Stomach cramps!?

Question

I've woken up a few times now with stomach cramps (the same feeling you get when you've done sit ups) it last for a day at least - but not everyday! Does anyone know what it could be?

I'm not pregnant, its not my period and iam female

Answer 1

Something similar used to happen to me. Tummies are odd things, they can ache or cramp for all sorts of reasons.
Things it might be worth looking into are:

1) Not drinking enough during the day - this can make the food you have eated clog up and be rather too hard for the intestine or stomach to take. A couple of glasses of water (cold, with a dash of freshly boiled water, otherwise you'll just make it chilly and even more uncomfortable) should help ease this, if you give it half an hour.

2) Too much fatty food - this can cause the duodenum (just below your ribs on the right hand side) to go into overdrive, which can be EXTREMELY uncomfortable. A glass of warter with a teaspoon of vinegar in it will help your body break down the fat more easily if this is the cause; and paracetamol will help to ease the discomfort.

3) Coeliac disease - this is basically an intolerance to gluten, which can cause your stomach to ball up and be very uncomfortable. Avoid things like brown bread and dark chocolate for a while and see if that helps.

4) Simple answer, indigestion or trapped gas - try taking something like Windeze or Rennie Rapeze - these contain something called Simethicone (or dimethicone) which help the body to break down the gas without embarrassment.

Other things to think about:

It's very unlikely to be pregnancy, unless you're having the trouble in your lower abdomen (assuming you're a girl anyway!), in which case see a doctor asap.

Could be an ulcer, is it worse after stress, coffee, alcohol, chilli food? If not, then it's probably not that.

It could also be IBS, which is basically the doctor's way of saying, 'yup, you're incomfortable, we've no idea why, but it won't damage you...' There are supplements you can take for this, including magnesium, which is supposed to help ease all kinds of cramps, or a class of medicines called antispasmodics, which calm down the bowel and help it to function normally.

NB, NEVER take ibuprofen/neurofen/aspirin for stomach aches - aspirin-based medicines, made from salycilic acid, work by acting on the lining of the stomach. Not what you want if you're already having tummy issues. Panadol/paracetamol are much better for this sort of pain.

Hope you get it sorted!
SS

Answer 2

period pain or possibly pregnant assuming you are a girl!. Or, it could be a bit of irritable bowel - sometimes you don't get any symptons like diroeahha or constipation but, your stomach can cramp. Perhaps you have pulled a muscle without realising.

Answer 3

Oh dear....
People telling you you are pregnant!!
MALE OR FEMALE...
lets assume female...
period?
irritable bowel...maybe you need to go potty :)
gas pockets cause major pain!!
If you have been sexually active you COULD be pregnant... but that normally doesn't cause pain... just nausea... You nauseas?
Could be hunger pains... do you wake up hungry.. eat and then the pains go away...
Could just be a charlie horse in your abs...
Could be anything...
Go to a doctor IF they are extremely unbearable... Don't go if they are minor...

Answer 4

You could have a stomach bug- it will pass

or

you could be pregnant!

Answer 5

It debends on whether you are male or female

Answer 6

Could you be pregnant?