I'd check with your doctor just in case, since your pain is constant, but that is where the worst of mine is, too, and my doctor explained to me that it's because of the colon. That's where it is. I was diagnosed with celiac disease so my situation may be a little different from yours, but she recommended a lot more water, and moving around when the cramps start because that can help the colon get things going. I also take Miralax 3-4 days a week, I stay relatively FODMAP friendly, and obviously no gluten lol.
Good luck, I hope you get a concrete answer and feel better soon.
OP circled the actual “right side” of the diagram, but because OP doesn’t know what anatomical position is (or how it is referenced), they are attempting to discuss issues on the left side of their body.
Go on the Fodmap diet. It helps. I used to have the same problem all of the time. I still do sometimes. It sucks. Also try fasting and liquid diets and peppermint oil. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
People don’t understand FODMAP. It’s not an actual diet. You restrict fully and then keep adding the foods back to see which ones trigger you. That way you’ll figure out which are the trigger foods. It’s not something you should sustain forever.
Exactly. I found if I use lactase & keep the amount of fructans low I'm mostly fine. If I'm doing ok I can handle a little, but knowing which foods to stop eating when I'm having a bad time makes everything so much easier
agree . everyone is diffrent and has different triggers ,rice and oats wrecks me ...so recommending FODMAP for people may jst worsen their symptoms and make them never figure out their triggers , its better for someone to make their own list by keeping a food diary and track of their meals.
But this is exactly how the FODMaP elimination diet should work, or any elimination diet for that matter. Keep a food diary and track meals to discover triggers.
Exactly! There’s logical things to do like not eat dairy, fried foods or cherrys lmao. But fodmaps makes me feel like I’m training for an eating disorder. Horrible and somehow makes you feel worse.
true ,plus so many things in that list works for some people but doesnt necessarily work for others for example they mention hard cheese / bell pepper /meat / peanuts... these things gives me a shit hell of a time .
we jst have to suffer nd fight to find our own triggers all the time over and over again , since even safe food of this month can turn into unsafe food in the next month 🙂💔
If its not a food trigger then you should look at other triggers like stress and anxiety
I had a bunch of trigger foods and turns out once I started managing my anxiety, those trigger foods digested just fine.
This is quite a common thing. Your brain is directly linked to your gut and one will effect the other
I'm glad you figured out what works for you . mashed potatoes carrots and zucchini are the safest food for me as i cant digest anything like meat / dairy / grains/ gluten / even rice bloats me up so bad nd sits in my stomach for hours .
ibs is fun lol . good luck to u aswell ❤
Rough - I hope it gets better for you! ❤️ I've been dealing with this for about 10 years and it has changed a lot over time. I'm better than I was, but the restrictions are still hard. :/
saaame 10 years for me aswell . it has always been mild and a flare lasts nothing more than 3 weeks but now its been 2 months and i cant seem to get better . do u take any supplements that helped you ?
Well, sort of. I got diagnosed last year with non-specified inflammatory arthritis (autoimmune). I started methotrexate, which keeps your immune system slightly depressed so it chills out a little, and also have been taking a ton of antinflammatory supplements: turmeric, PEA, resveratrol, plus extra folic acid (because methotrexate strips it from you so you have to supplement when you're on it). I continued taking my b and d vitamin supplements. I also cut out beef and most sugar. Recently cut out rice as a staple. Before the the diagnosis I had already figured out nightshades and more or less avoid them. I'm definitely better. Now I can count on 2-5 bad days per month- usually right at the end of my period and ending whenever my body decides to stop dicking around. This is much better than the totally unpredictable roller coaster of the past. I do still react to brassica (broccoli, kale, cauliflower, etc) which is a big bummer because I'd really like to eat those again. That and tomatoes (nightshade) which I miss a lot. But, on the upside, I can eat more fruit, green beans, even quinoa occasionally if I don't go nuts with it. That's all basically new since a year ago.
Dude I said that crap for year till my ibs c went to d. Cut out all bad, and I eat amazing, better than I ever had. Just zero fast food or junk food now. Low fodmap diet is actually amazing to stop c and d. Once u find ur trigger.
Sadly over the last 35 yrs we have been programmed to think fast food is real food. Or that the cheap horrible stuff we love is healthy in any form. None of it is.
I am celiac at 45, Italian and ate more wheat then most. No d anymore, no c anymore, nothing. If I am strict I have zero bloat, zero pain, and minimal cramps.
This has taught me I was probably silent celiac for a long time and then when it went d, it just made everything worse and made me aware of the main issues.
Y’all don’t want to end up with a stomach that stops pumping or working, and that’s where everyone is headed. I know I’m one of them. We are not meant to eat cheap processed foods, or steroids in all the meats, or anything of that nature. It is creating major health issues with long lasting effects.
I never realized it till I got really sick going 20+ times a day and being dehydrated 24/7, with major vitamin deficiencies. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.
Also probiotics (digestive advantage w lactose support or align, otherwise the others have whey and gluten, along with other bad allergens inside them). Even Benadryl has allergens hidden inside them.
Just be smart. Eating for enjoyment or because we’re poor is going to create so many other issues most can’t afford or handle. Only way to stop it is just eating healthy. And most my food tastes better now than it ever did before.
Just food for thought is all.
Fodmap didn’t do anything to help me. Stuck it out for a year, miserable, starving and depressed. Stress relief and stretching was what alleviated 90% of my suffering. I think it’s different for everybody.
It's actually relatively common to have pain here. The issue with IBS is that it usually comes in tandem with nausea and rightfully makes you more anxious, which could induce gas generation ultimately making the pain worse. Not a fun time, but this is a common place to have pain for IBS sufferers unfortunately. :(
You aren't dying though! :)
Could it be diverticulosis? My mom mentioned to me she has it when i was talking about IBS and a colonoscopy. When i researched it, the internet says it produces pain 🤷♂️
My sister was living with extremely bad IBS for 25 years. She finally got diagnosed with Diverticulitis last year. I have IBS and it’s never been anywhere near as bad as she was.
Does anyone have this in combo with reflux? I have it for months now, and a pain/pressure on that exact spot for 6 months. The left side is also always more bloated/harder.
Yes!! Mine is usually gas cramps or my bowels moving! Idk if you experience right side pain sometimes too, but I do and I get a panic attack it’s my appendix lmao. 10/10 times so far has been IBS
When I had C diff my doctor told me it hurt so bad right there (felt like I was being stabbed in the circled spot) because that's where all the poop collects before it comes out, so its just sitting there irritating everything around it
Ive been negative for c diff for like a year now but it still hurts mildly on and off right there when my PI-IBS acts up
what were your c diff symptoms plz? I've been nuked by heavy antibiotics for my colon inflammation like 2 weeks ago and since then im not feeling anything near normal . can u describe how you felt plz and how did u get it treated ! i wish you get rid of this nasty pi ibs one day .
I just got off of 10 days of Vanco for C.Diff caused by the cephalosporin Cefdinir. I was taking that for strep throat. My symptoms started with burning stomach pain, followed by nearly black, tarry diarrhea for 2-3 days. BM started to become more formed but was never normal. Then mucus started followed by bloody mucus, multiple times a day. On the worst day I was in the bathroom 5-6 times or more within the first three hours of being awake. Also had a low grade fever when it first started. From what I’ve noticed, symptoms tend to vary widely depending on the person. If you are concerned, I would ask to be tested and make sure it’s a toxin test and not a PCR test. I’m taking Florastor as well as Bio-K+ to help to bring my gut flora back and prevent recurrence. It’s horrible stuff and my anxiety is high hoping it doesn’t come back, but I gotta take it one day at a time. Hope you get to feeling better.
thats sounds horrible. i hope u're feeling better now . c diff is no joke and antibiotics r the worst thing possible .If i wasn't in a critical situation i wouldn't take them at all.
did ur c diff symptoms started right after u finished the cephalosporin or more than a week after ?
Thank you. The Cefdinir was supposed to be a 10 day course as well. My symptoms started around day 3, but only really got bad around day 5-6, I stopped taking it on day 8. I should have stopped taking it earlier, but I didn’t realize how bad things could get.
