Pinching feeling

[Maureen1958]

Hi, does anyone sometimes get a pinching feeling in their intestines?

[bornagain47]

Hi Maureen . Yes I get this all the time, sometimes it’s in my right side at ribs , or in my right side lower back . It moves but always right side. Think it’s wind to be honest, I get a lot of that 😂. Started on the olive oil , just got to get dose right. Also bought some papaya as I was advised it is a digestive enzyme. Hope you have a reasonably good day today. God bless.

[Maureen1958 in reply to bornagain47]

Hi, thanks for replying, nice to know I am not alone with this. Mine is on the right side at the moment, kind of in the hip area when sitting down but when I stand up it drops down into the groin area. I saw the comment about the papaya (never tried one myself), don't forget to keep us informed about how it all goes. All the best. Maureen.

[bornagain47 in reply to Maureen1958]

Papaya tastes quite nice . Sounds like you get same thing as I do , mine moves to groin as well . I have also started on paroxitine , didn’t want to take but can’t cope with the anxiety IBS causes. Just a low dose , seemingly it helps to calm the bowel . Side effects not to bad .Will keep you posted, god bless.

[Honey-Bear123 in reply to bornagain47]

Hi I’ve been on paroxitine for 15 years now. It took me nearly 10 years of suffering saying I’m not depressed it’s my IBS! there wasn’t much research about IBS and antidepressants then. it was the was the best thing I ever did. It’s not a cure by any means but still gives me the attitude ‘oh well if belly kicks off it kicks off’ and off I tgo

to work used to do nights but finally found the confidence to do days It really does help relax the gut and you. gives you the confidence to say ‘hey whatever ‘and try get

On with your life. hope this helps to give you hope for long term future.

Lynne 😊

[bornagain47 in reply to Honey-Bear123]

Awe thank so much Lynne for your help. I have been struggling for few months now, and didn’t want to take them , but anxiety was getting worse . Did you get many side effects? I am only taking 15 mgs at moment at don’t feel to bad , but just started on them on Wednesday. I am so delighted to hear you are feeling so much better, anxiety is horrible as is ibs . God bless you my dear . Take care and thank you again x

[Honey-Bear123 in reply to bornagain47]

Hi I 20mg paroxitine the only size effects was feeling very sleepy for a few months and do get quite hot but it really does help me. The kolantigan antispasmodic gel is the only one that helps me. Hope you are feeling better soon xx

[bornagain47 in reply to Honey-Bear123]

Thanks again for your help and good wishes Lynne much appreciated. X

[Kilgh in reply to bornagain47]

I just got off Paroxetine. It helped stop my symptoms for 8 years. But I was on it way too long. 20 plus years. It can be bad to get off after being on it for a few years so I waited until I was sick again and took the opportunity as it couldn't make me worse really. I had poor advice about needing it long term, as research suggests you get the full benefit of brain changes in 6 months. So don't stay on it much longer if you can help it. It's a good tool though.

[bornagain47 in reply to Kilgh]

Hi Kilgh . Thank you for your help and advice . I will certainly take heed of what you have advised. May I ask why you decided to come off them after taking them so long . I hope you are feeling better now you are off them . Take care.god bless you x

[Kilgh in reply to bornagain47]

It just seemed pointless taking a daily tablet that was doing absolutely nothing for me anymore. Still having some minor withdrawals cropping up. Takes several weeks for the body to regulate it's own serotonin after being on the drug so long.

[damiante in reply to bornagain47]

Hello bornagain47, i was reading your reply to Maureen, and i have the same symptoms, mostly on the right side a little higher or lower, i had first h-pylori and then peptic ulcer, and i get this pain every day, i feel a little better after i go to the bathroom, ty

[bornagain47 in reply to damiante]

Hi damiante . Thank you for your help . I hope your h pylori and peptic ulcer have healed now . I think this pinched feeling could be connected to hepatic flexture syndrome which is part of ibs . Basically trapped wind in bend of colon . Take care . God bless you x

[Neddy-nesbitt]

I too get it on the right side between hip and groin along with bloating and lots of gurgling.It’s very frustrating and it does worry me as is pretty much all the time

[Maureen1958 in reply to Neddy-nesbitt]

What I get changes a lot from day to day. Sometimes it is pain, other days it is a feeling of wanting to go to the toilet all the time, which usually gets the better of me and I end up going back to the loo, but still feel like I need to go and other days it is nausea, although that usually makes me go back to toilet too, but again the nausea just comes back again each time I go.

[Neddy-nesbitt in reply to Maureen1958]

Oh poor you, it’s rotten isn’t it. I don’t get nausea but totally understand how you feel.

[Maureen1958 in reply to Neddy-nesbitt]

I don't worry about mine, in the sense that it's something other than IBS ie cancer or something scary like that, but I do worry how I am going to get anything done during the day other than cope with the IBS. It seems to be getting worse the older I get, which makes me worry about the future.

