress increases my pain and symptoms.

But it's quite difficult to live with a pain and not being completely able to enjoy the moments with my baby. Hope theres a way out.

Keep sharing if you get something to know.

Thanks!

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Hi

I will tell you my story and see if you can relate.

12 weeks ago 12 weeks pp I had a pain in my right side feeling like a kidney infection , I went to the doctor did a urine sample and it flagged infection I was put on antibiotics for 8 days after that I still had the pain but no infection and was told nothing grew in my urine do no kidney infection

The pain seemed to creep round to my stomach upper stomach I had a few days of cramps but I was very stressed.

Gas pains at night and a pain moving from the upper right to the upper left.. sometimes a tight band feeling or sore to touch.

I did bloods kidney scan stool h pylori stool test.. nothing Then told I have ibs

I do suffer from anxiety and was told I'm focusing on my stomach so it has moved and I'm stressing about the pain which is making more symptoms.

My stool are mainly constipation to not fully emptying but not all the time sometimes normal. I feel ok when lying in my bed relaxed.

I have a stomach scan booked for the 15th

Then will go on to futher tests if things don't improve. I am 37 eat well .

My main issue the side pain it scares me a little. Trying to not stress easier said than done..

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Oh and celiac test. Also I don't think my ibs is food related ..

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Where you tested for celiac?

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Yes got tested for that too.. nothing.

Have you?

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Not yet, I tried avoiding wheat and gluten for sometime but that didn't help

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How have you been.. I went to visit my folks for a week and was feeling great can slowly feel the tight band a pains in sides coming on

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Its good that your tests came back. I get there pain as well. I take Parcetmol for my pain.

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Have you tired Librax or the generic brand? It's been a miracle drug for me for 40 years. Give Librax a try.

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try peppermint oil it works for me, i had ibs as bad as you regards alan.