Groin pain

Without more information it's difficilt to know but your symtpoms are certainly typical of many IBS symptoms.

Do you take a probiotic? If your good/bad bacteria levels in your gut are not balanced, it can cause many different issues along with the ones you describe. They can help. I use Align probiotics. They work the best for me but they are expensive.

Also, I find taking 1 fish oil suppliment (1200mgs tablet) and 1 250 mg magnesium (not the coated ones...the chalky ones work best) along with Metamucil or Citricel each day keep the IBS-C in check or at least tolerable. I take all three in the evening an hour or so after dinner. These are all very affordable too.

i get groin pain but I have diverticuli so nuts, corn, popcorn lettuces play hell on my lower colon. I no longer eat them.

Drink a lot of water and if you are an anxious person/worrier/tense you will need to address that. The sooner the better. That is probably the toughest thing to get under control. We are so conditioned to stress out that we think it's normal. It's not. Our minds love to take us on wild, phantom journeys of the future and constantly remind us of troubles from the past. These thoughts become manifested as emotions and are just as real to the body as any actual event. The body reacts in a tightening/tensing up fashion. (ever feel your guts tighten up in a stressful situation or even after thinking about a certain stressful situation?) Most of us with IBS know that feeling too well.

Let life roll off of you as much as possible. Make a concious effort to keep your mind from racing with runaway thoughts. It will only get worse if a person allows rampant thoughts continue.

Best wishes,

Jim