I've been having slight cramping in the lower abdomen for like 3 days. I have irritable bowel syndrome but really haven't had any trouble with it for like a month. I can hear "gurgling" in my tummy/digestive region, slight cramping (not bad enough to take soething, just irritating), bloating and slight spasims. I've had border line loose bowels too. It seems to be when I wake up and right before I go to bed. . .
I have taken a new position at work which has created some stress but I don't know if it would have been enough to trigger this stuff.
Anyone have ideas or something?
BTW, my kind of irritable bowel syndrome is diherrea, not constipation.
2007-02-14 11:57:59 · 3 answers · asked by Chick-a-Dee 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Stress--feeling mentally or emotionally tense, troubled, angry, or overwhelmed--stimulates colon spasms in people with IBS. The colon has a vast supply of nerves that connect it to the brain. These nerves control the normal rhythmic contractions of the colon and cause abdominal discomfort at stressful times. People often experience cramps or "butterflies" when they are nervous or upset. But with IBS, the colon can be overly responsive to even slight conflict or stress. Stress also makes the mind more tuned to the sensations that arise in the colon and makes the stressed person perceive these sensations as unpleasant.
For more information, http://www.colon-cleanse-constipation.com/ibs-stress.html
Take care and be well.
2007-02-15 10:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have IBS-D you should know that stress can make you more acidic which can loosen stools...it also can cause your digestive muscles to spasm...which you hear with that gurgling sound which can cause gas ...which can lead to pain. Regardless any change in your symptoms should be brought to the attention of your doctor..just call and let him or her know and most likely he or she will give you an amount of time in which if it doesn't get better by to call back. Have you tried peppermint? It is a natural antispasmodic that helps the digestive muscles and may be enough to get you feeling better.
http://icandme.9.forumer.com/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=106
2007-02-14 20:10:03 · answer #2 · answered by teeger671 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this website www.medicinenet.com and type in irritable bowel syndrome.
2007-02-14 20:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by sny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