Abdominal Pain 3 weeks Straight!

[coschristi]

Have you ever had abdominal surgery before? Even as a child? Sometimes the scar tissue from past surgeries can become problematic because it's not "stretchy" like typical tissue is.

It's called "adhesions" & sometimes they require surgery. I know sometimes they cause very strange pain symptoms that can take a while to pinpoint.

[NVplumber]

Originally Posted by Whale12

Well im starting to feel a bit better. I decided to go back to the doctor and they felt my abdomen and said you have poop stuck inside your intestines.. They said the gastritis must of irritated your bowel movements causing IBS. They gave me a stool softener along with my pantaloc I am still taking.. It been 2 days on the stool softener now, one glass of water with the mix before bed... The think I would like to know is if I do have a dried up hard still stuck in there.. how does a stool softener make it move again and come out?

I've been very lucky. I've only been constipated once in my whole life following a surgery for hemmoroids. The anesthesia they use stopped me up but good. Just what I needed following a procedure like that. Stool softener didn't do a thing. I finally had to use a pretty extreme method and really flush myself out. I had some Golytely left over from the pre op cleanout I ha to do and that cleaned me up. Just a one time thing. What a relief! Felt like I had a brick stuck in me (which I basically did).


That blockage was rock hard and sizable. Oh yes, constipation will certainly cause a body some pain. Getting unstuck gives a profound relief that's an almost religious experience. lol

[Whale12]

Well I was still having pain .. and I went back to the ER.. they gave me something called an Enema.. it made me shoot it all out.. but I only got like very little out.. now im sore inside.. they also gave me a referal to a gastro doc.. specialist.. the wait is 4 months.. but its canada. So its normal. For now they gave me another enema kit to take and they said do it at home again at night. Than thats it. I still feel bloated.. they just told me increase fiber now and it should come out.. but I dont see that happeneing .

[Whale12]

So I am seeing my gastro doc on the 19 of september.. I was finally confirmed diagnosed by the emergency with a Peptic Ulcer. So I was given Zantac 150mg to take twice a day for 8 weeks. (Cant take any PPI, because I get horrible side effects from them some reason). I am on week 5 of the Zantac treatment and I noticed the burning pain is all gone on the left side and middle. However I still have a gnawing and burning pain in the right side of stomach! I do feel maybe i am getting better because I do have no pain in the other lactotions anymore (well other than occasional tender and bruised like feeling) however the right side is the only place that still burns. Is it normal to still have some burning at 5 weeks of the full 8 week treatment?

P.S I was tested for H polry and was negative. They claim it was from constant NASID use (advil, Motrin)

[Mr_Geek]

How often were you using advil/Motrin?

[Whale12]

Originally Posted by Mr_Geek

How often were you using advil/Motrin?

2 pills every 6 hours (4 pills a day) of advil/motrin for 1 month.