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Q&A: Why does my lower stomach hurt every time I cough? And how I can I put a stop to this?

Alan — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:40:22 +0000

Question by Sammy ding a ling: Why does my lower stomach hurt every time I cough? And how I can I put a stop to this?
I have had a cough for a few days now, but today it is worse and at school my lower stomach started hurting every time I coughed (so I tried not to but that failed). Someone told me it might be abdominal pain or a cyst, but I do not know. Also I was wondering if it might have to do with my irritable bowel syndrome?
it doesn’t matter how hard or soft i cough..it hurts all the same. but if my cough is bigger it hurts more. very sharp

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Answer by blondie18
Well first off you may just be having muscle cramps because your coughs are going to clench your lower stomach. I wouldn’t be concerned with serious things like a cyst, trust me. You would have noticed that before now. I get this a lot after I’ve worked out in the past week, and I laugh or cough. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine. But if it doesn’t go away after you short sickness, just talk to your parents, they’ll let you know if its something to worry about.

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What works for night time diarrhea caused by IBS? ?

Alan — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:56:51 +0000

Question by stvnhthr: What works for night time diarrhea caused by IBS? ?
I’m mainly on a diet of oatmeal, applesauce and beats. I’ve been prescribed Dicyclomine, and I take Imodium, probiotics and fiber supplements as well. I usually get between 2-4 hours of sleep before the diarrhea wakes me up and then after an hour or two I’m able to get back to sleep.
I’ve tried pepto, it helps my stomach but does not stop the diarrhea.

I’m not supposed to have dairy products so cheese is out.

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Answer by tboznchilli
try pepto bismol.

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Q&A: Is this my first time PVCs?

Alan — Sat, 07 May 2011 06:49:02 +0000

Question by MJ 91: Is this my first time PVCs?
Can anyone help on this please,this is the first time this happens to me I did a 24 hours holter and these are the results, is this normal?

1.good recording quality.
2.clear sinus arrhymia.
3.normal QRS complexes.
4. 2 isolated PVCs, no couplets, no runs.
5. no isolated PACs, no couplets, no runs.
6. no significant ST alterations.
7. no pause > 2.5 sec.
8. 406 episodes of tachycardia rhythm- i guess maybe due to panic?

I have irritable bowel syndrome and severe anxiety and panic disorder and i always have upset stomach due to GERD, but i haven’t started on a medication yet for the anxiety, i stay awake al night and in the last week i begun having ectopic heart beats sometimes after sleeping for only 4 hours especially when i enter the REM state, and it wakes me up scared and my heart starts to race and then calm down, my blood pressure is normal, i did heart echo and stress test all normal, i’ve noticed that sometimes i have the ectopic heart beats when i hold my breath and when passing stool, and sometimes when i get up all the sudden and when i sit down all the sudden and when leaning forward, and I also have it when there is strong pain in my abdomen due to the IBS and maybe Gastritis, so my question is can pain or lack of sleep or anxiety or panic affect your normal heart rhythm and cause what I’m experiencing right now?? any help will be most appreciated and welcomed,
Thanks to you all, and god bless you all.

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Answer by aziz
yes , all can cause premature complexes.

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Why do small town people shove food at you all the time?

Alan — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:39:56 +0000

Question by Natalie: Why do small town people shove food at you all the time?
When I visit my bf in his small town and his parents all these people do is have feasts and keep telling me to eat. I realize it is a hospitable thing and probably just the way small towns are with gatherings, but I am on a diet, am a vegetarian and don’t need desserts thrown at me. How do I handle this. I told people sugar makes me break out really bad. I am about ready to tell them that I am a diabetic to make them layoff on the food. I have to work really hard to maintain the weight I am at. My bf has a high metabolism so he can eat and eat. I thought about saying I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, “anything” so they don’t keep saying here have some of this or here try that. Then they stare at you until you eat it. I cross the border into the other state and all they have is steakhouses. A vegetarian is out of place there. It’s cattle and ranches.

btw-I usually have a bowl of cereal, protein bar and a salad, peanuts, almonds, etc. I do vary this, but I eat light and balanced and I work out a lot to keep the weight off.

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Answer by Zahavah
It’s tradition

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Q&A: i was on a strong antibiotic and it got my colon totally screwed up. have diarrhea all the time.?

Alan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:40:29 +0000

Question by allcurledup53: i was on a strong antibiotic and it got my colon totally screwed up. have diarrhea all the time.?
Now I appear to have thrush on my tongue!!!! Started probiotics. How many a day can I safely take to reestablish good bacteria in my system?? They are 2 billion active culture per pill.

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Answer by N
You should follow up with your doctor. Severe diarrhea after strong antibiotics can be a sign of C. difficile infection. This needs to be treated by antibiotics.

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I only got one answer last time, please answer?

