Does this sound like an IBS attack?

This does sound like IBS. I have been suffering with IBS for a while and I can tell you it is a nasty condition, yes it comes and goes, and can be very debilitating. Every person is different, it is a lot of trial and error to find what works for you. You can try keeping a food diary and cut out your trigger foods, find alternatives. I find drinking peppermint tea helps.  Also stress is not good for your bowels, I know it's not always easy to remain calm! Have you seen your doctor about this? A compassionate doctor will be a great help to you.

Best wishes 

Thanks for the replies Karen and Martin, I do appreciate them.

Forgot to say that when one of these bouts happen I do feel lightheaded and woozy (? spelling) for quite a while afterwards. Also, there is always a sense of me feeling unwell, which happens almost everyday.

I don't think my triggers are to do with food. I've been ill for just over 3 years now, after a period a heavy mental and physical stress with work. I was also showing signs of upper GI bleeding with dark, tarry bowel movements at the same time. But my problems really took off when I was given Naproxen for back pain while getting the signs of upper GI bleeding. A day after taking them I had severe upper abdominal pain, almost like the top of my stomach was being torn apart. A doctor told me to immediately stop taking them, and prescribed me Omeprazole, since then the majority of my bowel movements have returned to normal (minus these odd IBS type bouts I get) and the upper abdominal pain has stopped, but I seem to get constant bloating, burping, nausea, feeling weak, tired, lightheaded, random abdominal and chest pains, to name my common symptoms. 

I've had colonoscopies, endoscopies, numerous blood, urine, stool tests, scans, X-Rays, ultrasounds, and the tests you've mentioned, seen gastroenterologists, rheumatologists, neurologists, dieticians and the only things found were polyps which were removed and found to be benign, haemorrhoids and two separate positive faecal calprotectin tests, for which I'm now under investigation for Crohn's Disease, although the hospital consultant doesn't think this likely due to me not displaying the common symptoms of Crohn's on a more regular basis. I have a small bowel MRI next week to find out. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME.

I appreciate both of you sharing your thoughts with me, thank you. I'm stating to wonder if I just have constant, chronic IBS, with the Fibro and CFS, to me it seems the likely cause for my symptoms.

Yes, to me this sounds like a classic ibs attack. Mine usually occur after I eat and always start with the lower stabbing pains. I've found that figuring out my trigger foods and staying on a low fodmap diet helps somewhat. But there are other times when the attacks feel very random where I don't feel like I've gone off track on my diet/stress levels. It does leave me feeling exhausted afterwards depending on the severity of the attack.

Just had camera today nothing nasty took biopsy. So will know when they come back .will let you know .