Can colon spasms cause a temporary obstruction? dry heaving, sick etc.

[totch]

It has happened again - 4th time in 3 months. I felt fine, was constipated a little.  All of sudden got severe stomachache or abd pain that would not pass. This lead to sweating, nausea, sick feeling.  When I finally vomited, I could not stop.  It appeared that all the gas in my colon and everything on top of it had to come up.  I could not get the gas to pass thru rectum.
The abdominal pain is still severe, I am soaking wet with sweat, very weak and still dry heaving up bile and gas. Feel a little out of it and slight shortness of breath.  I end up in bed, take antinausea reluctantly but my husband makes me, that stops the heaving,I then can start sipping a little water or fluids. I am so weak with either sweating or chills that I actually lay in bed in my work clothes until the next day when I feel strong enought to change clothes and do basis ADLS.  I took 3 days to get back to normal.   This  has all symptoms of an intestional obstruction and as they say I have IBS, I am wondering if colon spasms can cause obstruction.
Colonoscopy and ultrasound rules out gallbladder, pancreatis etc.
Any ideas????

[junebox]

Your symptoms sounded identical to mine - I am 14 weeks pregnant and have had chronic constipation and nausea morning, noon and night.  I woke up 3 weeks ago with the most violent pain in my abdomen I have ever experienced, blacked out twice, heavy sweating, then chills, then had waves of pain so excruiating I compared it to child birth but worse followed by diarrhea.  I had the exact episode 3 weeks later.  MRI's and ultrasounds ruled out kidney stones, appendicitis and renal problems.  The unofficial diagnosis was my body reacting to the constipation by "purging" itself, with the intestines twisting and spasms finally causing the much needed diarrhea to empty out my system.  I have since been eating nothing but fiber, TONS of water, fruits, veges and exercise - the nausea is completely gone and I'm becoming a little more regular, although still not 100% normal.  

[sccanlady]

I've had two episodes, of the most painful diarrhea I've had in my life in the past two months. The pain was so severe that I compare it to delivering a baby from my rectum. The contractions, the spontaneous pushing, not to mention the pain, the sweats and chills the neausea, followed by violent vomitting. I felt like I was going to pass out, it was worse than giving birth.

Does anyone know what I might have been experencing and how I can avoid it happening again.

Thanks for your help.  

[JD65]

My mother suffers from diverticulosis, however she just had a severe pain attack that lasted 3 hours, which consisted of very sharp pain in her RUQ.  I believe this is a gallbladder attack and not related to her diverticulosis.  What other symptoms should I be looking for, since my mother does NOT want to go to the emergency room?  Please respond ASAP....
Thank You

[star queen]

Colonoscopy looks at the large bowel only to the secum, where the large and small intestine meet.  I suggest you return and get the stomach and small intestines scoped to check for problems there. Spasming of the small intestines due to gas will make everything back up into the stomach and make you vomit, but it isn't a common side effect.  I take for granted that you avoid foods that make gas like beans, black pepper, bell peppers, cucumbers, etc.  If you don't, then figure out what you are eating just before an episode and try to figure out which one of the foods is contributing to the problem using an elimination test.  You can also talk to your doctor about the useage of an anti-gas pill such as Bean-o to help get rid of gas before a problem occurs. good luck