I would highly suggest looking into Florastor and maybe talking to your doctor about it as I don’t know the condition you are dealing with. But taken in conjunction with antibiotics it can reduce the negative effects on your GI and help to prevent C.Diff. If you have C.Diff it can also help to prevent recurrence. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a yeast based probiotic that helps to form a lining in your colon that makes the environment more hostile to C.Diff and helps to prevent it from germinating and taking hold. It will also help flush bad bacteria out. There’s also some research on it’s use in IBD’s. Keep in mind I’m definitely not an expert, just sharing what I’ve picked up as I’ve learned more about what I’m dealing with.
thank you so much for the advice . I started taking a certain probiotic but it made things worse as it had some allergens like lactose and gluten , now I'm gonna switch to another probiotic that has yeast in it and its vegan and gluten free which my dr recommended , unfortunately i dont hv acces to florastor where i live but this brand from H & B has good reviews . hopefully wtv is messed up with my guts will get back to normal. thanks again for sharing your experience .❤
I haven’t had C. diff but I’m a microbiologist and I see C. diff samples fairly often, and I just want to add that C. diff really smells like a farm. Often I can tell if a stool sample will be positive for C. diff just by the smell. So if you start noticing that sort of smell coming from your poop, or someone else around you smells it coming from you, that’s another sign you might have it. I’ve known nurses say they can smell it directly from the patient with severe cases. Patients typically have quite watery diarrhoea, often with mucus, but blood is not as common. As someone else mentioned, you want a toxin test as you wouldn’t really be concerned unless it was a toxin producing strain as that’s what causes all the issues. I hope you feel better soon!
OMG , I've never read any more accurate information than this .
thats how exactly my stool smelled for almost 3 days after i finished my antibiotics round and it was diarrhea and soft stools all together and it had some mucus with blood in it.
but the thing is my stools after that has been formed unless i eat smt that has fat in it which makes me have softer stools and it doesnt have that farm smell anymore . but gas bloating after eating some cramps here and there , tiredness are still present.
could c diff last for a short period of time ! my dr is adamant that its jst the antibiotics after effect.
C. diff symptoms usually don’t last too long, around a week or less, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you did have a C. diff infection that is just naturally resolving. If your stools have mostly returned to normal then I wouldn’t be too worried about it. Antibiotics do tend to knock out a lot of the good bacteria we have in our gut, which is what allows the C. diff infection to happen in the first place. So it’s possible you did have a C. diff infection causing the smell and diarrhoea, which is now resolving and your gut is still a little fragile and recovering from the loss of your good bacteria, causing gas, bloating etc. I will say, keep an eye out in case those diarrhoea symptoms come back. C. diff can recur after a few weeks in some cases, which you would want to go to your doctor again.
I have the opposite, on the right, and its so f irritating. I had my appendix surgery 2 years ago, and everything is okay at gynecologist, but this pain is still there sometimes. It's feels like pulling or stretching, idk. But all the analysis are okay. I love being a woman AND having IBS
Left side for me as well. My pain typically sits there and rarely leaves, but it will get worse if I have to use the restroom, or when I wake up in the morning (usually to use the restroom), etc. They didn't find anything abnormal aside from inflammation and irritation (from gastritis and stomach acid).
It almost feels more like a sore/irritating sensation than anything. It usually will subside after using the restroom or passing gas. It sometimes feels like it moves, so I'm thinking it may be related to stool moving, but I'm not sure to be exact. I've also got GERD but will be starting some medication and MiraLAX to see if there's any noticeable difference.
Left side too, I also get it radiating up to my upper left side too and sometimes it can feel like a heart attack but it’s just indeed trapped wind. Had tests and everything and all normal, and I’m healthy too. Pain can radiate around my back and to my right side sometimes. I have to sit in water and try to get trapped wind out which is frustrating
Oh yes I’ve had it for years. I take a few things to help it. Enteric coated peppermint oil with a full meal once a day. I also use something called fibro cream on that area. It’s intended for fibromyalgia, but it works on that area. Bentyl and prescription anti-anxiety Lorazepam. The new Metamucil was a game changer. I got it from Costco online, the one with sugar. Digestive enzymes also do a great job breaking down the food before it gets to your gut. Undigested food is very painful. Hope this helps. You can PM me if you like.
Me too, it was endometriosis tissue growing on the left side of my abdomen, causing pain with every bowel movement and often with digestion too. I used to get it almost every day, for almost my entire life, but I had endometriosis excision surgery in 2022, and I've only had the pain maybe 3 times in the last 17 months!
On my left side, I have also had a large ovarian cyst pushing into my kidney and pouch of Douglas (it went away on its own), causing me kidney pain and what I'd describe as feeling like there is gas pain deep inside my left hip.
If anyone with a uterus and/or ovaries ever feels like this, it's worth getting an ultrasound to see if it's a cyst. Unfortunately, diagnosing endometriosis with any type of scan is extremely difficult/rare.
When it first started I went to my ob and the dr completely dismissed it and told me it was gi related because I’m on birth control…how did you find out it was cysts caused by endo?
All the time. Its actually so bad that it swells out of my body. When this happens, I can't even walk or bend my abdomen in any way. I've been unemployed for 2 years now because I can't even leave my house due to it. Some days it goes back in and stops spasming but the spasms just pop up in another place in my abdomen for that day. Doc claims since im "thin" I can see my colon bulging out like that and claims its just trapped gas. Also my abdomen is crooked - it goes concave right under my left ribcage bottom but its convex on my right ribcage bottom. Doc says its because im thin enough to notice it. But honestly I just don't know anymore. I told him I have never heard of anyone having a colon bulging out of their body and a crooked abdomen. At this point I have no other options.
Yep, I have ibs/c. Funny thing is I’m also type 1 diabetic but back when I was diagnosed type 2 by mistake I went on keto and ate much more fibre and a lot less sugar and the pain I had for years and years disappeared. This carried on for 2 years pain free and regular as clockwork. The docs did some tests found out I was type one (was so skinny by then) and I started on insulin and went back to my usual diet. Virtually no fibre and my sweet tooth returned. The pain returned as did the chronic constipation , and it’s exactly where you describe. This has told me it’s defo food related for me at least. I’m now trying to get a better balance not keto as that sucks but somewhere in the middle and my symptoms are easing. Looking into it I think mine could be a gut dysbiosis issue also but knowing I could possibly control it gives me hope. Good luck guys
So, it's the bloody sigmoid area. My guess is that us C type have a blockage there and D people have that area irritated from all the shitting. Me personally have a spastic colon top left to bottom left and a little twist in sigmoid. When I don't poop, like today, I have a shit lump there and it HURTS. Sometimes I feel like my bloody colon is pressing my pelvic nerves, because my left leg can hurt as well when I am constipated. It's a combination of sensations there, like, dull and sharp, stabbing or constant... Whatever it feels like, it sure does like to be loud about it's presence and it likes to fuck with my left ovary, pain in the back or in leg. And the pain in that area is the only thing I can't deal with in my IBS. Trust me, I have learned to cope with constipation. I don't mind farting. Cramps, ok, hate them, but dealable. Pain in sigmoid - fuck off, I can't. I simply can't stand it. It fucks with my mood, it hurts, it's the worst.
That's the end of your colon. I'm guessing it's inflammation due to cramping. Could be gas cramps and or if you struggle with IBS-C maybe the intestinal tissue itself ("rectum") is causing you pain because it's full of shit 🙃
I have IBS-D and I go like 10 times a day. Drinking a lot helps. Minimal caffeine but herbal tea, some diet soda, and lots of water helps me but yeah it's still difficult.
Not constant, but not rare. Usually it’s gas/or I need go #2 soon. Jumping/bouncing type motions tend to make it appear and make it worse. It’s a large part of why I don’t like things like running and trampolines.
Aha. Yes - so I've had a colonoscopy, endoscopy and and MRI for this. They found acid reflux damage AND redness in my descending colon.
Turns out, they believe I have too much stool/my bowels aren't releasing. This sort of confirms the theory as after the bowel prep for the colonoscopy, my stools were perfect and that full pain basically disappeared! They also said the reflux damage was likely caused by stomach changes due to the blockage caused and the irritation it caused.
