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Posted 4/11/2015 8:18 PM (GMT 0)
I know UC causes gas but... I could fuel a small city. Some days more than others. I have tried the low gas diet from my GI but no help. I have times where I burp burp and more burp then the other end. This week and this happened once a few years ago.... My stomach filled with gas so much I as in pain ... to the point of almost calling 911 while driving. I intended to go to ER but stopped to vomit and instead nothing but air came out with such force it was scary. The pain stopped immediately. I thought at first that I had an obstruction or ileus. but no it was a blast of gas. I went on to ER to make sure, sat there 2hours waiting for Dr... so decided to leave since the pain stopped. When it is really bad, I feel like I need to go to the potty but just gas...

Has anyone ever had it bad enough to also go to ER.?? How did you get it under control. Do not think tums or other OTC's will help this type of problem. I see my GI in 2 wks.
Posted 4/11/2015 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
One time I almost went to the ER for gas, I think it was gas anyway, what else could it have been? I was at work and things got SO painful, to the point that I thought I must have pancreatitis or something along those lines. I had to leave work and I was intending on going to the hospital but i needed to go to the one closer to my home so I drove over this way, in pain the whole way, crying, hoping I didn't have to pull over and get an ambulance. Right when I got near my home, the pain became less frequent and eventually, it went away. It was seriously the worst cramping pain I had ever felt, must have been what it's like to have a baby. Anyway, i decided to come home, and I figured it was gas because it didn't return. The weird part is that i never passed any wind. I go through phases. There was a time I could power a village. Lately I could go days without any wind at all.
Posted 4/11/2015 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
Thank u so much for your response. Ours sounds just a like. You are right about the pain..it was terrible.. almost like a kidney stone passing... One horrible burp and relief but until then, OH MY. I really feel better after your response. My husband was a little mad at me for not having the Dr check me. I have never gone to ER with pain before and it kind of scared me.
Posted 4/12/2015 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
I have found I cannot drink soda anymore because of the gas pain. The only time I had super severe pain was after a colonoscopy and endoscopy. Crying vomiting pain.
Posted 4/13/2015 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
I used to get really bad with gas that I would look pregnant and the pain was very bad. It would happened very often during flares but also when in remission but not often.

The Low FODMAP diet has help a lot. I also have stopped
all sparkling no drinks and chewing gums as it seems to make matters worse.
Posted 4/14/2015 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
I have colitis but it is limited to a pretty low area in the colon -- almost just proctitis, but goes a bit farther than that. If I don't stick to my medicines, the first symptoms that come through are gas and blood. The gas is not all that much in volume, but it has an ungodly smell. I think it's gases coming from the colon cells that die, rather than plain old digestive gas. But yeah ... not pleasant.
Posted 4/14/2015 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
I get several bottles of generic GasX from Amazon every 6 mths or so. I couldn't live w/o that and Prilosec everyday.
Posted 4/14/2015 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
Before I was diagnosed with UC, I had a horrible gas pain in my abdomen. Didn't know it was gas, just knew that it hurt like hell. (Nothing compared to the pain of my worst flare though. I'd take that gas pain 10 times over) Well I went to an urgent care because I was at school away from my primary care doctor and they did an x-ray and found I had a gas bubble blocking stool from getting through and that's what was causing my pain. Crazy how a little bubble caused that much pain and didn't pop from being pushed on. Didn't ask how it happened. He told me to drink magnesium citrate and lots of water. It worked. Pain went away and the stool passed.
Posted 4/15/2015 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
Gas X. Harmless drug that works. Sometimes I take it 3 or 4 times per day.
Posted 4/15/2015 2:48 AM (GMT 0)

Chantrelle99 said...
I used to get really bad with gas that I would look pregnant and the pain was very bad. It would happened very often during flares but also when in remission but not often.

The Low FODMAP diet has help a lot. I also have stopped
all sparkling no drinks and chewing gums as it seems to make matters worse.

One of my sisters gets the exact same way as you described, her tummy will be somewhat flat (she's older and has had a couple of kids so not flat abs like before kids and age) and she'll eat or drink something she shouldn't and right before my eyes her gut just starts expanding, it's a freaky thing to see...she has IBS.

Chewing gum can irritate people with bowel issues because from the chewing it creates excess air being swallowed, not to mention many have issues with sugar alcohols/sugar substitutes that can cause stomach issues to those that are sensitive to them.
Posted 4/15/2015 6:24 AM (GMT 0)
I've also had issues with gas and mine would be horrible debilitating indigestion. It was like the gas was trapped and I would have to lay on my left side in order for it to be able to move down the GI tract. My doc asked me to try the low-FODMAP diet for other reasons and I have noticed such a huge decrease in gas and have had zero indigestion. It's been such a pleasant relief, that I'm now content to eat this way for life even though it's intended as an elimination diet. Realistically, who can lay on their left side at work for indigestion. I've actually had to leave work before which is rediculous but I was in so much pain that's what I needed to do.
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