Stomach pains for 5 years. Pease help

[silenthillnurse]

For 5 years I've been sufferng from horrible abdominal and stomach pain. sometimes I get very nauseous and have alot of traped gas in my stomach and intestines, I have so much gas that I can hear it moving around and when I tap my stomach it sounds hollow. My doctor said I had IBS because of my severe consipation (I could go 2 weeks without a bowel movement). I started taking 2 colace pills a day and I've seem to be able to go regularly. I'm also on losec for acid reflux.

The pain feels like a pressure pain but sometimes feels crampy and sharp. The pain is located in the upper and lower left quadrent but now it appears to be showing up in the upper right quadrent. I've had so many tests done x-ray, ultra sound, blood work, barium swallow and the all came back negative. I like to think I have a healthy diet and I'm a vegetarian. I avoid caffiene, and fatty foods.

Please someone help I've been suffering from this for such a long time that i'm starting to feel like theres no hope for me to feel better.

[Me2withpain]

I have a friend with the same thing and yes she is a vegetarian. There are days she fells so bad she hates her life. The doc labeled her w IBS gave her Dicycliome to stop the stomach spasm. This not is to let you know I understand what you are feeling I live with my friend and I see it everyday the pain. You are not along still waiting for the pain to go away.

[LivingInHope]

Have you been taking simethicone for the gas?  Are you taking metamucil daily?   Have you had a colonoscopy?  Have they checked (if you're female) for endometriosis on/growing into you bowels by laporoscopy/laporotomy?  Have you tried a well trained Chinese acupuncturist/herbalist to see if they could help you?