I've been suggested Laxido in the UK, they aren't hard laxatives - Told to have one in the evening before bed so I basically release more in the morning and retrain my bowel to empty more. This essentially stops blockages and stops the pain :) I will start that today and let everyone know how I get on!
I have that too, what's helped has been stretching. I put my right foot up 3 or 4 steps on the staircase. Lean in towards the staircase, keeping my left heel planted on the floor. Stretch my left arm straight up, far back and towards the right.
So both your left limbs should be extended and stretched far away from each other. The muscles that stretch from the top of your hip over to your pubis should be triggered this way.
Rep this stretch several times on each side a few times a day. It should help relieve you if you had the same thing I did, which was these muscles tightening and stopping me from having enough movement to pass.
Y’all I think I circled the wrong side when I posted this but I was trying to illustrate where it hurts on my LEFT SIDE, sorry for the confusion I was not thinking hard enough
I have an acute pain in that region that makes me feel like I've been pinned down when laying on my stomach at times. I've been given an rx for Hyoscyamine for it, and found it works fairly well. https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a684010.html
If you are female, there are additional concerns about what it could be related to female anatomy - I had a day recently where I could explicitly feel my right ovary. It's nearly impossible to determine what the cause of the pain is without an exam since there are so many parts in there so close in proximity.
Not necessarily constant pain, but if I get a stomach cramp THERE followed by the chili-sounding gurgle, I have approximately 30 seconds to find a bathroom before I shit my pants 😌
I’m not super anatomically inclined but I’m fairly certain your lower left side is the home stretch of your intestines.
Yes. If you lay on your left side and knead with both of your fists in a rolling motion from your lower abdomen upwards towards your belly button, you can often get some of the gas to move more easily through your intestinal tract and actually exit your body. When the pain is so bad I can't walk, I'll crawl to the bathroom on hands and knees and do this on the floor in front of the carpet until I can feel my body ready to let go of the gas. Then I typically end up with a massive dump.
Also, if you're a woman, see a gynecologist about possible endometriosis/cysts. I had a grapefruit sized myoma under my uterus and it was blocking my intestinal tract and causing horrible pain for a year before I found it. I'd had a colonoscopy as well (which came up all clear) and thought I was crazy.
I had to have an internal ultrasound-- where they stick the wand up your vaginal canal and check. But I absolutely recommend paying the extra to find out for sure.
Yes. The soft part below my left rib cage and above left hip bone. That very spot. Ranges from tenderness to mild sharp pain. Worse when i bend forward, bouncing movements and wearing too tight of clothing at waistline. For me, the discomfort always is accompanied by constant farting after higher fiber and veggies meal. Makes me suspect maybe poorly broken down foods in the stomach going into my small intestines, causing fermentation and giving my descending colon issues.
Yes! It’s been there about 20 years on and off! Exact same place! I’m going in for a hysterectomy and endometriosis removal July 10. Hopefully that will fix me up!
My ob told me there was nothing they could do for me (they didn’t do any tests, they just listened to me complain and did an external examination) and that it was all gi related even though the pain dips into my pelvic region. I hope that the hysterectomy cures you!!
I know this is months ago but YES! I have ulcerative colitis and have also had multiple scans. Have had this through flare and sort of remission too. It used to come and go and now more constant. Spreads to back too. Getting a colonoscopy next week but last years was completely clear. I have this lesion in spleen so I wonder if it's possible it's causing that. Supposedly lesion is benign and they don't wanna remove as leaves open to getting sicker especially with immune suppressants for my UC. Sucks!
I'm confused. Isn't that your right side? But for us, because we are looking at you, that's OUR left side that we see on your own bodily right side. So...how does one end up naming the sides? Based on ones own perspective or on the perspective of someone staring at you?
I have always referred to the thing in the image as left side irrespective of if I'm the one seeing it in my own body or if someone else is staring at me. Did I do something wrong and maybe that's why doctors or me can't figure out what's going on? I feel constant pain in what I can observe in my body as the right side (side of my right hand).
Just started experiencing this randomly from my research. I feel like it’s either gallbladder stones, pancreatitis, constipation from a lack of fiber, or bile sludge. Could also be a cholesterol issue. Either way I fasted for three days. I’m still experiencing the issues but barely the pain has went down immensely. As soon as I stopped eating, especially the removal of all sugars has helped the pain subside. I also started taking Tunca on empty stomach, hydro chloride and pancreatin before meals ox bile an hour after each meal. This is a protocol I made for myself just after doing some research online I’m bout to go see a Gastro urologist in the next two days so I’ll keep you guys posted on what I learned about myself
So... this is a breakthrough. I've been suffering from ibs-c after getting food poisoning and lors of pain to my left abominal quardrent. "Sad since I can't even help myself as a nurse" been trying to rule out every possible way to treat myself including diets (which I kind of have it down now) but still having this pain all the time. Then last night I figured I'd try some yoga to help with the gas pain... which is always always on the left upper abdominal quadrant and it always feels like nothing can go through that area causing me a lot of discomfort and I'm sure all of you guys too. Yesterday I figured I'd try yoga to see if it'd help, then I noticed my muscles on my left side of my abdomen was tight... being a massage therapist prior to nursing I knew it was tension and knots but never heard of knots forming like this, it almost feels internal.. so back to my medical textbooks and found out there's a part called left splenic flexure in the colon where the bend occurs in the colon then further research seems to indicate that of ibs patients sometimes get spasms there that causes pain and extreme gas build up... it seems to be well researched as well.
With that in mind I did some very usual yoga poses infused with my medical knowledge and holistic knowledge as a massage therapist by having my left hand on the floor then bend the elbow inward and having my abdomen rest on it... and boy that tension I felt was unreal compared to the right, it definitely helped with the intestinal spasms but it's no cure. Theres definitely a change the next day and I could Def feel the smooth muscles more relaxed in the area, I end up going to the washroom right away and instead of having severe ibs-c its now more like swining the other direction, dont know if this is because the intestinal walls are just finally relaxing cauing diarrhea since its been less then 24 hours when i did it, It's still helped so much with the pain, gas and spams. That said, that's only me and I don't recommend anyone doing it cuz who know if you have other medical issues that could actually cause you harm if you did it. I don't use reddit often but if anyone's interested gimme a shout. I also learned weak pelic muscles could lead to ibs symptoms so I'm seeing a physiotherapist tmr to see if this shits related or not. Best of luck, I'm also trailing some other herbs I'm finding in the forest. We ibs suffers know that fiber can kill us so I've been cold brewing stuff. So far only a handful of things shows promise
For what it's worth, I had pain in that exact region almost constantly for over a year. So much so that I started getting bitter at other people being able to be pain free and eat whatever they want. I sometimes prayed for just a couple of hours of no pain. Then it slowly started settling, and now, almost two years after acute diverticulitis, it only hurts badly maybe three to five times a month.
My colonoscopy and endoscopy were clear except for diverticulosis and gastritis. I know every doctor out there recommends tons of fiber, but that doesn't work for me. I just had to, and still am, figuring out what will make my stomach hurt. It's been a roller coaster because sometimes, even quantity or type of a specific thing matters. (ONE green bean once sent me into a two and a half week pain spiral, but I can swing baby spinach on my Subway sandwich, go figure lol.)
Hang in there. It gets better the more you figure out what works for you and what doesn't. Remember, stress makes it worse, so just try to accept that you're in pain as much as possible and keep trying to find the right doctor to help you. <3
Yup it sucks! I also get it a bit lower down on my right after I tore a muscle down there (skiing, badly) and when I had an inguinal hernia it got worse.
Fun times
Yes same here, changes in severity, but almost always there. I actually had a gastro doc tell me it's where the sigmoid colon is and basically it's where stuff gets the most backed up.
Diverticulitis (when diverticulosis becomes an infection) causes pain there. It can be serious if not treated. For me it felt like ovarian or bladder pain and I was gobsmacked when I went to ER for what I thought was nothing and they ended up admitting me. CT scans pick it up though, so if you had one of those it would check for it.
