Hi,
I'm a 21 year old female and every few
months (for the past 5 years) I have been
experiencing severe abdominal pains which
always last exactly a week. I went to see
a doctor about this and they said it is
spastic colon, as tests showed there was
nothing else wrong with me. I generally
eat a healthy diet which includes
wholewheat bread every day. When I get
these abdominal pains, they are EXTREMELY
severe, preventing me from doing anything
during the week in which it occurs. I
struggle to fall asleep and when I do, I
wake up frequently during the night in
pain. Sometimes I also feel mildly
constipated but even if I relieve myself,
the stomach pains don't go away. I have
tried taking anti spasmodics and pain
killers like buscopan co, but they only
provide very temporary relief. I do
believe that this is spastic colon as I
can feel that my stomach goes into a spasm
and it also seems to happen when I am
stressed due to exams etc.
What I would like to know is, what can I
do to at least relieve these painful
symptoms. Should I be taking stronger pain
killers? Also, is there any way of
determining if this is definitley spastic
colon? I really feel like these attacks
are effecting my life negatively and I
don't know what to do anymore
