hello there i am kinda new here. anyway i want you to know that i do have IBS and diverticulitis and fibromyalgia and osterarthritis. well anyway about 20 years ago i was laying in bed one night and i woke up from this severe pain in my stomach, it was about 3 inches from my belly button to the right. when it came on it came on bad, like someone had a needle and holding it there in one spot. i could not move a muscle in my body. it lasted for about 5 min. and went away. well a year or so later i passed a urine track stone. well the doctor said that pain i had may of been a stone. well years went on and i was ok. well it hit me again, and again and again. i had my gall bladder taking out about 4 years ago and when i woke up from surgery the pain was there.. it hurt bad, i could not get up and walk. they sent me home anyway. the doctor ran tests and seen nothing. well to this day im still having it but its more often now. it happens.. im gonna say about twice a week. i could be just sitting down or standing no matter what im doing it comes on and it hurts very bad!! when it comes on i cant breathe deap.. i have to sit very still til its gone. its very very sharp pain. the more i move or breathe it makes pain more intense!! does anyone have this or know what it could be? cause the doctors cant find out what causing it. thanks for reading.

Alot of times pain caused in the intestines are due to spasms or cramping. Then they go away and no medical testing ever finds the reason.

I have had similar pains and I think they are cause by lack of magnesium in your system. Every cell in your body contains magnesium including all muscle tissure and it is estimated by some experts that because of our diets and food like veggies that are grown in magnesium depleted soil that we are 80% deficient.

You could try taking a Magnesium supplement several times daily. The daily recommended allowance is 400mg. Taking it in divided dose increases the absorption.

An excellent homeopathic remedy for spasms and cramping is -- Magnesia Phos. -- that can be bought at a health food store. Just take it as needed.
But, it does not replace the need for too little magnesium in your cells.

You could get your doctor to run a blood test for magnesium--a procedure called an intracellular magnesium screen is best (mononuclear) is more sensitive than a regular blood test--- a low level of magnesium makes all ailments worse. It is certainly worth a try!!

I wish you well---Harry

Im no expert by any stretch of the imagination but might it be jsut your IBS? I also have IBS and I know that the pain can be excrutiating at times. I too have felt this sharp pain which renders me unable to breathe and move etc a number of times.

Diverticulitis can get really painful. Have you taken your temperature lately, might be an infection going on in one of those pockets in your colon. What Harry says is true though, low mag. can give you spasms. I'd look into getting a doc that cares more.

Doesn't the pain related to IBS go away to some degree by having a BM???