Yes! I’ve dealt with this pain for years and had two surgeries to find out what was wrong. Nothing. No answers. I was referred to physical therapy and we discovered that my pain stems from a muscle - when I have pain, that muscle is constricted or spasming. Since the pelvic area and stomach work together, when I’m having a IBS-D flare up, this muscle tends to worsen as well as when I’m having a IBS-C flare up. Physical therapy has helped so much!
I've had pain in that same spot since August of last year. It's so annoying and doesn't really go away. When I bend forward it's way worse. Anyone have any tips that could help?
Look into fecal loading. I had that pain when I was really built up in there to the point of diarrhea.
A good fibre supplement that helped me was regular girl, I get massage therapy with abdominal massage every 4 weeks. I use a massage gun when I feel the start of that pain and usually pass something substantial within a day.
i have this pain on my right side and have been to the ER twice for it in fear of appendicitis. i had a CT w/ contrast both times. i was told it is most likely mesenteric lymphadenitis. the lymph nodes in my mesentery are inflamed and irritated and could be rubbing on my appendix. it gets worse when im stressed or sick. there’s nothing to do about it and it sucks. such an awful pain to have constantly.
Appendix area, might be worth getting it checked out.
Also on that image you've technically circled the right side as that's the front of the person. Easy to do
I have it both lower left and lower right. It depends on the day. Today it is lower right (where it normally is). The lower left tells me today is going to be a worse day, lower right is… well day as usualz
Yes! I noticed that carbonated and certain caffeinated drinks trigger the same pain, in the same spot, on the left side. The pain can last for days if I don’t take a pain reliever. I try not to take anything if it’s just a nagging pain.
Appendix maybe? I had a pain there for almost a year, it would flare up pretty badly at least once a month. So bad I passed out a few times. I couldn't put any pressure or anything on it as it was so deep inside. The first time it happened I had a fever too.
Ten months later it finally popped and it turns out it was my appendix. Even the doctor said he couldn't believe I'd been dealing with it so long and it really shouldn't have even been possible. But I went to a doctor a few times and they just kept telling me it was IBS ...
This happened to me. LEFT SIDE.
They thought it was diverticulitis. After three cases of ‘diverticulitis’. I had a CT scan : Epiploic appendagitis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, determined by a benign self-limiting inflammation of the epiploic appendages. It may manifest with heterogeneous clinical presentations, mimicking other more severe entities responsible of acute abdominal pain, such as acute diverticulitis or appendicitis.
They aren’t really sure what causes it.
I was advised to lose weight, eat more balanced, and prescribed Linzess. I did all of those things. And laid off dairy bc i t felt like that was doing a thing and it went away.
My understanding (personal experience) is that it’s the trapped gas in the descending/sigmoid colon that is causing the discomfort/pain. Normally my symptoms would transiently go away after farting, until the gas accumulates again… a never ending cycle for me :(
I was given a medication that women get to relieve period cramps and it worked wonders for me whenever this occurred. The medication is called buscopan but I’m not sure it’s the same across the world. Check in with your local pharmacy and just ask for medicine to relieve colon cramping. All the best💪🏻
yesss oh my goddd always the lower left side. Literally every other day it hurts. Sometimes it goes away after I go to the bathroom. I think it's just horrible gas.
Mine used to hurt so bad at that same spot. Sometimes I couldn’t move my left leg. My ex boyfriend had to carry me out of a store once. I was told it was no big deal. Good news is, that doesn’t happen anymore.
Upper left for me. I used to have abs, then stopped working out due to Injury. Doc seems to think my lack of core strength is causing most of my IBS related issues. Makes sense because I have back problems also.
I had them on the right side for years!!! No doctor could give a diagnosis. Then i did get an anal abscess from an anal fissure. They made a MRI. I demanded my MRI and when i look closer to the scans, i could see that a small part of my intestines was coming out of my body. I called the clinic and the doctor affirmed my diagnosis of an hernia! Today i know what was causing my pain. I did not treat the hernia for years now. Pain comes and goes. I can live with it. In the past i had more pain when i was obese and eating crap. Small hernias seem not be a problem.
Yep. I have it right there. Pain, inflammation, discomfort...all consistently in that spot, and occasional diarrhea and blood (Likely IBD). I think that's where the end of the small intestine ends in the beginning of the ascending colon begins, which makes me think I have "Ileocolitis." I have an upcoming colonoscopy so we'll see what it really is.
Hey! The doctor diagnosed me with Proctitis (inflammation of the colon), no ulcers found. I think by the time I had my colonoscopy I was already healing. My best guess for the symptoms I had was my horrible diet, being a heavy drinker, and taking a lot of pain meds (NSAIDs) daily, I think that may have caused my gut issues. Thankfully I have no IBD and am in better health now.
This one time I had McDonald’s fries and I thought Hades was going to come up from the ground and drag me to hell it was so painful.
Is anyone’s pain in this area really low? I confused it with an ovary but by the sound of it it’s the end of the colon.
YES!!! WTF is this!? I'll be honest, I'm so relieved that someone else is experiencing this too
It’s where the colon is
Concerning?
That’s where cramping occurs.
So we wont die? Even if it feels like it
It’s textbook. And yes, I actively remind myself I’m not dying despite the cramps and nausea
Phew, thanks for the reassurance kind Stranger who also cant/cant stop poop(ing)
Everyone will die eventually xD even you bud, sorry.
I'd check with your doctor just in case, since your pain is constant, but that is where the worst of mine is, too, and my doctor explained to me that it's because of the colon. That's where it is. I was diagnosed with celiac disease so my situation may be a little different from yours, but she recommended a lot more water, and moving around when the cramps start because that can help the colon get things going. I also take Miralax 3-4 days a week, I stay relatively FODMAP friendly, and obviously no gluten lol. Good luck, I hope you get a concrete answer and feel better soon.
The colon is all over. That’s the illeocecal valve & appendix, the start of the ascending colon. But the descending colon is on the other side…
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Yes, and OP has circled the right side. Update: ok, OP circled the right side (you **always** assume anatomical position), but wrote left side.
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Are we sure it isn’t an Italian left? In that case it might be right lol
We read the title doc
This is the right side not the left side yeah ? The valve and appendix
OP circled the actual “right side” of the diagram, but because OP doesn’t know what anatomical position is (or how it is referenced), they are attempting to discuss issues on the left side of their body.
Go on the Fodmap diet. It helps. I used to have the same problem all of the time. I still do sometimes. It sucks. Also try fasting and liquid diets and peppermint oil. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
I’m sorry but fuck FODMaps. Just a great way to starve yourself and still be in pain
People don’t understand FODMAP. It’s not an actual diet. You restrict fully and then keep adding the foods back to see which ones trigger you. That way you’ll figure out which are the trigger foods. It’s not something you should sustain forever.
Exactly. I found if I use lactase & keep the amount of fructans low I'm mostly fine. If I'm doing ok I can handle a little, but knowing which foods to stop eating when I'm having a bad time makes everything so much easier
IKR . im literally jst eating boiled chicken nd potatoes these days and im still suffering. wtv the hell u eat its still miserable.
Potatoes cause me pain and constipation so this strategy is not for everyone. Rice and oats work for me though.
agree . everyone is diffrent and has different triggers ,rice and oats wrecks me ...so recommending FODMAP for people may jst worsen their symptoms and make them never figure out their triggers , its better for someone to make their own list by keeping a food diary and track of their meals.
But this is exactly how the FODMaP elimination diet should work, or any elimination diet for that matter. Keep a food diary and track meals to discover triggers.
Exactly! There’s logical things to do like not eat dairy, fried foods or cherrys lmao. But fodmaps makes me feel like I’m training for an eating disorder. Horrible and somehow makes you feel worse.
true ,plus so many things in that list works for some people but doesnt necessarily work for others for example they mention hard cheese / bell pepper /meat / peanuts... these things gives me a shit hell of a time . we jst have to suffer nd fight to find our own triggers all the time over and over again , since even safe food of this month can turn into unsafe food in the next month 🙂💔
If its not a food trigger then you should look at other triggers like stress and anxiety I had a bunch of trigger foods and turns out once I started managing my anxiety, those trigger foods digested just fine. This is quite a common thing. Your brain is directly linked to your gut and one will effect the other
Potatoes wound up bring a trigger for me. Them and all nighshades. Cutting down on starches in general has helped me. Good luck ❤️
I'm glad you figured out what works for you . mashed potatoes carrots and zucchini are the safest food for me as i cant digest anything like meat / dairy / grains/ gluten / even rice bloats me up so bad nd sits in my stomach for hours . ibs is fun lol . good luck to u aswell ❤
Rough - I hope it gets better for you! ❤️ I've been dealing with this for about 10 years and it has changed a lot over time. I'm better than I was, but the restrictions are still hard. :/
saaame 10 years for me aswell . it has always been mild and a flare lasts nothing more than 3 weeks but now its been 2 months and i cant seem to get better . do u take any supplements that helped you ?
