Only pain during the day

[Crispy1955]

Hi, do any of you IBS c suffers only have pain during the day but are able to sleep once you lay down as the pain disappears?

[medds]

I always tend to have it in the morning and seems to get better over the day, so evening times tend to be much better for me.

[Doggie123-UK]

I find it easier when I lay down to sleep, my only problem is waking up every 1 - 2 hours to pee which may be due to my prostate

[Oscar091]

Hello yes mines worse I’m morning and I can actually eat in the evening after 7

[Ruggerhead]

I am the opposite, mine is more comfortable in the morning and gets worse as the day progesses or if I eat..

[binks in reply to Ruggerhead]

Yes, mine is best in the morning and then it's downhill from lunchtime onwards

[Ruggerhead in reply to binks]

Is it constant Binks, day in day out, mine is just a dull pain to start like my stomach is always inflammed then sharper pangs sometimes, i am also quite constipated so that does not help, Had it full on for 6 months now, the odd better day but never gone. whats yours like?

[binks in reply to Ruggerhead]

I have had IBS for 30 years and the clever thing about this condition is that it changes! So we are always wondering whether it's "just" IBS. Since March and all the general anxiety I have had an almost constant flare up. I have a "hot " feeling in my abdomen a lot - hard to know how to describe it. Lots of churning and bloating. Alternating between C&D so never know what's coming next. Nausea when my IBS is bad and I just want to opt out of doing anything and lie down - but never do!

I dread eating at the moment because it sparks the symptoms of cramps and bloating. Sometimes at night I have cramps which come in waves and then I can't sleep. I wake up in the morning and within seconds my stomach starts churning again. It's the single thing which has affected my life for decades. It started when I was 30 and I'm 60 now.

[xjrs]

I have the opposite. I have pain at night which goes away during the day.

You may be suffering from visceral hypersensitivity (functional abdominal pain) - there is info about it here:

iffgd.org/lower-gi-disorder...

It is where the brain interprets the normal activity of the bowel as pain - this is due to a wearing down of neurons in pain control centres of the brain which can be caused by PTSD, neglect or abuse in childhood, extreme stressful events etc. The first line treatment is nerve pain agents such as low dose amitriptyline. There is a theory that being on something like amitriptyline for 6-12 months can help the pain control centre neurons to regenerate. Note that amitriptyline can cause constipation, but this can be helpful in people who are diarrhea dominant. Unfortunately I couldn't tolerate these. Linaclotide (for IBS-C only) & Alflorex have helped me with this intestinal pain.

You may also find assistance with enteric coated peppermint.