Question: I am having abdominal pain and a feeling if pressure in my rectum and trapped wind. It started six weeks ago when I was woken up in middle of night with pain in right side feeling hot and shaky. I thought I was going to pass out and was dizzy for 20 mins. Next day I was exhausted but otherwise ok. Then I started being constipated and feeling pressure in my rectum and lower abdiminal pain. I went to docs and he gave me laxido. This got everything moving. My period was due the following week but did not come and when it was due my stomach was very swollen and heavy and I looked pregnant. I was regular again so stopped taking laxido, became constipated again. Went back to docs and she put me back on laxido and on Colofac and omeprazole as she said abdo pain was from cramping colon and belching was stomach acid. Abdo pain still strong. Have had period now and all the pain eased whilst I had it. Now it's stopped the pain is back. I can't sit on one side and I can't lie on my front. Went back to docs - she pressed on my right side and it was tender and sore - said could be constipated or it could be a cyst. Has booked me in for a sigmoidoscopy as there is a history of bowel cancer in my family - uncle died of it at 44. Do you think this is a tumour causing all these symptoms? If test is negative what else should I ask them to do? I have also been waking up at 4am with neck pain, feels locked. I have disc problem in upper spine - could this be causing problems? Trapped nerve? I gave had 3 c-sections also and have lots of scar tissue - was warned by surgeon after last one to have no more as it would be too XXXXXXX Thanks for any advice you can give.

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I think the guidelines for colonoscopy in the uk are different. I went to my docs when my uncle died - I was 34 then and he did a stool test and told me not to worry as my uncle was not a first degree relative. I am only having the sigmoidoscopy because I was in tears in the surgery and they wanted to reassure me that I'm worrying over nothing! I don't think i am worrying other nothing though. I should have pointed out that I had similar Problem to this 15 months ago but it resolved after two weeks - this time it has lasted much longer. I have also had a cyst on my right ovary before and my ovary is towards my back and hard to find on a scan - the nurse said it was sitting on my rectum which made me wonder whether these problems could by a cyst again?