Alan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:08:23 +0000

Question by Nikki: I only got one answer last time, please answer?
I thought I was pregnant 2 weeks ago, but started having period symptoms so I pretty much just figured my period was preparing to come. It’s still 7 days away, but the past few days and especially today I noticed my bowels slowling. I have irritable bowel syndrome and i’m on medication specifically for me to not have constipation, since i’ve suffered so badly in the past… Thats why I know i’m getting constipated. I had diareha a week ago, and thats what normally happens in the time frame.. but it normally gets worse and doesn’t go away until after my period is over.. So very odd it didn’t stay for more then that one day. My areolas are larger and light brown vrs my normal light pink. Sometimes its hard to tell. Last week I also noticed blue veins going threw my left areola.. then 3-4 days ago I started getting purple ones in my right and a little blue. I’ve been having small headaches through the day for the past 2 days. I’m not taking anything for it, it’s nor terrible just bad enough to annoy me. Maybe i’m pregnant, Maybe it’s just pms? Has anybody else experienced this? If you have, what was the outcome? I’ve taken pregnancy tests but it’s just way to early to test. I have 42-46 day cycles so thats why its so much more of a wait for me. I thought I had some implantation bleeding 11th, 12th, and saw some after sex on the 13th. Very little on tp. Been having some weird feelings in my lower belly, kinda like cramps but not at all painful. Just noticeable…Any thoughts? Please don’t be rude. oh and ive been having a really hard time getting to sleep and falling asleep. i’ve noticed it for the past 2 weeks. I go to bed around 2-3am, and when hubby wakes me up to kiss me goodbye at 6:15 I can’t go back to sleep. Even though i’m exhausted, extremely tired..Oh and since the 14th Ive been a bit queasy, but it was off and on.. Then yesterday it was with me all day. Not enough to make me puke, its just like my stomache is flopping around. =( Off and on so far today. It hurts to have Hubbys weight on me during sex without feeling a pressure feeling..nor can I lay flat on my stomache. It just doesn’t feel good, a lot of pressure.. Not really pain though. Ive had a little bit of clear/white watery in texture, but thin not thick. no odor, I don’t have a yeast infectiong. Starting to feel like peeing is becoming more frequent.. Sometimes I lose my appetite all together, or only want chocolate/sweet things.. I’m usually a very healthy eater, though I do have a sweet tooth! But when I get hungry, its bad. It causes me to feel sick to my stomach (literally hunger pains in my tummy)
Busy Bee-Screw off.
i’m getting really pissed off with all the negative feed back. I don’t KNOW if that stuff are signs of pregnancy or not, i could make a damn appointment but it won’t be until ATLEAST 2 weeks! I don’t want someone to agree with me, I want some ADVICE. You know the place on yahoo answers dedicated to women who are TRYING TO CONCEIVE. God forbid we get nervous, scared, need advise, or whatever it is on during this time in our life but if you don’t like it, or feels this kind of talk isn’t your cup of tee then GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!

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Answer by BUSY BEE
Listen these people are not doctors. you are asking advise from people sitting at the computer. Give me a break this is not a question it is your medical history. See a medical doctor and a shrink.

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Q&A: Does irritable bowel syndrome cause someone to have a low grade fever all of time as a possible symptom?

Alan — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:42:04 +0000

Question by aussygirl87: Does irritable bowel syndrome cause someone to have a low grade fever all of time as a possible symptom?

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Answer by Jen M
Not that I know of, but Inflammatory Bowel Disease does. So, if you have diarrhea, pain, fever…get checked out by a Doctor.

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Q&A: Probiotic bills and capsules packs say that they have a certain amount of live bacteria at the time of?

Alan — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:53:53 +0000

Question by shoptheflower: Probiotic bills and capsules packs say that they have a certain amount of live bacteria at the time of?
manufacturing. How or do they stay alive while on the shelf? They never state shelf life. Am I just taking a bunch of dead probiotics that do absolutely nothing?
Also, if I mix a serving of a live probiotic product, from dannon,
with yogart, will more of them grow in the yougart? Yogart is a lot cheaper than the product, so I wondered if I could just buy it once and keep the organizims growin by adding some to new yogart every week.

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Answer by fretochose
buy only probiotics from the refrigerated section of the health food store.

if you take the probiotics as directed..the whole bottle…once every 6 months or after a course of antibiotics you will be ok..no need to try to grow in the dannon

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Do any of you women suffer Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)-ESPECIALLY around the time of the month?

Alan — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:06:06 +0000

Question by Question Queen Mentally Special!: Do any of you women suffer Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)-ESPECIALLY around the time of the month?
It’s very disabling for me. I never know when it’s gonna sneak up on me, & it happens SO fast! The pain intensifies by the second. I had an IBS episode @ 2 AM this morning, & usually I feel like I’m losing my life-like I’m dying. It’s so unbearable. & when the symptoms creep up on me in public, I have a hard time getting to use the restroom because most places don’t let you use their bathroom if you’re not buying anything. 1 guy threatened to have me prosecuted. The stuff is so bad that when I doo-doo in public, the doo-doo ALONE will stop up the toilet before I can even wipe. This is my worst nightmare! It started in December. It makes me literally feel like crying, & 1 time I actually vomited. I wonder what I can do to reduce the risk of the symptoms. I eat fibrous foods. Many professionals tell me I need fiber in my diet, so I eat my fruits & veggies, drink water, exercise when I can, & I eat Frosted Mini-Wheats. I can’t deal with this. I just got off my cycle. It’s worse by then.

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Answer by BR♥;
Have you gotten a second opinion from another doctor that can maybe give you some medication to ease the pain? If they won’t prescribe you anything, would tylenol or advil help? I don’t have this problem and I don’t ever want it by how you described it. Good luck.

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I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, does it lead to Erectile dysfunction as well?? both came at the same time.?

Alan — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:01:54 +0000

Question by Just Win Baby: I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, does it lead to Erectile dysfunction as well?? both came at the same time.?
During this these past 3yrs, I have the expierenced the cause of and symptoms of IBS and I’m tired of it. During this span I have experienced some form of ED as well. I have 3 doctors visits with no results of improvement to stop this. I do believe it is chiefly caused to Stress that I believe Im not aware about in my life AND due to a long term physicological situation that I have dealing with over the last 3yrs – where I may have some form of depression over it, inside me. So, If I have clearly have IBS, is it possible it has effected other main areas of my body as well? Due to my ED situation as well? I am 38 yrs old.

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Answer by Barb S
I don’t think so . My husband has IBS and hes fine.

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