[Hidden in reply to Maureen1958]

This sounds like incomplete evacuation. Do you take a laxative or use suppositories or mini-enemas?

[Maureen1958 in reply to Hidden]

No, I don't take anything like that because I tend to consider myself as having IBS-D as that's how it started 30 odd years ago. But I have been wondering about this recently, and tried some Rhubard Complex which was supposed to be like a colon cleanse but it made me more constipated, so I am at a complete loss now what to do.

What I have been doing for years and has worked to some extent, is going three times a day which has been spaced out during the day, depending on what was happening in my life at the time. But over the years I have become more dependent on hot drinks to help me go and I am still stuck in the loo a long time each time I do go.

[Hidden in reply to Maureen1958]

Yes, I get you. I too started life under the IBS umbrella with the 'D' version, but it changes for everybody over time I think. Even if your stools are soft, but you can't empty out properly, it's classed as constipation. Try a good laxative - you may have to experiment with a few to get the right one for you. I take Movicol a couple of times a week, sometimes just half a sachet. If the stool feels as if it's stuck in the lower part of your colon, you could try glycerin suppositories or Fleet or Micralax mini-enemas.

If all these things fail and I just can't get myself clear, I fast for between 48 and 72 hours and take Movicol as well. It's a bit drastic, but it works for me!

Take some care over this, if you neglect it, it can cause diverticultis

[Maureen1958 in reply to Hidden]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Would milk of magnesia do instead of movicol as I have a full unopened bottle sitting on my kitchen counter looking at me everytime I go into the kitchen, it's been there about a year but is still in date.

I am not sure that I am very constipated because if I go the three times and keep going until I think I have got it all out on the last attempt, I generally feel like I have diarrhoea when I am finished and after some time usually feel reasonably normal.

I am not sure about the fasting for more than a day though, I think I would start being sick if I did that because if I am going out in the evening (which isn't very often) and I don't eat all day, I can come over really sick if I can't find any food to eat (if we were going to a party or something like that) and then I need to find something plain that I can eat pretty quick.

[Hidden in reply to Maureen1958]

Milk of Mag might work for you, give it a try when you have a bad day.

Fasting isn't for everyone, but it works for me when all else fails. During one, I drink a lot of plain water, tea without milk and sugar and have a small glass of warm water with honey and lemon if I start to feel a bit weak.

It really is a case of horses for courses, but at least you're getting some different ideas to try if you want to.

[Eliana5 in reply to Hidden]

I heard they may no longer sell milk of magnesia because pharmacist says to many cases come in as people who take this regularly get kidney failure or problems. I hope they don't stop selling it. I guess if so..there is always magnesium citrate..

[Maureen1958 in reply to Eliana5]

My mum took it her whole life and she lived into her 80s. Died the way she wanted to go with a heart attack. Doctor said she wouldn't have known anything about it, she would have been dead by the time she hit the floor.

[Eliana5 in reply to Maureen1958]

Yes. Have heard it works well in a lot of people. Just going by what pharmacist told me, and they can sometimes be wrong. Take it easy.

[Eliana5 in reply to Maureen1958]

Did you get it after taking the Rhubarb? I am wondering if the "Capsaisin" in it could be causing this..

[Maureen1958 in reply to Eliana5]

No it was nothing to do with the Rhubarb, it's just something I get from time to time. Haven't taken any of the Rhubarb since last Thursday evening.

[Eliana5 in reply to Maureen1958]

Okay..have an awesome day..

[Kilgh in reply to Maureen1958]

Funny. I generally only have nausea when I am going or when my gut is in motion. So I am all about shutting my bowel down as fast as possible.

[Maureen1958 in reply to Kilgh]

I don't get nausea as much as I did when my tummy was more runny, I had it most of the time then to varying degrees. But what happens with me (then and now) is as soon the poo comes out the nausea goes just as if I had been sick (but I wouldn't have been able to be sick) but then it just comes back again and I have to go to the loo again.

[Kilgh in reply to Maureen1958]

Same thing then. Gut starts contracting badly, nausea kicks in. Hate it.

[Hidden in reply to Neddy-nesbitt]

Do you think this could be a food intolerance rushed meals - too hot or too cold drinks?

I have had tests and have loads of food intolerances which when removed has helped.

[Sabab172]

I get a pinching stinging pain which can move around but this week I have soreness under my left rib which is uncomfortable. These stinging sensations are my main symptom of IBS.

[Maureen1958 in reply to Sabab172]

Do you have IBS-D or IBS-C?

[Sabab172 in reply to Maureen1958]

IBS-D when its bad. My actual BM are not too bad at the moment but I have this colon pain and discomfort. Im just trying Slippery Elm Tea today which is meant to help soothe the colon. What do you find helps with this pinching pain?

[Maureen1958 in reply to Sabab172]

Well I don't generally take anything for it, as I have never found anything that helps yet. I tend to just hold my breath for pain, paracetomol don't do anything and no one has given my anything else for pain. Usually it's just a decision on whether to go back to the toilet which then entails going back to the toilet again. That all take a very long time and then quite often I feel worse and achieve nothing all day.

