Hi,

I have been suffering with severe abdominal pains for a few years now that are getting worse and more frequent. The pain starts in the upper abdomin and moves around to my back and i feel great pressure on my chest. Pain killers dont help, all I can do is pace the room for hours and sometimes shower because the heat relieved the pain slightly. I used to get the pains maybe once evey few weeks but in december 2009 they began to get a lot worse. I had many visits to the doctors who thought maybe it was acid so I started a treatment for that which did not help. After weeks of agonising pain and missing work the doctor refered me to a specialist to check for an ulcer. This test came back negative and they suggested I have an ultra sound. The ultra sound showed some stones in my gallbladded and i had it removed in March 2010. Thankfully the pains went away but started back again in December 2010. I got them maybe once every two weeks. after christmas things got a lot worse, i started getting the pains every day and every night, waking me from a deep sleep and sometimes causing me to vomit. I went to the emergancy room where i had bloods done and an ultra sound. everything came back fine. i then had a CT which also came back fine. followed by urine and stool tests and an MRI which also came back normal. finaly I had an EUS to check for stones in the bile duct which again, came back normal. the doctors are completely stumped and have now diagnosed me with IBS. Eventhough I do not have irregular bowel movements?? I have not slept a full night in months and just want some answers ive tried giving up dairy, carbs etc and nothing is workin. i keep a food dary but cannot see a pattern. I take anti spasm tablets to try relieve the pain but they only seem to be taking th edge off it and its usually too late by the time I take them because the attacks are the most painful at the beginning. Does anyone have any ideas or answers??