Lower abdominal pain and pressure - Bowel Disorders Message Board

bruised · 12-29-2003, 01:26 PM

I've been having lower abdominal pain for the last 3 days.There's alot of pressure when I sit down or go pee.{I'm a woman}It doesn't burn,hurt to go pee,it doesn't feel like I still have to go,just alot of pressure.When I get off the toilet there's pressure in my lower abdominal.It is VERY painful on my left lower side and is going to the Right lower side.Under my belly button I feel odd twistings and it hurts also.It's all along my lower half.If you press down on either side or middle,I get a crampy pain under the ribs and bottom of upper stomach.If I lay on my left side the twisting in my middle lower half HURTS!If I sit up it hurts.When I walk or sit down the pain on both sides start to hurt.Any part of my lower half hurts to touch it.It's very very tender.

Harry · 12-29-2003, 06:23 PM

It sounds like you have trapped gas that is causing spasms as well as cramping.

I suggest that you start taking a water soluble fiber supplement like Metamucil. It will bulk up your stool and cause you to have regular gentle BMs w/o straining. But, you will get more gas when you first start because it is natrual and does ferment but the gas will go away with continued use. Start off slow and drink enough water daily and particularly with each dose.

Another thing spasms and cramping is also caused by a lack of Magnesium in your diet. There are some good ones on the Market --- glycinate, aparate, oratate, citrate are Good. We all usually get enough calcium but it is believed that at least 75% of the people in the States are magnesium deficient and it's probably the same in Canada.

God Bless---Harry

Marimac · 12-30-2003, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bruised

I've been having lower abdominal pain for the last 3 days.There's alot of pressure when I sit down or go pee.{I'm a woman}It doesn't burn,hurt to go pee,it doesn't feel like I still have to go,just alot of pressure.When I get off the toilet there's pressure in my lower abdominal.It is VERY painful on my left lower side and is going to the Right lower side.Under my belly button I feel odd twistings and it hurts also.It's all along my lower half.If you press down on either side or middle,I get a crampy pain under the ribs and bottom of upper stomach.If I lay on my left side the twisting in my middle lower half HURTS!If I sit up it hurts.When I walk or sit down the pain on both sides start to hurt.Any part of my lower half hurts to touch it.It's very very tender.

Another suggestion is that you may have a hernia. Most people do not think of women as getting hernias but they can and do. An abdominal hernia would probably manifest in the area of the umbilicus and would direct painful nerve endings to the rest of the stomach and gut. It would also not be relieved by gas reducers and might be dangerous to take a laxative or stool softener until you contact your doctor. 3 days is not a very long wait but if it still hurts in a week, you need to see a good general practioner for starters.

isolated one · 12-30-2003, 08:37 PM

When ever I'm able to see a post about lower abdominal pain, I try to share my experience. I had on and off lower abdominal pains in different specific locations for about two years. Mostly, it was mild but it did get severe two times. The second time this happened, I ended up in the ER and had my appendix removed. Appendicitis symptoms can sometimes be hard to identify and can flare up and subside before the final severe attack happens.

bruised · 12-30-2003, 11:17 PM

I went to the doctor yesterday and I had to have a urine sample for my bladder.He did a pelvic,and no cysts,he just said it was my bladder.Don't know anything until the results come back.It's not a bladder infection though.As for the twisting,The doctor felt a "fatty hernia".It's under the belly button area.I've had 2 c sections and he made an appt with the doctor that did the surgery for me to see him.The doctor I will see in the new year is a gynocologist.So I don't know why I'm seeing him for the fatty hernia?I'll keep you updated.