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Gastroenterology (Expert Forum)
Lower Stomach Pain & severe gas
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Lower Stomach Pain & severe gas
by Tom__0__0, Oct 22, 1998 12:00AM
I've had this problem on & off now for about a year. I've seen a doctor several times but have not been able to get a definite answer to what the problem may be. About every other month I get severe gas when I eat and then lower stomach pains which last for two or three weeks. I'll wake up in the morning with lower stomach pain. Sometimes it is accompanied with diarrhea but not always. I've tried numerous medications, gas-x,etc. I have acid reflux and have had this since I was 21 years old. I am now 41. So I have been on and off pepcid, Tagament, etc. I'm currently taking pepcid on a daily basis. My doctor says I should be on it indefinitly. I'm not sure this has anything to do with my stomah pains because I still take pepcid even when I don't have the pain & gas. My doctor wants to do another Lower GI but I have had them before and the results were fine.
Recently I was prescribed medication for stomach cramps, called Dicyclomine. It seems to work. But these stomach pains are starting to occure more often. Could it just be a nervious stomach causing the pain? What do you think?
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dear Tom,
The symtoms that you describe are very suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome. If you have had previous evaluations of your stomach, small intestine and colon, then repeat studies are not warranted unless there has been a change in your symptom complex. A trial of increased fiber should be initiated. we recommend Metamucil as one approach. Antispasmodics can be used if the increased fiber does not help.
This informationi spresented for educational purposes. Always ask specific questions to your personal physician.
HFHSM.D.-rf
*keywords: abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome
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