Low back/abdo pain

[Deniseki]

Hi all. I am currently getting low abdominal and back pain first thing in the morning and feeling very bloated even struggling to bend over to pick things up until I start moving about then it eases off. Anyone else have same problem ?

[Hidden]

I have the same ! Hope someone can help with this question x

[Deniseki in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your reply. Cant seem to pinpoint anything in my diet. Hope yours improves soon

[Hidden in reply to Deniseki]

Perhaps it’s muscoskeletal ? Hoping someone on this forum has an idea !! X

[Hidden in reply to Deniseki]

Is your back pain same side as abdomen pain ? Mine is x

[J23390]

Yes. Exactly the same. I am 30 and I feel like an old man because of it. The pain in my stomach stops me doing exercise as I am worried it will make my stomach worse, but not sure if it actually will or not as I've never dared to try since I started having this [about 5 weeks ago].

[Deniseki in reply to J23390]

Oh dear bless you. Yes I get it front and back at the same time and across to right groin. Had scan to rule out ovary problem. Have either of you tried any medication?

[J23390 in reply to Deniseki]

Tried some random anti-depressant one which is common but it just made me bloated and drowsy, so stopped. Have waited it out this time and (after 6 weeks) seems to be calming down a bit. Hoping it goes away completely soon. Apparently it can come and go at random.

[xjrs]

My IBS became back pain dominant particularly in the early hours of the morning. It got better when I had been stood up for a while.

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.

[Deniseki in reply to xjrs]

Thanks for info. Will certainly investigate