Upper Stomach Pain After C-section

[Odinsmommy]

I had a c-section 4 months ago I've been having these god aweful stomach pains that make me douple over and last up to 2 hours it makes me feel like I can't catch my breath or even breath. The pain feels like some one is hitting me in the stomach over and over again! I've been to the doctor and they canno't figure it out they gave me some pills to help with the pain it barly works it only takes the feeling of being sick away! I wanna know If any one has expirenced or is expirencing common symptoms as I am?!


This discussion is related to Severe Upper Abdominal Pain.

[louisiana29]

I have been having this pain for 3months now after having my second c-setion and it is soo bad when I get it that I cannot even hold my baby boy, it starts in my back and progresses to my upper stomach. I really don't kno why it is happening because I never had it with my first c-setion a year Ago.

[RainIveyKota]

I've been through 3 CTs ,xrays, hida scan, ultrasounds of abdomen and uterus, blood work, ekg for low pulse rate of 51, and no diagnosis other than tsh is 0.001. Possible hyperthyroid. I have stomach upset, cramp squeezing like pains most often early in the day and hip, side, and back pain only on the right.

[RainIveyKota]

I've had the same pain.

[RainIveyKota]

I've had the same pain.

[Christopher R Watters, MD]

I think it would be important here to understand why further evaluation is important. You are giving a very typical description of biliary colic. If your symptoms are actually being produced by a diseased gallbladder you have about a one in three chance of having a severe complication. The mortality rate of dealing with your gallbladder in this situation increases the death rate by as much as a hundred fold. People get into the mind set that they can just put up with the symptoms but the only thing this does is to increase the odds of a bad outcome. A little peppermint as a smooth muscle relaxant might briefly help the colic but will not reduce the long term risk.

[afmetaler]

Sounds similar to what i am experiencing. I had a C section last september 2011 with my third child, first two normal birth no ploblems at all. It normally accurs after my periods. The pain starts as soon as i lie down in bed at night, bad indigestion, pains in my back, upper tummy ache. One of the midwifes at the hospital told me to try glass of dilute peppermint to help. it does work after a while.