Open main menu ☰
HealingWell
Search Close Search
Health Conditions
Allergies & Asthma Alzheimer's Disease Anxiety & Panic Disorders Arthritis Breast Cancer Chronic Illness Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes
Fibromyalgia GERD & Acid Reflux Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lupus Lyme Disease Migraine Headache Multiple Sclerosis Prostate Cancer Ulcerative Colitis

View Conditions A to Z »
Support Forums
Anxiety & Panic Disorders Bipolar Disorder Breast Cancer Chronic Pain Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes Fibromyalgia GERD & Acid Reflux
Hepatitis Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lupus Lyme Disease Multiple Sclerosis Ostomies Prostate Cancer Rheumatoid Arthritis Ulcerative Colitis

View Forums A to Z »
Log InJoin Us
Close main menu ×
  • Home
  • Health Conditions
    • All Conditions
    • Allergies & Asthma
    • Alzheimer's Disease
    • Anxiety & Panic Disorders
    • Arthritis
    • Breast Cancer
    • Chronic Illness
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Fibromyalgia
    • GERD & Acid Reflux
    • Headaches & Migraines
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Lupus
    • Lyme Disease
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Support Forums
    • All Forums
    • Anxiety & Panic Disorders
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Breast Cancer
    • Chronic Pain
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Fibromyalgia
    • GERD & Acid Reflux
    • Hepatitis
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Lupus
    • Lyme Disease
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Ostomies
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Login
  • Join Us
Join Us
☰
Forum Home| Forum Rules| Moderators| Active Topics| Help| Log In

sometimes intestines feel like a orange going thru a straw

Chronic Illness Forums
>
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
profile picture
Canyonbabe711
Veteran Member
Joined : Mar 2006
Posts : 1451
Posted 8/1/2006 10:46 PM (GMT -7)
Sometimes when I have a lot of gas I can actually feel it moving thru my intestines. The only thing I can relate it to is like trying to pull a grape(or something bigger) thru a straw. Always in the same spot on left side. Seems like my whole side sticks out before it starts and causes me to cough because of back pressure. Does this sound like a spasm? I am not constipated at the moment but it feels like i am all twisted. I have been getting this on and off for years and it just feels like something is all twisted. I have some Levsin and Belladonna. The Levsin has not done anything and I have been reluctant to try the Belladonna because of the pheno in it. open to suggestions. I have never had it for a Dr. to see as it is always in the evening.
profile picture
CathyA
Veteran Member
Joined : Mar 2005
Posts : 1565
Posted 8/2/2006 7:13 AM (GMT -7)
Hi Canyonbabe,
I'm wondering if you're having what I sometimes have. It affects my chest alot.....and makes me feel like my heart is having irregular beats, when it's not. And it makes me cough. I've referred to this sensation as feeling like I have a small animal living in my chest.
What I found helps me the most is taking Calcium every day. Sometimes, when it gets bad, I just have to back off eating much for a few days, and it seems to relax. Certain foods seem to really bother more during this time.......like cabbage, peppers, onions.
I think some of us have alot of gas in our transverse colons, and maybe even have slow digestion there. Maybe our poop even has trouble making those 2 90 degree turns at the beginning and end of our transverse colons. But.......many times I feel like the gas or whatever is pressing on my diaphragm and pushing up into my heart and lungs. I think that's when I get those heart feelings and the coughing. I actually do get irregular heartbeats at times during this weirdness.
I think some of us must have thin diaphragms, and alot of the GI activity gets transmitted up into our chests.
I seem to go through spells where I blow up like this, and my digestion slows down and I'm really uncomfortable. Like I said, the daily intake of Calcium helps me alot..........and during these times I just have to almost quit eating for a few days.
Good luck.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply

Forum Information

Currently it is Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:19 AM (GMT -7)
There are a total of 3,102,178 posts in 337,793 threads.
View Active Topics

Who's Online

This forum has 165424 registered members. Please welcome our newest member, gladstar.
158 Guest(s), 3 Registered Member(s) are currently online.  Details
RupRup, dbwilco, Szabo246




HealingWell

About Us  |   Advertise  |   Subscribe  |   Privacy & Disclaimer
Connect With Us
FacebookFacebook TwitterTwitter PinterestPinterest LinkedInLinkedIn
© 1997-2019 HealingWell.com LLC All Rights Reserved. Our website is for informational purposes only. HealingWell.com LLC does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.