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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain Accompanied By Blocked Feeling, Nausea?

I have had severe abdominal pain accompanied by a blocked feeling and nausea since a holiday to egypt in october. I never had proper diarrohea or any vommitting but was diagnosed with gastroenteritis although another doctor said it wasnt.
I have had all tests including scans, stool samples, colonoscopy, endoscopy, blood tests which have all shown no problems.
I have seen my GP, private doctor and gastro specialist and have been told to give it time.
No medicines seem to help including proton pump inhibitors, ulcer treatments, ant acid injections, digestive aids, acid reflux treatments etc etc.
My diet is good, i eat small amounts often and I am generally fit and healthy other than this. My diet doesnt seem to effect when the pain occurs/worsens.
the pain fluctuates but it is always there. It is sharp constant pains/bloating feeling beneath the stomach and around the sides which feels worse when bent over.
I can only liken it to massive trapped wind but treatment for this such as windeze makes no difference or even increases the pain.
The current specialist has said I had a viral infection which has affected my insides and they have not recovered and so are still cramping causing pain. There has been an odd good day but generally no improvement and I need something to help me cope with the pain/blocked feeling.
Please help.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.

All your history is classical if IBS, meaning Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

All your tests are normal , an added specificity of IBS,

I would recommend you the following ::
Take an altogether second opinion of another Gastroenterologist, discuss with Him / Her about IBS and get started an appropriate treatment and with time you will be fine.
Till then you can start on Probiotic, Yoga, Meditation for the stress which is the cause and an effect of IBS.

Treatment:
''STRESS'' = stress is the most important cause of IBS. Please remember and you must have observed that when you do not have stress your problem with IBS is reduced
Change of lifestyle.

Vit A and Vit D in therapeutic doses,
Multiviatamins ,
probiotics,
anxiolytics help a lot.
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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain Accompanied By Blocked Feeling, Nausea?

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. All your history is classical if IBS, meaning Irritable Bowel Syndrome. All your tests are normal , an added specificity of IBS, I would recommend you the following :: Take an altogether second opinion of another Gastroenterologist, discuss with Him / Her about IBS and get started an appropriate treatment and with time you will be fine. Till then you can start on Probiotic, Yoga, Meditation for the stress which is the cause and an effect of IBS. Treatment: STRESS = stress is the most important cause of IBS. Please remember and you must have observed that when you do not have stress your problem with IBS is reduced Change of lifestyle. Vit A and Vit D in therapeutic doses, Multiviatamins , probiotics, anxiolytics help a lot.