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DCF:
Hi all, this is my first post so please be gentle!
I’m wondering if anybody has had any similar experiences to me?
I’ve had acid reflux for 18 months and have tried various tablets and currently am on pantoprazole which seems to be managing the symptoms. I’ve had a gastroscopy and that came back all clear.
In October I began experiencing tummy pains, mostly in my left side but sometimes spreading round to my back. I spoke to my gp who was amazing, did full bloods along with arranging an MRI scan, and thankfully all have come back clear.
I do experience constipation and had wondered if this was the cause. GP has prescribed Laxidio, which has helped with the constipation, but I’m still getting the pains. I’m at a bit of a loss as to what it could be so wondering if anybody else has experienced anything similar.
Thanks for listening ☺️

CLKD:
Yes. Yep. Yes.

 :welcomemm:  having good results gives you and your GP a base line from which to work.

I suggest overseeing your food intake - keeping a diary will help, jot down everything that you eat and drink for 3-5 days.  Everything ;-).  In the last few years we have cut out a lot of ultra processed foods which were OK for me as a teen when I did more exercise.  DH has cooked from scratch most nights, however when eating out for morning coffee etc., a scone with a cuppa was OK until recently: then I began to feel bogged down and sluggish.

No pain fortunately.  I do suffer bloating with wind which is eased in the bath ;-).  Haven't worked out what causes it other than afternoon cups of tea.  R U able to describe your pains?  It could be trapped wind ;-).

As oestrogen levels drop muscles may become lax = aches and pains and it is common to develop hiatus hernia = reflux.  Can B nasty!! 

DCF:
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I haven’t yet kept a food diary, but I will definitely try that. There doesn’t appear to be anything that sets it off, it just seems to be all the time the moment. I’ve been told it could be trapped wind, which would link up with the constipation but it just doesn’t seem to go. Baths do seem to help.
Obviously, I’m glad results have been good, but I’d love to know what’s causing it, just to put my mind at rest.

Penguin:
When you say gastroscopy, you mean the one that goes down your throat, is that right? Have you had a colonoscopy where it goes up the other way and checks your colon? I am wondering if you could have diverticulitis or something like that?

Also is there any chance it could be muscular? The nerves down the side of the spine inervate to the left abdominal area and I got lots of left sided pain when I pulled my QL muscle.

Penguin x

DCF:
Yes, it was the tube down my throat.
My MRI said I had 2 small diverticula, but not enough to cause any issues.
I haven’t had a colonoscopy as currently I don’t meet criteria for one as mri was all clear.
Given how long I’ve had it, not sure it’s muscular, but then again, what to I know 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

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