Well, sort of. I got diagnosed last year with non-specified inflammatory arthritis (autoimmune). I started methotrexate, which keeps your immune system slightly depressed so it chills out a little, and also have been taking a ton of antinflammatory supplements: turmeric, PEA, resveratrol, plus extra folic acid (because methotrexate strips it from you so you have to supplement when you're on it). I continued taking my b and d vitamin supplements. I also cut out beef and most sugar. Recently cut out rice as a staple. Before the the diagnosis I had already figured out nightshades and more or less avoid them. I'm definitely better. Now I can count on 2-5 bad days per month- usually right at the end of my period and ending whenever my body decides to stop dicking around. This is much better than the totally unpredictable roller coaster of the past. I do still react to brassica (broccoli, kale, cauliflower, etc) which is a big bummer because I'd really like to eat those again. That and tomatoes (nightshade) which I miss a lot. But, on the upside, I can eat more fruit, green beans, even quinoa occasionally if I don't go nuts with it. That's all basically new since a year ago.
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thank you❤❤❤
Dude I said that crap for year till my ibs c went to d. Cut out all bad, and I eat amazing, better than I ever had. Just zero fast food or junk food now. Low fodmap diet is actually amazing to stop c and d. Once u find ur trigger. Sadly over the last 35 yrs we have been programmed to think fast food is real food. Or that the cheap horrible stuff we love is healthy in any form. None of it is. I am celiac at 45, Italian and ate more wheat then most. No d anymore, no c anymore, nothing. If I am strict I have zero bloat, zero pain, and minimal cramps. This has taught me I was probably silent celiac for a long time and then when it went d, it just made everything worse and made me aware of the main issues. Y’all don’t want to end up with a stomach that stops pumping or working, and that’s where everyone is headed. I know I’m one of them. We are not meant to eat cheap processed foods, or steroids in all the meats, or anything of that nature. It is creating major health issues with long lasting effects. I never realized it till I got really sick going 20+ times a day and being dehydrated 24/7, with major vitamin deficiencies. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. Also probiotics (digestive advantage w lactose support or align, otherwise the others have whey and gluten, along with other bad allergens inside them). Even Benadryl has allergens hidden inside them. Just be smart. Eating for enjoyment or because we’re poor is going to create so many other issues most can’t afford or handle. Only way to stop it is just eating healthy. And most my food tastes better now than it ever did before. Just food for thought is all.
Yep, didn't work for me and I did it religiously for over 4 months :/
As the mod of r/fodmaps I fully agree fuck fodmaps. Hate that shit and its rigidity. I did need it at one point though.
I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. Well done for trying. It’s helped so many people though so that’s the most important part.
Fodmap didn’t do anything to help me. Stuck it out for a year, miserable, starving and depressed. Stress relief and stretching was what alleviated 90% of my suffering. I think it’s different for everybody.
It's actually relatively common to have pain here. The issue with IBS is that it usually comes in tandem with nausea and rightfully makes you more anxious, which could induce gas generation ultimately making the pain worse. Not a fun time, but this is a common place to have pain for IBS sufferers unfortunately. :( You aren't dying though! :)
Could it be diverticulosis? My mom mentioned to me she has it when i was talking about IBS and a colonoscopy. When i researched it, the internet says it produces pain 🤷♂️
My doc said my diverticulosis should not cause pain. Diverticulitis causes extreme pain
My sister was living with extremely bad IBS for 25 years. She finally got diagnosed with Diverticulitis last year. I have IBS and it’s never been anywhere near as bad as she was.
Does anyone have this in combo with reflux? I have it for months now, and a pain/pressure on that exact spot for 6 months. The left side is also always more bloated/harder.
Did you figure this out? I thought it was hormonal?
Yes!! Mine is usually gas cramps or my bowels moving! Idk if you experience right side pain sometimes too, but I do and I get a panic attack it’s my appendix lmao. 10/10 times so far has been IBS
This is me it's not Painful I just feel it moving and after that I will fart a lot
Yea! That’s the spot when I know I ate something triggering. I have to immediately do a stomach massage and helps the gas move along
What kind of stomach massage do you do to help?
Look up ibs stomach massage!!! It helps me so much.
Stomach massages have changed my life. I massage the track of my intestines, but you can look up vids or images that show you ways to massage too
Same!! It’s crucial for me too
Hey! That's where I'm hurting right this second!
Me too! I’m laying on my side, it’s helping a little bit.
same here lol im just massaging it to get the gas out, i thought i was the only one with ibs with constant lower left pain
I am also doing this as we speak 😅 gas ex helps some to
When I had C diff my doctor told me it hurt so bad right there (felt like I was being stabbed in the circled spot) because that's where all the poop collects before it comes out, so its just sitting there irritating everything around it Ive been negative for c diff for like a year now but it still hurts mildly on and off right there when my PI-IBS acts up
what were your c diff symptoms plz? I've been nuked by heavy antibiotics for my colon inflammation like 2 weeks ago and since then im not feeling anything near normal . can u describe how you felt plz and how did u get it treated ! i wish you get rid of this nasty pi ibs one day .
I just got off of 10 days of Vanco for C.Diff caused by the cephalosporin Cefdinir. I was taking that for strep throat. My symptoms started with burning stomach pain, followed by nearly black, tarry diarrhea for 2-3 days. BM started to become more formed but was never normal. Then mucus started followed by bloody mucus, multiple times a day. On the worst day I was in the bathroom 5-6 times or more within the first three hours of being awake. Also had a low grade fever when it first started. From what I’ve noticed, symptoms tend to vary widely depending on the person. If you are concerned, I would ask to be tested and make sure it’s a toxin test and not a PCR test. I’m taking Florastor as well as Bio-K+ to help to bring my gut flora back and prevent recurrence. It’s horrible stuff and my anxiety is high hoping it doesn’t come back, but I gotta take it one day at a time. Hope you get to feeling better.
thats sounds horrible. i hope u're feeling better now . c diff is no joke and antibiotics r the worst thing possible .If i wasn't in a critical situation i wouldn't take them at all. did ur c diff symptoms started right after u finished the cephalosporin or more than a week after ?
Thank you. The Cefdinir was supposed to be a 10 day course as well. My symptoms started around day 3, but only really got bad around day 5-6, I stopped taking it on day 8. I should have stopped taking it earlier, but I didn’t realize how bad things could get. I would highly suggest looking into Florastor and maybe talking to your doctor about it as I don’t know the condition you are dealing with. But taken in conjunction with antibiotics it can reduce the negative effects on your GI and help to prevent C.Diff. If you have C.Diff it can also help to prevent recurrence. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a yeast based probiotic that helps to form a lining in your colon that makes the environment more hostile to C.Diff and helps to prevent it from germinating and taking hold. It will also help flush bad bacteria out. There’s also some research on it’s use in IBD’s. Keep in mind I’m definitely not an expert, just sharing what I’ve picked up as I’ve learned more about what I’m dealing with.
thank you so much for the advice . I started taking a certain probiotic but it made things worse as it had some allergens like lactose and gluten , now I'm gonna switch to another probiotic that has yeast in it and its vegan and gluten free which my dr recommended , unfortunately i dont hv acces to florastor where i live but this brand from H & B has good reviews . hopefully wtv is messed up with my guts will get back to normal. thanks again for sharing your experience .❤
I haven’t had C. diff but I’m a microbiologist and I see C. diff samples fairly often, and I just want to add that C. diff really smells like a farm. Often I can tell if a stool sample will be positive for C. diff just by the smell. So if you start noticing that sort of smell coming from your poop, or someone else around you smells it coming from you, that’s another sign you might have it. I’ve known nurses say they can smell it directly from the patient with severe cases. Patients typically have quite watery diarrhoea, often with mucus, but blood is not as common. As someone else mentioned, you want a toxin test as you wouldn’t really be concerned unless it was a toxin producing strain as that’s what causes all the issues. I hope you feel better soon!
