Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 > Last night I was sitting at the computer and my right side started hurting > like a cramp or a gas pain. The first question is, did you ever have this pain before? I know, dumb question. >This morning it is more in the right side of my > lower abdomen. Any ideas? It's almost like a stitch in your side if you > run too much. Maybe one of the gals with gall bladder problems can say if this is consistent with that kind of pain. GB pains flare up after fatty meals, so maybe that chicken fajita was worse for you than you thought. > I want to walk on the treadmill but this hurts. Should I go ahead and walk? Walking might help it, if it's something like gas. Just take it a bit slower today, and if it hurts more when walking, stop. Sorry I can't help much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...> > The first question is, did you ever have this pain before? I know, dumb > question. Nope. Except when running when I would get a cramp in my side. > Maybe one of the gals with gall bladder problems can say if this is > consistent with that kind of pain. GB pains flare up after fatty meals, so > maybe that chicken fajita was worse for you than you thought. Feels the same this afternoon as it did this morning. > Walking might help it, if it's something like gas. Just take it a bit slower > today, and if it hurts more when walking, stop. Sorry I can't help much. It can't be gas on my right side at the bottom of my rib cage. Probably a pulled muscle but I'll call the doc if it gets worse. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Ruth, Im sorry that you havent gotten any answers about your side pain. I hope someone can get you the answers you need and soon. Take care. JC [umpoopydo@...] wrote: Hi all, Well the verdict is in from the gastro. No-one knows why I have the pain in my abdomen/side. All the tests came back negative. I asked the dr. if it was possible that the clip, that the surgeon placed in there from the gall bladder surgery, is being vibrated by the stim and causing the pain. She said that she didn't know but it was an interesting idea and that I should talk to my pain dr. about it. So back to square one. She also said that she didn't know what could be done if it is the clip. I think the only way to know if it's the clip is to have it taken out, but I'll have to see what the dr. says. He'll probably say I'll have to talk to the surgeon again!!! Around and around we go. I've been here before. Not being able to get an answer is so frustrating. The worst thing is that I cannot use the scs to it's full capacity because it then makes my abdomen/side hurt. Maybe the pain will subside on it's own over time. It is less than it was before, so maybe, maybe it will go away. Holly, glad to hear from you. I hope you are feeling better soon. Take care of yourself and let us know how things are. How is everyone else doing out there? Any of the new members have anything going on with their scs? Take care all and good wishes to everyone. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 ---Ruth Hi I have an idea why don't you try turning off the stimulator and see if the abdominal pain goes away. If it does you have your awnser if not I would talk to the rep and doc that did the surgery and see if the location is causing the pain of the battery. They might have to move it to a different location, or you may need to get adjustments with the stimulator with your rep. my stimulator causes stimulation into the abdominal area at times when that happens I either don't worry about it or I call my rep if it's bothering me to adjust things. I would recommend try talking to your doc and rep and see what they think and go from there good luck! take care Holly group Moderator In Stimulator , " Ruth " <umpoopydo@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > Well the verdict is in from the gastro. No-one knows why I have the > pain in my abdomen/side. All the tests came back negative. I asked > the dr. if it was possible that the clip, that the surgeon placed in > there from the gall bladder surgery, is being vibrated by the stim > and causing the pain. She said that she didn't know but it was an > interesting idea and that I should talk to my pain dr. about it. So > back to square one. She also said that she didn't know what could be > done if it is the clip. I think the only way to know if it's the > clip is to have it taken out, but I'll have to see what the dr. > says. He'll probably say I'll have to talk to the surgeon again!!! > Around and around we go. I've been here before. Not being able to > get an answer is so frustrating. The worst thing is that I cannot > use the scs to it's full capacity because it then makes my > abdomen/side hurt. Maybe the pain will subside on it's own over > time. It is less than it was before, so maybe, maybe it will go away. > > Holly, glad to hear from you. I hope you are feeling better soon. > Take care of yourself and let us know how things are. > > How is everyone else doing out there? Any of the new members have > anything going on with their scs? > > Take care all and good wishes to everyone. > Ruth > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Hi Holly, Tried that. It isn't directly from the stimulator. It started after I had the gall bladder surgery. The stim makes it worse. The higher I turn up the stim the worse the pain gets. I am going to ask the tech to see if she can try to make it better. She has tried before but it was right after