Lower abdominal pain?

Kerry - I have lower abdominal pain, as well. I have IBS and a wheat allergy. Spicy and tomato based foods make me flare up, too.

When does it happen? Is it constant? Only after eating? Sometimes, when my IBS is bad, I have a constant dull pain down there. Other times, it's only about 20 min after I eat. But every single morning, I have pain in my lower intestine and at least 1-2 instances of diarrhea.

I also take 2 week servings of Omeprazole when necessary - but I take it for LPR Silent Reflux ear pain.

Hmm... have you had a food allergy test?? I ended up being allergic to wheat and stopping eating it has stopped just about all of my gas and bloating in my lower intestinal area. I still get the pain though, from the IBS, I think.

Also, my doctor recently mentioned the LPR/GERD situation and how that could potentially be affecting my lower intestine - maybe bile is leaking into your small intestine?? I would definitely look into the food allergy thing. You could start with an elimination diet to see if it helps; maybe start with dairy, if that doesn't help, maybe cut out gluten next? There is tons of info on the net on trying elimination diets. I also have a LOW FODMAPS diet printout that I keep on the refrigerator to help remind me what to eat and not eat with IBS.