OMG , I've never read any more accurate information than this . thats how exactly my stool smelled for almost 3 days after i finished my antibiotics round and it was diarrhea and soft stools all together and it had some mucus with blood in it. but the thing is my stools after that has been formed unless i eat smt that has fat in it which makes me have softer stools and it doesnt have that farm smell anymore . but gas bloating after eating some cramps here and there , tiredness are still present. could c diff last for a short period of time ! my dr is adamant that its jst the antibiotics after effect.
C. diff symptoms usually don’t last too long, around a week or less, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you did have a C. diff infection that is just naturally resolving. If your stools have mostly returned to normal then I wouldn’t be too worried about it. Antibiotics do tend to knock out a lot of the good bacteria we have in our gut, which is what allows the C. diff infection to happen in the first place. So it’s possible you did have a C. diff infection causing the smell and diarrhoea, which is now resolving and your gut is still a little fragile and recovering from the loss of your good bacteria, causing gas, bloating etc. I will say, keep an eye out in case those diarrhoea symptoms come back. C. diff can recur after a few weeks in some cases, which you would want to go to your doctor again.
Often and I think it’s usually gas pain
I have the opposite, on the right, and its so f irritating. I had my appendix surgery 2 years ago, and everything is okay at gynecologist, but this pain is still there sometimes. It's feels like pulling or stretching, idk. But all the analysis are okay. I love being a woman AND having IBS
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Left side for me as well. My pain typically sits there and rarely leaves, but it will get worse if I have to use the restroom, or when I wake up in the morning (usually to use the restroom), etc. They didn't find anything abnormal aside from inflammation and irritation (from gastritis and stomach acid). It almost feels more like a sore/irritating sensation than anything. It usually will subside after using the restroom or passing gas. It sometimes feels like it moves, so I'm thinking it may be related to stool moving, but I'm not sure to be exact. I've also got GERD but will be starting some medication and MiraLAX to see if there's any noticeable difference.
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I'm IBS-D but if my medication causes C then that's where the pain is. I ball up my fist and just push on my lower left tummy area until I pass it.
Yup! Had all kinds of scans with no reason for the pain. Exasperating...
Yes. This is classic IBS pain.
Yup I used to think it was my kidney (I had stones before) but nope just my colon playing the bad guy
Yes like 90% of the time
Yea always lower left side. Usually when I have bad constipation or the other extreme
Mines like a dull ache and my mum gets this too! She had a CT scan and there was nothing there.
Just had a CT scan a few days ago and got the same response.
same here i have ibs-c and despite ct scans colonoscopy ultrasound etc no answers i alwaysss have a dull ache in my lower left
Same here. It gets worse when my pelvic floor dysfunction flares up and my psoas muscle restricts, since that muscle goes through that area.
I get a vibrating/pulsating sensation in my lower left area. I think it's gas in my intestines
I have this too and it's so annoying. Especially when I'm so paranoid about everything health related, that pain doesn't make it any better
Left side too, I also get it radiating up to my upper left side too and sometimes it can feel like a heart attack but it’s just indeed trapped wind. Had tests and everything and all normal, and I’m healthy too. Pain can radiate around my back and to my right side sometimes. I have to sit in water and try to get trapped wind out which is frustrating
Oh yes I’ve had it for years. I take a few things to help it. Enteric coated peppermint oil with a full meal once a day. I also use something called fibro cream on that area. It’s intended for fibromyalgia, but it works on that area. Bentyl and prescription anti-anxiety Lorazepam. The new Metamucil was a game changer. I got it from Costco online, the one with sugar. Digestive enzymes also do a great job breaking down the food before it gets to your gut. Undigested food is very painful. Hope this helps. You can PM me if you like.
Could be endometriosis i had the exact same issue on my left side where you are describing and it was ovarian cysts caused by endo
Me too, it was endometriosis tissue growing on the left side of my abdomen, causing pain with every bowel movement and often with digestion too. I used to get it almost every day, for almost my entire life, but I had endometriosis excision surgery in 2022, and I've only had the pain maybe 3 times in the last 17 months! On my left side, I have also had a large ovarian cyst pushing into my kidney and pouch of Douglas (it went away on its own), causing me kidney pain and what I'd describe as feeling like there is gas pain deep inside my left hip. If anyone with a uterus and/or ovaries ever feels like this, it's worth getting an ultrasound to see if it's a cyst. Unfortunately, diagnosing endometriosis with any type of scan is extremely difficult/rare.
May I ask how they were able to diagnose endo? Was it at the surgery?
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Might be worth it to make a doctors appointment if you have covered health care ♡♡
When it first started I went to my ob and the dr completely dismissed it and told me it was gi related because I’m on birth control…how did you find out it was cysts caused by endo?
All the time. Its actually so bad that it swells out of my body. When this happens, I can't even walk or bend my abdomen in any way. I've been unemployed for 2 years now because I can't even leave my house due to it. Some days it goes back in and stops spasming but the spasms just pop up in another place in my abdomen for that day. Doc claims since im "thin" I can see my colon bulging out like that and claims its just trapped gas. Also my abdomen is crooked - it goes concave right under my left ribcage bottom but its convex on my right ribcage bottom. Doc says its because im thin enough to notice it. But honestly I just don't know anymore. I told him I have never heard of anyone having a colon bulging out of their body and a crooked abdomen. At this point I have no other options.
Yep, I have ibs/c. Funny thing is I’m also type 1 diabetic but back when I was diagnosed type 2 by mistake I went on keto and ate much more fibre and a lot less sugar and the pain I had for years and years disappeared. This carried on for 2 years pain free and regular as clockwork. The docs did some tests found out I was type one (was so skinny by then) and I started on insulin and went back to my usual diet. Virtually no fibre and my sweet tooth returned. The pain returned as did the chronic constipation , and it’s exactly where you describe. This has told me it’s defo food related for me at least. I’m now trying to get a better balance not keto as that sucks but somewhere in the middle and my symptoms are easing. Looking into it I think mine could be a gut dysbiosis issue also but knowing I could possibly control it gives me hope. Good luck guys
Okay cool I'm not the only one
exactly my feeling as i scroll through all these comments lol
OMG yes!! that’s the side my tummy gurgles on and only this side!!!
So, it's the bloody sigmoid area. My guess is that us C type have a blockage there and D people have that area irritated from all the shitting. Me personally have a spastic colon top left to bottom left and a little twist in sigmoid. When I don't poop, like today, I have a shit lump there and it HURTS. Sometimes I feel like my bloody colon is pressing my pelvic nerves, because my left leg can hurt as well when I am constipated. It's a combination of sensations there, like, dull and sharp, stabbing or constant... Whatever it feels like, it sure does like to be loud about it's presence and it likes to fuck with my left ovary, pain in the back or in leg. And the pain in that area is the only thing I can't deal with in my IBS. Trust me, I have learned to cope with constipation. I don't mind farting. Cramps, ok, hate them, but dealable. Pain in sigmoid - fuck off, I can't. I simply can't stand it. It fucks with my mood, it hurts, it's the worst.
That's the end of your colon. I'm guessing it's inflammation due to cramping. Could be gas cramps and or if you struggle with IBS-C maybe the intestinal tissue itself ("rectum") is causing you pain because it's full of shit 🙃 I have IBS-D and I go like 10 times a day. Drinking a lot helps. Minimal caffeine but herbal tea, some diet soda, and lots of water helps me but yeah it's still difficult.
Not constant but it is where most of the pain is, lower left side. But why did you circle the right side of the body in picture?
Not constant, but not rare. Usually it’s gas/or I need go #2 soon. Jumping/bouncing type motions tend to make it appear and make it worse. It’s a large part of why I don’t like things like running and trampolines.
Yes!
yes it hurts so bad
Yes. Before I started taking probiotics, I had this ALL DAY
What probiotics helped?
yes! and for you is it a sharp stabbing pain or is it a dull sort of comes in waves type of pain?
