Bloating as only symptom of IBS?

Hello! Firstly i hope this post doesn't go to the wrong place. But right to the topic; I have had odd symptoms (for me at least) for a few weeks. Some back story:

I'm a 23 years old man. I had recurring heartburn for a year, and after endoscopy i got anti acid medicine for minor inflammation in my stomach lining (not because of h.pylori) which seems to have done the trick. However around a month and a half ago i started to get different kinds of symptoms in my lower abdomen.
Before that first it was rather recurring, small "burps" that felt so small that it was just the reflex of burping that came out of it. This symptom is seemingly going away, being replaced by a more annoying feeling of stuck air or bloating.

For about two weeks i have had bloating, sometimes worse some times better but it is daily and it seems to be mostly situated on the right side of my abdomen, area between my lowest ribbone to my hip, and i can feel the sharp pain of air stuck in stomach especially when i press it a little and it concentrates to the area just above the right side of my hip. Sometimes i can also feel "spasm" in my left or right side of the stomach.

I am not sure if i should be worried, the bloating is the major symptom i am dealing with and i have had no luck eliminating it with gluten free or lactose free diet as of now (one week in so far, it could improve i suppose). I haven't had any symptoms like bloody stools, diarrhea or constipation, in fact all is good and normal looking in that department which is the main reason i haven't gone to the doctor.

Now while i know that it'd be wise to go for the doctor, i'm afraid that they wont take me seriously anymore since i've had a good run back and forth for the past year because of my stubborn heartburn (which thankfully has gone away). I am not imagining my present nor past symptoms, and i was first hesitant to ask about my bloating that is a huge nuisance for me here. However it's gotten to the point where i wish to get some thoughts about this.

So, could just bad/manageable bloating be because of IBS, or is this symptom not enough to jump into conclusion yet? Or could this be a result of months of antiacids, or perhaps allergy? I'm not sure what i should do.
Thanks in advance!

Hi Zainth, what you are describing sounds a lot like gas. You may want to consider getting some OTC anti-gas pills. If you decide to try this be sure it contains simethicone in it. My DIL has IBS & this has been a great help to her.

Take care.

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Post Edited (Elene) : 11/16/2018 11:37:02 AM (GMT-7)