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Pages: 1 Pain associated with sitting for long periods of time       #364475 - 04/26/11 05:19 PM Edit Reply Quote MelCap Reged: 04/26/11 Posts: 2 Hi! My questions is...After only 45 minutes of sitting my stomach begins to hurt, I get very bloated and experience gas pains and other stomach pains. Often times the pain will not go away until the next day i.e. it doesn't help to just walk around. I am wondering if others are experiencing the same discomforts and if there are any techniques for battling it. Thanks! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Pain associated with sitting for long periods of time       #364696 - 05/11/11 11:05 AM Edit Reply Quote AislingH Reged: 05/10/11 Posts: 5 Loc: Canada If I'm sitting in a cramped space (aka awful theatre seats) I have this problem too. It only helps if I can walk around for quite a long period of time. I've tried gas-x and hot water bottles but so far haven't found anything that's worked. The worst pain is on a plane. I feel myself bloating up like a potato chip bag (because of the difference in air pressure I presume?). The only thing that I've found that helped even a little was starving myself in these situations. Granted it doesn't sound like a very healthy solution and I only do it when I'm on a long flight because otherwise the pain becomes unbearable, otherwise I've just been popping Gas-x and avoiding gassy foods and liquids if I have to sit somewhere cramped for any longer than an hour. Does it happen to you everytime you sit for 45 minutes? Even on your comfy couch at home say? I'm just curious because it doesn't seem to happen to me when I'm sitting at a comfy desk chair or in the movies (where they have roomy seats).. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Pain associated with sitting for long periods of time       #365019 - 06/05/11 05:30 PM Edit Reply Quote MelCap Reged: 04/26/11 Posts: 2 Hi Thanks for your reply! It doesn't happen every time I sit for long periods of time, but there are situations where it will happen every time. The movies are one of them, no matter how spacious the seat. I do find though that if I am at home on my couch or something like that I am more likely to lie down and I don't experience any pain. I think there is literally something associated with sitting upright for a long time. The airplane is also a painful situation but if you take a gas-x before the plane I find that helps a little! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1

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