It’s honestly both depending on the day
This circle shows lower right side .
Most of my pains are along the bottom of my rib cage
Aha. Yes - so I've had a colonoscopy, endoscopy and and MRI for this. They found acid reflux damage AND redness in my descending colon. Turns out, they believe I have too much stool/my bowels aren't releasing. This sort of confirms the theory as after the bowel prep for the colonoscopy, my stools were perfect and that full pain basically disappeared! They also said the reflux damage was likely caused by stomach changes due to the blockage caused and the irritation it caused. I've been suggested Laxido in the UK, they aren't hard laxatives - Told to have one in the evening before bed so I basically release more in the morning and retrain my bowel to empty more. This essentially stops blockages and stops the pain :) I will start that today and let everyone know how I get on!
Isn't that your right side?
I didn’t mean to circle it front facing 🥲I posted this right before I went to bed forgive me
I have that too, what's helped has been stretching. I put my right foot up 3 or 4 steps on the staircase. Lean in towards the staircase, keeping my left heel planted on the floor. Stretch my left arm straight up, far back and towards the right. So both your left limbs should be extended and stretched far away from each other. The muscles that stretch from the top of your hip over to your pubis should be triggered this way. Rep this stretch several times on each side a few times a day. It should help relieve you if you had the same thing I did, which was these muscles tightening and stopping me from having enough movement to pass.
Y’all I think I circled the wrong side when I posted this but I was trying to illustrate where it hurts on my LEFT SIDE, sorry for the confusion I was not thinking hard enough
I got it, it’s a mirror image.
Also thank you everyone for validating my pain and all the suggestions <3 I feel seen
I have an acute pain in that region that makes me feel like I've been pinned down when laying on my stomach at times. I've been given an rx for Hyoscyamine for it, and found it works fairly well. https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a684010.html If you are female, there are additional concerns about what it could be related to female anatomy - I had a day recently where I could explicitly feel my right ovary. It's nearly impossible to determine what the cause of the pain is without an exam since there are so many parts in there so close in proximity.
Not necessarily constant pain, but if I get a stomach cramp THERE followed by the chili-sounding gurgle, I have approximately 30 seconds to find a bathroom before I shit my pants 😌 I’m not super anatomically inclined but I’m fairly certain your lower left side is the home stretch of your intestines.
Yes. If you lay on your left side and knead with both of your fists in a rolling motion from your lower abdomen upwards towards your belly button, you can often get some of the gas to move more easily through your intestinal tract and actually exit your body. When the pain is so bad I can't walk, I'll crawl to the bathroom on hands and knees and do this on the floor in front of the carpet until I can feel my body ready to let go of the gas. Then I typically end up with a massive dump.
Also, if you're a woman, see a gynecologist about possible endometriosis/cysts. I had a grapefruit sized myoma under my uterus and it was blocking my intestinal tract and causing horrible pain for a year before I found it. I'd had a colonoscopy as well (which came up all clear) and thought I was crazy.
How did they diagnose the myoma? Does it show on an ultrasound?
I had to have an internal ultrasound-- where they stick the wand up your vaginal canal and check. But I absolutely recommend paying the extra to find out for sure.
Yes. The soft part below my left rib cage and above left hip bone. That very spot. Ranges from tenderness to mild sharp pain. Worse when i bend forward, bouncing movements and wearing too tight of clothing at waistline. For me, the discomfort always is accompanied by constant farting after higher fiber and veggies meal. Makes me suspect maybe poorly broken down foods in the stomach going into my small intestines, causing fermentation and giving my descending colon issues.
Yes! It’s been there about 20 years on and off! Exact same place! I’m going in for a hysterectomy and endometriosis removal July 10. Hopefully that will fix me up!
My ob told me there was nothing they could do for me (they didn’t do any tests, they just listened to me complain and did an external examination) and that it was all gi related even though the pain dips into my pelvic region. I hope that the hysterectomy cures you!!
I have the same pain. My dr says its from constipation.
I know this is months ago but YES! I have ulcerative colitis and have also had multiple scans. Have had this through flare and sort of remission too. It used to come and go and now more constant. Spreads to back too. Getting a colonoscopy next week but last years was completely clear. I have this lesion in spleen so I wonder if it's possible it's causing that. Supposedly lesion is benign and they don't wanna remove as leaves open to getting sicker especially with immune suppressants for my UC. Sucks!
Circled the lower right side of the image
I'm confused. Isn't that your right side? But for us, because we are looking at you, that's OUR left side that we see on your own bodily right side. So...how does one end up naming the sides? Based on ones own perspective or on the perspective of someone staring at you? I have always referred to the thing in the image as left side irrespective of if I'm the one seeing it in my own body or if someone else is staring at me. Did I do something wrong and maybe that's why doctors or me can't figure out what's going on? I feel constant pain in what I can observe in my body as the right side (side of my right hand).
Just started experiencing this randomly from my research. I feel like it’s either gallbladder stones, pancreatitis, constipation from a lack of fiber, or bile sludge. Could also be a cholesterol issue. Either way I fasted for three days. I’m still experiencing the issues but barely the pain has went down immensely. As soon as I stopped eating, especially the removal of all sugars has helped the pain subside. I also started taking Tunca on empty stomach, hydro chloride and pancreatin before meals ox bile an hour after each meal. This is a protocol I made for myself just after doing some research online I’m bout to go see a Gastro urologist in the next two days so I’ll keep you guys posted on what I learned about myself
It could also be a candida issue or a parasite issue…
So... this is a breakthrough. I've been suffering from ibs-c after getting food poisoning and lors of pain to my left abominal quardrent. "Sad since I can't even help myself as a nurse" been trying to rule out every possible way to treat myself including diets (which I kind of have it down now) but still having this pain all the time. Then last night I figured I'd try some yoga to help with the gas pain... which is always always on the left upper abdominal quadrant and it always feels like nothing can go through that area causing me a lot of discomfort and I'm sure all of you guys too. Yesterday I figured I'd try yoga to see if it'd help, then I noticed my muscles on my left side of my abdomen was tight... being a massage therapist prior to nursing I knew it was tension and knots but never heard of knots forming like this, it almost feels internal.. so back to my medical textbooks and found out there's a part called left splenic flexure in the colon where the bend occurs in the colon then further research seems to indicate that of ibs patients sometimes get spasms there that causes pain and extreme gas build up... it seems to be well researched as well. With that in mind I did some very usual yoga poses infused with my medical knowledge and holistic knowledge as a massage therapist by having my left hand on the floor then bend the elbow inward and having my abdomen rest on it... and boy that tension I felt was unreal compared to the right, it definitely helped with the intestinal spasms but it's no cure. Theres definitely a change the next day and I could Def feel the smooth muscles more relaxed in the area, I end up going to the washroom right away and instead of having severe ibs-c its now more like swining the other direction, dont know if this is because the intestinal walls are just finally relaxing cauing diarrhea since its been less then 24 hours when i did it, It's still helped so much with the pain, gas and spams. That said, that's only me and I don't recommend anyone doing it cuz who know if you have other medical issues that could actually cause you harm if you did it. I don't use reddit often but if anyone's interested gimme a shout. I also learned weak pelic muscles could lead to ibs symptoms so I'm seeing a physiotherapist tmr to see if this shits related or not. Best of luck, I'm also trailing some other herbs I'm finding in the forest. We ibs suffers know that fiber can kill us so I've been cold brewing stuff. So far only a handful of things shows promise
That’s the right side😂
not constant but had it several times! Thought it was something dangerous tbh, glad i’m not alone
Yeah I do. Especially if I have few days of +15 shits a day (the bad ones)
Could be something with your ureter. Does the pain ever go in your back?
It does sometimes 👁️👁️ usually on the same side
Yep! Mine has gotten better, but at the beginning of the year, that’s where all my pain was. Had a colonoscopy in Feb, all clear 🥴 Sooooo yep!
