Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Does anyone else get this?

Hi everyone. I had an attack last night. Admittedly I hadn't changed my diet yet but haven't eaten anything I haven't a thousand times before and been fine. Anyway, I suffer from this horrible pressure cramp. Initially I feel hungry or like I have indigestion but even if I eat something or take mylanta it moves down and becomes this huge pressure pain under my ribs and around my back (like a big band of pain round the rib area). After a while I feel nauseas (sp?) and then get tummy cramps on top of it. Not even a hot water bottle and peppermint tea help. Occasionally it will ease up slightly if I take buscopan (an antispasmodic) but not always. I also feel feverish. I asked 3 doctors about it, one told me I was hungry, one told me I possibly had gallstones (they checked and I didn't) and my specialist said he'd never heard of it connected to IBS before, so I was just wondering if anyone else gets anything like it? I usually feel crummy for a few days afterward and sometimes it makes me run to the loo but not always and like I said it doesn't seem to be connected to any particular food type.

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Amy

Edited by doubletrouble (11/17/04 07:00 PM)

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