the surgery. So maybe she will have better luck this time. Ruth > > > > Hi all, > > Well the verdict is in from the gastro. No-one knows why I have > the > > pain in my abdomen/side. All the tests came back negative. I > asked > > the dr. if it was possible that the clip, that the surgeon placed > in > > there from the gall bladder surgery, is being vibrated by the stim > > and causing the pain. She said that she didn't know but it was an > > interesting idea and that I should talk to my pain dr. about it. > So > > back to square one. She also said that she didn't know what could > be > > done if it is the clip. I think the only way to know if it's the > > clip is to have it taken out, but I'll have to see what the dr. > > says. He'll probably say I'll have to talk to the surgeon > again!!! > > Around and around we go. I've been here before. Not being able to > > get an answer is so frustrating. The worst thing is that I cannot > > use the scs to it's full capacity because it then makes my > > abdomen/side hurt. Maybe the pain will subside on it's own over > > time. It is less than it was before, so maybe, maybe it will go > away. > > > > Holly, glad to hear from you. I hope you are feeling better soon. > > Take care of yourself and let us know how things are. > > > > How is everyone else doing out there? Any of the new members have > > anything going on with their scs? > > > > Take care all and good wishes to everyone. > > Ruth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 i haven't yet searched the archives to see if this is a commonality with thise of us who have Samter's but i have to ask are there others of you who have a messed up stomach with pain and what feels like rocks going down your esophogus? i wake up in with a very uncomfortable feeling in my gut and today it was really reallly bad had diarhea and threw up foam almost like when i went in to anaphylatic shock this past summer. I got pretty scared i havenot gotten a good handle on what i can eat etc.. i have a dr appt in mid october but this is really getting debilitating and i don't know if i can wait that long can some of you offer me some ideas of what i can eat without feeling like i am being poisoned the next day? please Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 maybe you need that stool test from metametrix..the complete stool profile. demeirleir does it with his patients and then prescribes specific antibiotics. he gets results. i think he believes the gut is all screwed up and that is whats causing CFS! ________________________________ From: cancfs <ambitious8@...> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:20:30 PM Subject: Abdominal pain  I wrote to this group a few months ago about my abdominal pain. I have since figured out that my pain is caused by sitting down. It is quite bizzare. I spend most of the day sitting down in front of a computer (not much else to do when you have CFS and have no energy to move). I realized that every night when I lie down to go to sleep I start hearing these loud gurgling sounds coming from my abdomen and I feel my intestines moving. With each wave of peristalsis (intestinal movement) I could feel the pain slowly going away. After about 30 to 45 minutes, the pain was gone. This same pattern repeats itself every day....pain during the day when I am sitting and gradual relief when I lie down. Standing up does not help so much. Has anybody experienced something like this? Even the gastroenterologists seem to find it weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 " cancfs " <ambitious8@...> wrote: > > I wrote to this group a few months ago about my abdominal pain. > > I have since figured out that my pain is caused by > sitting down. It is quite bizzare. I spend most of > the day sitting down in front of a computer (not much > else to do when you have CFS and have no energy to move). > I realized that every night when I lie down to go to > sleep I start hearing these loud gurgling sounds coming > from my abdomen and I feel my intestines moving. With > each wave of peristalsis (intestinal movement) I could > feel the pain slowly going away. After about 30 to 45 > minutes, the pain was gone. This same pattern repeats > itself every day....pain during the day when I am > sitting and gradual relief when I lie down. Standing > up does not help so much. > > Has anybody experienced something like this? > Even the gastroenterologists seem to find it weird. Many Drs who have not a had a problem themselves find a condition weird, can't relate to it from personal experience. Trapped gas is often relieved by lying on one's side, which allows gas to move out. So intestinal dynamics can be changed by sitting/standing vs. lying down - things move around differently lying down. From a TCM perspective, this would be called " stagnant Qi " , Qi moves much less when the person sits all the time. From a homeopathic perspective, there are some constitutions predisposed to this. From a nutritional/genetic perspective, gluten, whole wheat lectin, other food sensitivities, nutritional and hormone deficiencies can slow transit time, and can predispose to irritable bowel and trapped gas, slow transit time. These is a common situation, but unfortunately there is not enough matter-of-fact discussion about this in our culture, so each person who has it hides and suffers often for years or decades before the situation gets unpacked and effectively addressed, ideally by all angles concurrently. Carol W. willis_protocols Articles in Files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hi, Sounds like it would be helpful to take a brief rest period once or twice throughout the day and lie down for 20 minutes or so. Do you take a probiotic regularly? Digestive Enzymes might also help. Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev > > I wrote to this group a few months ago about my abdominal pain. > > I have since figured out that my pain is caused by sitting down. It is quite bizzare. I spend most of the day sitting down in front of a computer (not much else to do when you have CFS and have no energy to move). I realized that every night when I lie down to go to sleep I start hearing these loud gurgling sounds coming from my abdomen and I feel my intestines moving. With each wave of peristalsis (intestinal movement) I could feel the pain slowly going away. After about 30 to 45 minutes, the pain was gone. This same pattern repeats itself every day....pain during the day when I am sitting and gradual relief when I lie down. Standing up does not help so much. > > Has anybody experienced something like this? Even the gastroenterologists seem to find it weird. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Possibly related to POTS/orthostatic intolerance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Char- I have very similar issues. When it's bad it affects my back, hips and legs too. It used to just be my lower back and glutes, but that has changed in the past couple of months. Â My pain is definitely tied to my bowels is some way. If I'm not stretching during the day and getting my IBS under control then my back, hips and legs hurt a lot. And obviously if the IBS isn't isn't controlled then my gut hurts as well. Char On May 22, 2012, at 1:20 PM, " cancfs " <ambitious8@...> wrote: > I wrote to this group a few months ago about my abdominal pain. > > I have since figured out that my pain is caused by sitting down. It is quite bizzare. I spend most of the day sitting down in front of a computer (not much else to do when you have CFS and have no energy to move). I realized that every night when I lie down to go to sleep I start hearing these loud gurgling sounds coming from my abdomen and I feel my intestines moving. With each wave of peristalsis (intestinal movement) I could feel the pain slowly going away. After about 30 to 45 minutes, the pain was gone. This same pattern repeats itself every day....pain during the day when I am sitting and gradual relief when I lie down. Standing up does not help so much. > >Â > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 That's a very interesting connection between posture and organs. There is a method that helps people sit and move properly that could help, The Gokhale Method: http://egwellness.com. They now have a well designed chair. I got their back pad for sitting and I use it in my car. Back support should be at the mid back, not the lower back. That is one of the interesting thing you will learn. Your organs and breath can be constrained with bad posture. Gokhale has a clinic in Palo Alto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Thank you for the interesting website . I will look through it more carefully. In response to some of the posts yesterday...I am not sure that I have IBS. I have no gas, no diarrhea, no constipation....just abdominal pain, which goes away when I lay down at the end of the day. I have tried lying down during the day...it does not have the same effect. It will reduce the pain temporarily, but it will come right back as soon as I sit down again. The weird part is that this symptom emerged overnight. One day I was well and the next day I had abdominal pain. I would have expected a gradual onset. Keep the responses coming...they are very helpful. > > That's a very interesting connection between posture and organs. There is a method that helps people sit and move properly that could help, The Gokhale Method: http://egwellness.com. They now have a well designed chair. I got their back pad for sitting and I use it in my car. Back support should be at the mid back, not the lower back. That is one of the interesting thing you will learn. Your organs and breath can be constrained with bad posture. > > Gokhale has a clinic in Palo Alto. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Sounds like it might be related to inflamed nerves. do you have sciatica? I ended up buying a used Herman miller aeron chair which helped some. Sitting for too long still eventually causes pain but it takes a little longer. Also when I'm sitting sometimes my pant waist pinches the nerves at my hips and causes nerve issues. (which could affect the bowel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Hello Heytrollop, I have no sciatica or back pain...just abdominal pain. It sounds like you are saying that you have the same problem as I do....abdominal pain provoked by sitting down. Am I understanding you correctly or are you saying that sitting down causes you back pain? Is your only treatment using a Herman chair or have you tried anything else? > > Sounds like it might be related to inflamed nerves. do you have sciatica? > > I ended up buying a used Herman miller aeron chair which helped some. Sitting for too long still eventually causes pain but it takes a little longer. Also when I'm sitting sometimes my pant waist pinches the nerves at my hips and causes nerve issues. (which could affect the bowel) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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