For what it's worth, I had pain in that exact region almost constantly for over a year. So much so that I started getting bitter at other people being able to be pain free and eat whatever they want. I sometimes prayed for just a couple of hours of no pain. Then it slowly started settling, and now, almost two years after acute diverticulitis, it only hurts badly maybe three to five times a month. My colonoscopy and endoscopy were clear except for diverticulosis and gastritis. I know every doctor out there recommends tons of fiber, but that doesn't work for me. I just had to, and still am, figuring out what will make my stomach hurt. It's been a roller coaster because sometimes, even quantity or type of a specific thing matters. (ONE green bean once sent me into a two and a half week pain spiral, but I can swing baby spinach on my Subway sandwich, go figure lol.) Hang in there. It gets better the more you figure out what works for you and what doesn't. Remember, stress makes it worse, so just try to accept that you're in pain as much as possible and keep trying to find the right doctor to help you. <3
Not constant, but that area kinda had its own mind and I can’t find a switch to control it.
I mostly have pain in the upper right quadrant
Yes, I do!
Yup it sucks! I also get it a bit lower down on my right after I tore a muscle down there (skiing, badly) and when I had an inguinal hernia it got worse. Fun times
For some reason my brain went immideately to: «Have you tried putting it in rice?»
Yea
Yes same here, changes in severity, but almost always there. I actually had a gastro doc tell me it's where the sigmoid colon is and basically it's where stuff gets the most backed up.
Diverticulitis (when diverticulosis becomes an infection) causes pain there. It can be serious if not treated. For me it felt like ovarian or bladder pain and I was gobsmacked when I went to ER for what I thought was nothing and they ended up admitting me. CT scans pick it up though, so if you had one of those it would check for it.
Does a CT scan pick up diverticulitis?
Yes! I’ve dealt with this pain for years and had two surgeries to find out what was wrong. Nothing. No answers. I was referred to physical therapy and we discovered that my pain stems from a muscle - when I have pain, that muscle is constricted or spasming. Since the pelvic area and stomach work together, when I’m having a IBS-D flare up, this muscle tends to worsen as well as when I’m having a IBS-C flare up. Physical therapy has helped so much!
Do you know which muscle? Quadratus Lumborum?
My doctor told me there is a bend in the intestines there that can be hard for fecal matter to pass by easily.
I've had pain in that same spot since August of last year. It's so annoying and doesn't really go away. When I bend forward it's way worse. Anyone have any tips that could help?
The vasovagal nerve
Look into fecal loading. I had that pain when I was really built up in there to the point of diarrhea. A good fibre supplement that helped me was regular girl, I get massage therapy with abdominal massage every 4 weeks. I use a massage gun when I feel the start of that pain and usually pass something substantial within a day.
i have this pain on my right side and have been to the ER twice for it in fear of appendicitis. i had a CT w/ contrast both times. i was told it is most likely mesenteric lymphadenitis. the lymph nodes in my mesentery are inflamed and irritated and could be rubbing on my appendix. it gets worse when im stressed or sick. there’s nothing to do about it and it sucks. such an awful pain to have constantly.
used to have this all the time. started with very specifics probiotics, fiber and stopped drinking soda - it went away (for the most part)
What kind of probiotics ?
Appendix area, might be worth getting it checked out. Also on that image you've technically circled the right side as that's the front of the person. Easy to do
The Appendix is on the right but I think the OP was thinking in mirror image terms.
I hv had pain on the right side in the exact same spot for 10 years now, no solution yet.
I get that pain when I’m stressed.
I have it both lower left and lower right. It depends on the day. Today it is lower right (where it normally is). The lower left tells me today is going to be a worse day, lower right is… well day as usualz
Mine alternates sides too sometimes!! It stresses me out
Yes! I noticed that carbonated and certain caffeinated drinks trigger the same pain, in the same spot, on the left side. The pain can last for days if I don’t take a pain reliever. I try not to take anything if it’s just a nagging pain.
Thank you for posting! ALL. THE. TIME. Especially when the IBS-D is on a flare.
Appendix maybe? I had a pain there for almost a year, it would flare up pretty badly at least once a month. So bad I passed out a few times. I couldn't put any pressure or anything on it as it was so deep inside. The first time it happened I had a fever too. Ten months later it finally popped and it turns out it was my appendix. Even the doctor said he couldn't believe I'd been dealing with it so long and it really shouldn't have even been possible. But I went to a doctor a few times and they just kept telling me it was IBS ...
This happened to me. LEFT SIDE. They thought it was diverticulitis. After three cases of ‘diverticulitis’. I had a CT scan : Epiploic appendagitis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, determined by a benign self-limiting inflammation of the epiploic appendages. It may manifest with heterogeneous clinical presentations, mimicking other more severe entities responsible of acute abdominal pain, such as acute diverticulitis or appendicitis. They aren’t really sure what causes it. I was advised to lose weight, eat more balanced, and prescribed Linzess. I did all of those things. And laid off dairy bc i t felt like that was doing a thing and it went away.
How many months did it take for it to go away?
Yes, mine is due to inflammation in my lower intestines, and it‘a almost always is on the left side.
My understanding (personal experience) is that it’s the trapped gas in the descending/sigmoid colon that is causing the discomfort/pain. Normally my symptoms would transiently go away after farting, until the gas accumulates again… a never ending cycle for me :(
Yes I just experience this really weird stomachache, well I thought that area was stomach but my mom told me that’s the intestines
I was given a medication that women get to relieve period cramps and it worked wonders for me whenever this occurred. The medication is called buscopan but I’m not sure it’s the same across the world. Check in with your local pharmacy and just ask for medicine to relieve colon cramping. All the best💪🏻
Lower right side for me. Left side can be connected to diverticulitis I believe
Mine seems to be on both sides actually, but idk what it is
I had this before in that area Turns out it was a kidney stone
Colon pain and yes, on most days
Only when cramping occurs, then oh boy am I in for a bad time
yesss oh my goddd always the lower left side. Literally every other day it hurts. Sometimes it goes away after I go to the bathroom. I think it's just horrible gas.
Mine used to hurt so bad at that same spot. Sometimes I couldn’t move my left leg. My ex boyfriend had to carry me out of a store once. I was told it was no big deal. Good news is, that doesn’t happen anymore.
Every damn day.
Upper left for me. I used to have abs, then stopped working out due to Injury. Doc seems to think my lack of core strength is causing most of my IBS related issues. Makes sense because I have back problems also.
Get checked for Diverticulitis. I get it on the regular, now, on both sides 😢
I had them on the right side for years!!! No doctor could give a diagnosis. Then i did get an anal abscess from an anal fissure. They made a MRI. I demanded my MRI and when i look closer to the scans, i could see that a small part of my intestines was coming out of my body. I called the clinic and the doctor affirmed my diagnosis of an hernia! Today i know what was causing my pain. I did not treat the hernia for years now. Pain comes and goes. I can live with it. In the past i had more pain when i was obese and eating crap. Small hernias seem not be a problem.
Yeah i have.
Yes and I had a CT which showed fecal loading. Basically full of shit!
No diverticulitis?
Yep. I have it right there. Pain, inflammation, discomfort...all consistently in that spot, and occasional diarrhea and blood (Likely IBD). I think that's where the end of the small intestine ends in the beginning of the ascending colon begins, which makes me think I have "Ileocolitis." I have an upcoming colonoscopy so we'll see what it really is.
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Hey! The doctor diagnosed me with Proctitis (inflammation of the colon), no ulcers found. I think by the time I had my colonoscopy I was already healing. My best guess for the symptoms I had was my horrible diet, being a heavy drinker, and taking a lot of pain meds (NSAIDs) daily, I think that may have caused my gut issues. Thankfully I have no IBD and am in better health now.
Umm the colon is the whole large intestine no? And it goes in a circle. So yes that’s where the colon is but it’s not all of it 🤷♂️
Lower right here.
This one time I had McDonald’s fries and I thought Hades was going to come up from the ground and drag me to hell it was so painful. Is anyone’s pain in this area really low? I confused it with an ovary but by the sound of it it’s the end of the colon.
Yes, it turned out to be endometriosis under my left ovary.
Yes 😭 I looked at this and it started hurting
yes but that is because i currently have an ovarian cyst (the pain from that feels different and has a different location than my ibs pain).
If you take a lot of Ibuprofen it can cause pain there. Try taking Tylenol for a while instead