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What Could Excruciating Abdominal Pain With Bloating Indicate?

3 different times in the past year, I have had a strange thing occur. My lower stomach started to hurt and than my body started filling with gas. It hurt so badly that I almost passed out. It's hard to move and breath at times. Lying flat on the ground stretched out helps, but when I get up it's excrutiating. It last 2-3 hrs. Any thoughts?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Hi.
The possible causes of distension of abdomen with excruciating pain which lasts for 2 to 3 hours are ::
Stomach volvulus
Volvulus of the Sigmoid colon ( a part of the large bowel which is loose and mobile).
Intestinal obstruction.
I would suggest you the following :
Get an X-ray of the abdomen in standing position. This is the easiest diagnostic tool to be done at the time of attack .This gives perfect diagnosis and gives plan for treatment .
One can have a Contrast enhanced CT scan to get other diagnosis or ruling some out.
The treatment will depend upon the diagnosis.
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What Could Excruciating Abdominal Pain With Bloating Indicate?

Hi. The possible causes of distension of abdomen with excruciating pain which lasts for 2 to 3 hours are :: Stomach volvulus Volvulus of the Sigmoid colon ( a part of the large bowel which is loose and mobile). Intestinal obstruction. I would suggest you the following : Get an X-ray of the abdomen in standing position. This is the easiest diagnostic tool to be done at the time of attack .This gives perfect diagnosis and gives plan for treatment . One can have a Contrast enhanced CT scan to get other diagnosis or ruling some out. The treatment will depend upon the diagnosis.