Back pain from constipation?

[Melanie28 22]

Hello fellow sleevers. So yesterday my stomach was bothering me for the majority of the day. Then my lower back started hurting VERY bad. It was hard to sleep because of the pain. I drank some milk of magnesia and went a few times but today it still hurts. Has this happened to anybody? I'm hoping the pain goes away. I'm usually a frequent "goer" and am now going days without. So hopefully that's it. Help! Thanks!

[jane13 2,256]

I don't "go" daily so I help it along with Miralax - drinking plenty of Water, walking, exercising seem to help as well.

Maybe adding some movement (walking) may help with the back too.

If I sit too long, or lie down too long, like I was told to do post-op (taking it easy...) I also tend to have issues with my back and bathroom trips.

[Champ715 207]

I've never heard of Constipation causing back pain. Maybe call your doctor to get a professional opinion.

[jane13 2,256]

@@Melanie28 - I was just reading about another BP family member who has kidney stones. This could explain the pain in the lower back. The pain generally radiates around to the back. My hubby has had them along with my mom and ex they are very painful

Check out the thread by @CowgirlJane "The second most painful experience of my life..."

[Miss Mac 6,262]

It's worth asking the doctor. I learned my lesson about self-diagnosis this way: My left shoulder was hurting really badly and I thought it might be a strain from resistance training the day before. So, I got out the Ben-Gay and rubbed that stuff around. The pain got even worse, but I continued with the Ben-Gay for a couple more days.

Finally I gave up and called the doctor, who took me in right away the next day. As soon as I pulled my blouse back to expose the shoulder he told me that I did not have a sprain, I had Shingles! I had shingles and was rubbing Ben-Gay on it. Geeze Louizze!

Being that shingles is a nerve irritation and rash (common in people who had chickenpox when they were kids), it did not go away for one miserable month.

Oh, here is a second example: A month before my sleeve surgery I got back pain for a few days. One day it got so bad that I could not stand up or sit down. I was stuck bent over trying to tie my shoe. I ended up with an ambulance ride to the ER. They took a X-rays and CT scan to see if it would help with a diagnosis.

OMG! I had ischemic colitis. Part of my bowel was not getting its blood supply and was shutting down. I was in the hospital for eight days and was on the verge of losing a section of bowel before my condition turned around. My doctor told me later at a follow-up visit that he thought he was going to lose me!

Never again will I rely on "Google-itis" or self diagnosis. If something hurts, my doctor is going to know about it. Please call your doctor.