Do pain meds give you more pain?

My stomach has been killing me lately - lots of pain and cramping.  I can't tell if taking pain meds is just making the situation worse after they wear off.  Last night I didn't take anything, and I was in a lot of pain all night, but had been taking meds pretty consistently for the last 2 weeks or so.  I didn't feel any "withdrawal" symptoms, so I don't think that is the case.  My stomach was just really sore.  Do you think this could be a result of taking the pain meds, or just my Crohn's?  I am wondering if I should tough it out for a few days without medication to see if the pain subsides on its own.

It really depends on the medication you are on. I am on a few different things that you can see in my signature. I ended up talking to my pharmacist cause i was hitting an aweful point and couldnt tell if it was crohns related or side effects from the pills.

I ended up keeping a mini journal for a few days to narrow down when the pain was to see if it co insided with any of the times i took certain pills. At the end of the day for me I found out it was the flagyl side effects and was able to narrow down what was going on and fix it. It takes time , but worth it to feel a bit better!

Best of luck and hope you can start feeling better.

Thanks for your replies.  I think the pain medication constipates me a bit, which I actually like because it slows everything down and I feel like the constant contractions and food passing is what's very uncomfortable.  But I am wondering if I am just causing more damage by constipating myself.  I mean, I still GO, just not as much.  Ugh, I just want to get into remission!