I only get sharp stabbing pains when I'm havung D. I am a C person and take miralax everyday. Usually several times a week I get a bad bout of D, usually in the am after breakfast. I will have crampy pains, than STABBING pains and D. These pains last anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, than I usually feel better, just kinda sore.
When I get what I consider an "ATTACK", it usually starts with being short of breath, think just ran a few miles and cant catch your breath! I get really bloated (more so than my every day kinda bloat), think can't see your feet! It quickly progresses into an all over my abdomen pain, not really sharp, think more like a really big elephant sitting on your tummy! The pressure pain is so bad, my panties feel too tight, forget about wearing regular pants and don't even think about putting a bra on! This "just kill me now and get it over with" feeling can last days to over a week. Than it usually takes another week before I really feel ok again. When it gets that bad, I get out the Vicodin or Xanax because a lot of times it will trigger a panick attack-just to add a little more pain into my life! The heating pad is my best friend at this point, in fact my tummy is scarred with burns from sleeping with it.
I have been to more GI specialist than you can count on one hand, I have had ALL the tests done and then some-and they DRs tell my I'm perfectly healthy!
I have found a really sympathetic and nice internist, she's not a GI but has been much more helpful than any of the so called specialist! I had one of these really horrible attacks two weeks ago and went into a full blown panick, went to see her an my blood pressure was like 170/126! My blood pressure is usually a little on the low side, that got her attention! The Xanax is really good at getting things calmed down after an attack like that!
I forget who said they were afraid to take pain pills because she didn't want to get D? Most pain pills will actually cause C, so I wouldn't worry about that too much!
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