I have had IBS for years, officially diagnosed in April 2006 but never really had "pain", just very uncomfortable feelings in my tummy, and urgency was (and is) my most pressing symptom. I am IBS-D so I would get the gurglings and all which accompany D. However I have had a handful of very bad attacks in the past two years which I am hoping will be stabalized with the help of this website, the wonderful posts by others who share our condition and Heather's books. The symptoms start with the gurgling and then I get a very sharp pain right under my breastbone, then it seems to travel down and around my intestines, almost like squeezing everything from a tube of toothpaste, it's intense. I can also feel the pain in my thighs and lower back. I've even read that some women have likened it to labor pains! It's then relieved after about an hour or so with several BM's. Fortunately I have not had one of these attacks since Sept.! Both food and stress contribute to my symptoms, now that I am more in tune with my body can figure out what is bothering me. I'd like to note that I was on medication for IBS before I started having the really bad pains. I have since stopped taking meds and take the acacia fiber, teas, altered my diet accordingly and see an acupuncurist. While I am still not entirely stable, these new methods have helped considerably.
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Re: where is your pain?
