Can it be ibs i don't think so ...

[Kazzey3203]

Hello.

I wd like some advice . For over the last year I've been haveing stomach cramps and lower back pain I can have it fir 2 -3 days then suddenly its gone . But then after few days its back again I had it last fir 9 days recently . The pain gets so bad I can't do anything .cant sit diwn or lay.i just pace round my flat . Ive had my uterus looked at and not that .And now being refered to gastroentdrologist. I was diagnosed ibs years ago .but what I want to know is if anyone thinks its ibs .as doesnt seem to make and difference what I eat ( I've bn test fir food intolerance ) im still same . I do get constipation ( but im on morphine so I wd ) but i don't get gas or a bloated stomach .which makes me think this cant be ibs ? Does anyone else get these pains xx( its not womens pains as gone through menopause)

[Bass20]

I was told I have ibs this year i get pains in my lower back in my sides I even get them in my arms they can last anything from a couple of days to a few weeks there not as painful as you say yours are but can be quite nasty at times all the doctor told me to take was paracetamol which is useless i actually dispute i have ibs but thats a long story hope that may help

[xjrs]

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.