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Hi Everyone

I am over a year out of surgery, down 80 pounds and beyond thrilled with the new me. Quick problem, however - every now and then I get a debilitating cramp which I attribute to gas in the mid-left side of my stomach. I can't walk, I keel over. It's happened about six times, exactly in the same place.

Any suggestions, similar stories, etc? It's happened to me both today and yesterday, both times after I've eaten, and is not a stuck pain or anything like that. (i know those, lol)

Thanks for your input!

Jen

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You might tell your doctor about that. Somehow what comes to mind are adhesions. You could possibly have some. They can get pinched and cause real havoc. I had adhesions from my appendectomy that reared its head 3 years after my operation. Doctor thought they got pinched in with some intestine. I got a real bad stomach cramp and then before I knew it I had passed out. Happened twice in two years, but then nothing after that (and that was 36 years ago).

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I would like to know more about this also. Three times since my surgery 4 months ago, I have had terrible episodes of such pain that I wished I had passed out!

The first episode, I thought I was dying and went to the emergency room. When they took my vital signs and everything was reading normal, I then realized that it was probably gas and was so embarrassed! The next 2 episodes, I stayed home in complete misery.

Episodes seem to last an hour. Blinding pain in abdomen, sometimes more on one side. GasX, mylanta, pepto, and sometimes a shot of the liquid painkiller from surgery... and then it goes away (but not "exiting" the body, more like dissipating).

I can't connect the episodes with any particular food.

Look forward to reading more about others' experiences.

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