I assume you are having your tea hot, my problem with hot drinks during the day is that I have used them so long for going back to the toilet that now it's dodgy to have a hot drink, if I don't want to go back to the loo. I tried some fennel tea a while back but that made me dash to the loo on several occassions so I gave it up.

[Maureen1958 in reply to Sabab172]

Going back to your stinging sensations, I have had something like that, in my case I would put it down to stomach acid dribbling down into my bowel. What I do on those occasions is to have a small glass of milk and sip it slowly. It works for me most of the time. Might be worth giving it a try if you drink milk, or if not, perhaps one of the alternative milks would have a similar effect.

[Sabab172 in reply to Maureen1958]

Thanks for that tip - I will give that a try! Isnt this all a boring struggle though to have just a normal digestion system...

[Maureen1958 in reply to Sabab172]

Yes, I can hardly remember what life was like without it, I have had it more than half my life now. Sometimes in my dreams I don't have it and then wake up and remember that I do. It would be nice if friends and family could be a bit more understanding and not put you down all the time, like it's all in your head. I always say that if there is a god and I manage to get to heaven after my death that I am going to ask for a refund!

[Eliana5]

Yes, actually it's going right now..it's in the very lower left of abdomen. Once I did get blood work done, and I was told a UTI can cause punching feeling..so I take these antibiotics, it seems to help..but the pinching feeling keeps coming back and then last time, they said no urinary tract infection. One Doctor said possible small hernia..but tests came back all well..so not sure why I get this a lot. I think it is most likely trapped wind or I am constipated. I also get a pinching or pulling feeling..like a "stitch" under my left rib cage. They just say, its due to a 1.5 cyst on my spleen. It goes away after taking the Senna..but it is frustrating to be in discomfort a lot and all tests come back good..so I think in my case..constipation.

[Maureen1958 in reply to Eliana5]

Yes, I think it was probably because I was trying to hold it today and not keep going back to the loo which I have done for the last two days and just end up feeling awful anyway and get nothing done. It started to feel a bit better by about 4pm. Hey ho, another day tomorrow. What fun!

[Eliana5 in reply to Maureen1958]

Yep..know the feeling..😳

[Honey-Bear123]

Hi Maureen I have replied to bornagain47 as the paroxitine antidepressant really does help relax the gut and helps you to cope with the anxiety and stress of it all. Hope this helps. Doesn’t stop the IBS symptoms altogether but does really help. the pinching I get is on the lower left size of my stomach. I also

Take kolantigan gel it helps calm the stomach cramps. My doctor hadn’t heard of it many years ago it was suggested by a friend.

It really does calm the cramping.

Not a miracle cure but does help.

Lynne 😊

[Maureen1958 in reply to Honey-Bear123]

Hi Lynne, thanks for replying, I googled the antidepressants but they are SSRIs. I tried Prozac about 20 years ago but only managed to take them for about a month and had to stop them because they were making me worse. I ended up sitting on the floor shaking like a gibbering wreck, I phoned my husband at work and he said phone the doctor, so I phoned the doctor (this was a Friday afternoon) and he said stop them immediately and make an appointment to come in and see someone about it. I never did make an appointment and nobody ever asked why, but by the end of the weekend, I was back to normal (for me anyhow).

Regards the gel, again I googled it. It has antispasmodic which have never helped me, simeticone which didn't do much for me either and the other two ingredients are antacids. I have a doctors appointment next week and one of the things I was going to ask is if I have low stomach acid. I have tried the bicarbonate of soda test a couple of times and that suggests I might have. If that is the case, taking antacids would not be a good thing to do.

Sorry to be so negative, but thank you anyway for your help, I do appreciate it. Thanks again. Maureen.

[Eliana5 in reply to Maureen1958]

I'm the same way..can't do SSRI's. I too had the same experience with Prozac..back in 1994.. It was just awful. Then Zoloft, then Lexapro which gave me permanent Tinnitus. Them Cymbalta which sent me to ER. Something about SSRI'S..make me feel no emotion..a zombie like feeling. I can only take meds like Remeron, Klonopin (anxiety, panic attacks), Wellbutrin, Busphar, and Seroquel. Don't know what I will do if they give out.

[Honey-Bear123]

Aww no worries. I have the low dose paroxitine I didn’t see any change for at least 2 months. The only side effect I had was sooo sleepy. The kolantigan is the only one that helps me. All the other anti spasmotics are no good for me. Really hope you get some relief xxx

[Calli]

Hi Maureen if you feel you have low stomach acid, you could try a little tip that I have found useful, a tablespoon of Cider vinegar in a cup of warm water in the morning half an hour before eating it has worked for me when I feel I can't empty fully, and actually seems to calm the stomach, when you would think it would be the opposite being acidic, hope you feel better soon. Calli xx

[Eliana5 in reply to Calli]

This stuff is amazing. Sometimes it helps me with Chronic and severe constipation..