Thanks Tori. I hope it settles down for her soon, she is not enjoying being pregnant at all so far....
I agree she should see a specialist, we have been trying to get her in with one for a long time and our family doctor keeps putting us off....
I wondered if she had a partial bowel blockage maybe. I am not sure, will have to see what our GP says. Thanks for your help. Connie...
She is in her first trimester and goes from being constipated to diarehha in a matter of hours. She isn't having gas pain, this pain is different....
My daughter and I both suffer from IBS, but my daughter is also pregnant. Since she got pregnant, the pain that she gets in her belly is worse and more intense and happening more and more!! She can...
Thanks! It was horrible and I wasnt sure if I could do another day feeling that rough! Connie...
Thanks Shawn and Yum Yum! Finally after 6 days of the intense pain I feel better!! I started feeling better Monday afternoon. That was a horrible time for me and I am in no hurry to go through it...
Hi Shawn, thanks for the breathing and relaxing tips! I realized today that if I could sit and relax and control my breathing that it seemed to help. Or maybe it was just the pain pill kicking in. I...
Aww Squattie I feel so bad for your MOM!!! That is horrible, I know how she feels! My problem when I get like this is that I get the pain like I am going to have diarehha but it's hard and big lumps...
Tuesday night I felt a sharp pain in my right side and noticed a large lump about 2 and a half inches long and that wide. The lump remained there all night and the pain was intermitent, coming and...
I like how this yogurt works for me,but I am not a big yogurt eater so I have a hard time making myself eat it every day. I find if I eat it I can at least have a bowel movement a day, which is...
Hi there, I am just wondering if any of you have ever heard of Stomach Migraines before? My 19 year old daughter gets them and they make her so sick and she gets so much pain in her stomach. Our...
I have this same problem. I am about 5-5 and weighed around 125. Over the past year I lost a huge amount of weight, I was down to 111 and have managed to gain in the last four months about 4 pounds....
I have this problem too. I was about 125, I am 5-4 and have lost a lot of weight. I am down 2 sizes and I just can't gain it back. There is nothing left to me, no butt, no boobs, all skin and bones...
Does anyone else have this problem? This morning I was able to go and now tonight I am feeling constipated and feeling sick to my stomach because I have to go and can't. I get this quite often, that...
Hi NolatoCO I will try to remember to let you know,lol. But you know how us Lupies are, my memory isn't so good!...
I get headaches all the time that just won't go away. I take three extra strength tylenol and it helps a bit but doesn't give me full relief. My ears are always full of fluid and I have that weird...
Hi Nona, I have all kinds of troubles with my stomach. I hate it, the nausea is bad, the pain and tightness and cramps and just feeling rough happens all the time. I use Nexium and that helped with...
I eat Probiotic Yogurt and it does help me, but I am not a big yogurt lover so it is hard to eat one everyday, even though I know I would feel better if I did. I buy the kind with fiber in it. I'm...
Lynwood I hope you start feeling better soon!...
Hi Jamie's mom I hear you about the hot flashes. Do you get nauseaus too when you are in a flare like this? I have found that if I were to eat, say a granola bar for instance on an empty stomach,...
HI Marsky. We have made up our mind as well. It is being offered to us as one large group for the fire department that my husband is a captain on. It is being held next Wed, November 11th for the...
Is anyone worried about the H1N1 virus having IBS? Will you get the vaccination for it? I have several other health issues besides IBS and I am scared about this virus. I am so undecided about what I...
Barb and Carol I am thinking about both of you and hoping and praying for God's gracious balm of healing!!...
Hi Amy, I am here, slowly recovering from a brutal week dealing with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome, pain beyond belief. But I am feeling better finally. We are trying to avoid getting the Swine Flu, it...
This past week was BRUTAL!! The pain started Monday night after supper. It started on my right side and within 30 minutes I was doubled over and feeling like I was going to pass out with the pain. I...
Mypear, I am so sorry to hear your daughter is so young and is dealing with this! I know how badly it makes me feel and how hard of a time i have dealing with it sometimes, I can hardly imagine how...
What a scary time for your daughter. Can I ask how old she is? It must be horrible to watch her suffer and not be able to make her better. I am sorry you are both going through this....
I am sorry you are dealing with this. I hope it all works out for you!! Will you be having the surgeries soon? Connie...
I have been feeling horrible for the last three weeks, the weather has been insane in my area, but yesterday and today has been teh worst that I have felt in a long time. Nausea, pain in my stomach,...
Oh ok thank you so much! I will print it out and read it to them instead....
Does anyone have a copy of this that they could post here so I can copy it out? I was asked to speak on Lupus tomorrow at our towns Women's Institute meeting and I thought this would be a great...
I am scared silly of this flu as well. I am trying to avoid public places that are confined areas. Even though it isn't in my area yet, I am sure it won't be to much longer before it is. I don't want...
That is awesome news Joy, I am glad it is working out for you and you are feeling better....
I have been having problems with my teeth as well and I spoke with my dentist about it.He said that the autoimmune diseases do cause dental problems and that what I am doing is not the problem, it's...
I have had those sores in the corners of my mouth for a long time, well over two months, they just won't go away!! I have tried everything and nothing works. I wish they would go away, they hurt and...
I asked my pharmacist this morning when I was picking up my new thyroid pills and he said taking the nexium at night is a good idea. So I will continue taking it at night and the rest of my pills in...
Joy I take both, plus several more meds for the different diseases I have. I take them all in the morning except the Nexium, which I take at night before I go to bed. I have to take most of my pills...
Hi I am new here. I was diagnosed with thyroid disease almost 19 years ago. I am 40 now and my level right now is 70! I have Lupus, RSD, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Acid Reflux, RA. I was diagnosed...
Hi Marji, Ellen and Ginny. Thanks so much for the replies. So these spots can be caused by the pills as well as other things? Boy having diseases sure is confusing as to what all they can do to you....
I have been on Plaquenelle for a long time now and about a month ago I noticed a weird rashy brown thing on my neck under my left ear. It didn't hurt , is about three inches long and wide and just...
My weight fluctuates up and down quite rapidly all the time. I have Lupus, RSD, IBS, Acid Reflux and Thyroid disease. The Thyroid disease causes my weight to go up and down, but the other diseases...
I'm sorry you are suffering. I get the pain in both my sides as well as my back. I also get lots of gas bubbles in my stomach and it is very uncomfortable. I know it is worse when my bowels are...
I am not sure of what kind of diet I should be on, that is part of the problem. I have no idea where to start or what I should or shouldn't be eating. I started reading some of the articles on this...
Hi there. I belong to the Lupus board and am not new to Healingwell but am new to IBS. I have RSD, Lupus, Acid Reflux, Thyroid Disease and now IBS. I have been having a rough week. Last Tuesday I...
Sending Prayers Your Way Barbara!! I hope you are feeling better soon!!! Connie...
Aww Hippie, I am sorry your daughter is hurting too, that really sucks. I am always worried about my girls, everytime they get a new ache or pain I always think the worst. I hope her symptoms don't...
Hi Marj. I have started drinking chocolate milk and it seems to be ok. I am going to keep track of how different things make me feel but that is a real pain in the butt. The ice tea sounds good. I...
Marji, I am so sorry to hear about your Grandma. Lupus certainly is a scary disease and seems to carry with it lots of scary complications. I am hoping that I can get things under control fairly...
El. Wow it sounds like you have it tough with this, I am sorry about that. Now that I know what it is going on with me and what is causing the pain, it should be a bit easier to deal with I think. At...