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For the past couple of months I have been waking at about 4am with stomach pain and been unable to get back to sleep, just laying awake makes me anxious.
From mid morning onwards all is well.
I do have a history of being anxious and way back in my 30's [now 82] suffered with 7 years of depression but nothing since.
Any ideas or suggestions how I can overcome this.
Thank you.
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jan34534 roy47530
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sorry you’re having that pain. Have you let your doctor know about this? That would be the first best step to take if you haven’t done so already.
it could be caused by a variety of things. But it’s best to get it checked out.
In the meantime, try to stay away from caffeine, junk foods, and sugar, which is inflammatory in nature.
avoid acidic foods, especially before bedtime. And keep hydrated.
are you able to eat without any issues?
let us know how you are doing!
Take care
roy47530
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Many thanks for your reply.
Have tried the GP a couple of time and they seem to think that it is IBS, but the medication does not seem to help.
It does come and goes, I can have 3/4 days with the pain followed by a few days without, then back it comes again, it's like a tightness across the whole of the stomach area.
jan34534 roy47530
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have you had any testing done of the abdominal area? Just wondering if the doctors had ordered anything. keep in touch with the doctor . if it continues, you can request that the doctor orders a test if not done so already. I would think that they would have done possibly a CT scan or MRI or similar. hope this gets figured out soon. So you don’t have to have that off and on pain. we are here for you!