Throbbing pain in right side

My IBS nausea was caused by the pain.  Once my pain was under control, my nausea stopped.  Try distraction techniques such as a hobby or light exercise to relieve your anxiety.  My health anxiety was cured by my diagnosis.

Hi I am new to the forum, but not to IBS .I have had it many years, When I had a colonoscopy the bowel was in a spasm. Also many years ago during a scope , One Classic symptom is the pain/discomfort is relieved by a B/M. During attack until another one comes on, I carry Imodium everywhere. I recently for a script for Bentyl, and older medication m and anti spasmodic. Sometimes will take with Imodium if attack is bad enough ,Today is a horrific attack. with chills, nausea, feeling faint, not the first time,but has been a while since this severe. So doing  the BRAT or CRAB diet , and resting, I do at times need a calming agent, such as low dose Xanax. I have also had the right side discomfort, from above hip to rib cage, for a couple months, even tingling at times I know the colon will do this, Anxiety and Stress plays a big role along with diet in IBS. Try when your thinking go's to the worse place, to think of something positive, or put on meditation music. and breathing in and out, concentrate on breathing. We need to try and calm down the autonomic nervous system. It is in charge is a lot. I also know the GI tract starts in the mouth. So burping can come with it. Another thing I do for a panic attack, which thankfully are not often any longer, is pop a sour lemon ball in my mouth. To change the Brain from emergency mode which it is in during panic attacks. cold water the the face and back of neck, also gets it;s attention.. I hope in some,way I helped remember no one has died from IBS we just feel that way, or from panic attacks, I worked in medical field for several years, still remember some things, 

Hi I feel for you pippa in the state you're in. I only take 1 thing for sickness that shifts it and it's ginger that removes it. An old fashioned recipe that works and eases it off. I take little ginger sticks. The sickness goes, life goes on.