1. Community
  2. Gut, bowel and stomach
  3. Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Pains like trapped wind on stomach,b and chest, that don't subside with painkillers or wind tablets

Posted , 5 users are following.

danielle2389
danielle2389

On and off for about a year or so I've started off during the day with what feels like a bad back that eventually turns into full blown pains In stomach and chest Aswell, I take painkillers that don't touch the pain and take wind tablets Aswell none of which have any effect, I end up with diarrhea and vomiting as a result but still I can't move the feeling of trapped wind/pain, I've tried all the positions i could find to help to relieve the pain which also never work, tried the hot water tricks and peppermint nothing shifts it, it's becoming to be a pain especially right now at this moment trying to sleep and I really can't get comfortable and having to run to the loo to be sick, are these symptoms of IBS and if so does anyone have any ideas on how I could try and ease the pains because they are becoming a nightmare :,(

0 likes, 10 replies

10 Replies

  • danielle2389
    danielle2389

    Posted

    My stomach is also really extended I look like I could be carrying twins, it's sore and really uncomfortable to touch Aswell I just want some relief

  • margaret22116
    margaret22116 danielle2389

    Posted

    Hi Danielle, have you spokrn to your doctor about this pain? Being in the chest back and upper stomach...sounds possibly loke costichondritis to me. You obviously have ibs symptoms too or been diagnosed with that. How long have you been suffering these symptoms? Any other health issues?
    • M0928
      M0928 margaret22116

      Posted

      By the way I have costo chondritis. Have had it for years and now just recently diagnosed with IBS. 
  • M0928
    M0928 danielle2389

    Posted

    I have been experiencing what I am being told is IBS for two and a half months now. The pain has gotten worse from the beginning and I am being told that different people have different experiences of IBS. I just started having trouble sleeping. The lower left abdomen is where i experience sharp excrutiating pain and thats of course my favorite side to sleep on. I cant sleep on that side anymore because the pressure makes it hurt too much. I too am looking for any natural remedies for relief. It feels like I am not going to be able to function in a normal world with this. I need to find a way to control it. I do not throw up though as of yet. Although I ate something to different times that made me feel nauseous, but I didnt vomit. I have had more constipation than diarrhea but then again they say that everyone is different and my friend who has IBS has diarrhea all the time. She doesnt experience this constant nagging pain though like I do. I get the trapped wind as well. I havent tried medicine for that yet but plan on doing so soon. 
    • margaret22116
      margaret22116 M0928

      Posted

      Hi...costochondritis and ibs are suggestive of systemic inflammatory disorders which is what I have and I have had both conditions.

      I am in remission currently after long treatment. No bloating cramps or anything else now. No costochondritis no migraine. All of it now gone. Autoimmune disease is often the culprit with these widespread symptoms. Sometimes 'ibs' is not ibs at all. It wasn't in my case even though docs kept trying to tell me it was x

    • M0928
      M0928 margaret22116

      Posted

      Thank you for the information. I have had Chostochondritis for years now! I was just diagnosed with IBS recently. So do you have an auto immune disease? Or is Systemic Inflammatory disorder and acutal disease? 
    • margaret22116
      margaret22116 M0928

      Posted

      Hi. Sorry to talk of it in a confusing way. I have an auto immune disease. It is systemic so affects me in multiple ways. Ibs type symptoms joint pain migraine....many people suffer a lot of symptoms with auto immune disease some people just one or two.

      My disease is auto inflammatory. So most of my symptoms are caused by inflammation. Inflammation in the gut and intestines. Inflammation in the joints and cartilage ( hence the episodes of costochondritis).

      There are several disorders which cause these types of symptoms along with general fatigue and mallaise....feeling nauseous, faint or dizzy.

      It is a complicated area and many of these disorders have overlapping symptoms. Often blood tests ate unremarkable and scans show nothing because it is inflammation causing the pain. That doesn't show up on scans. Hope this helps. It is a confusing area which is often why gps miss it or misdiagnose it...even soecialists do.

  • leeniepie
    leeniepie danielle2389

    Posted

    it sounds like excess acid to me. try taking a liquid antacid regularly
Back to top

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.