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Hi Anna,

Welcome to the Website! Sorry to hear about your diagnosis and ongoing stomach pains - I know it's really difficult to figure out what works for you.
You've actually posted this question on the IBS "Fitness" board so if you have a look at the posts, you'll see this board is more about weight loss/gain/maintenace and not so much about actual IBS symptoms so you may not get a lot of responses here. Instead, try posting on the main board "IBS Diet" where a lot more people post frequently and you'll get more replies.

In the meantime, there are a few things you could try for the spasms. What medication are you on? For bad cramps, I have found buscopan to be the only one that actually helps with pain. Aside from that, a heating pad on the tummy can be very soothing and helpful at relaxing cramps. You can also try drinking strong peppermint tea (**only if you don't have any problems with acid reflux) or even peppermint capsules. You can also try fennel or rooibos tea to sooth a sore stomach. I have also found that deep breathing exercises seem to help when pains come on in preventing, managing and getting over spasms.

Good luck!

Steph

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