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Woke up with horrible gas this morning.

michiev
michiev
I woke up this morning in unbearable pain from gas, It felt like menstrual cramps only worse. It felt like someone was tearing apart my stomach from the inside.. I was freaking out the moment I woke up because it hurt so damn bad.. I was scared and getting panicky, It's probably because i was pulled out of a sound sleep by the pain i was experiencing... I also felt those hunger pains in my stomach, I did eat before i went to bed but it had been like an hour or two. I had an apple before i went to bed and spicy food for dinner, I recently had a bowel movement, so i don't think it was those kind of cramps.

I'm really worried now, I'm still a little scared and I was so out of it this morning because of the pain.. Is this normal? Am i reacting too much? Is this my anxiety making things worse? I don't want to become scared to sleep. The gas pain has subsided by now and I feel alright (knock on wood) I just.. get so scared of things like this because of my anxiety turns the simplest things into the end of the world.

Advice?
heretic
heretic
Fart?
brytif01
brytif01
It is probably your anxiety that is causing your to overreact. You know that we all do this. What you need to do is take some gas-x or pepto before bed tonight so that you do not wake up with the gas pains again. I know that it can be scary, but you will be okay. Just try to relax and use your deep breathing (easier said than done I know).
michiev
michiev
It just felt so terrible that i became scared that something was going on and it was something I'd die from or something that would never stop. I'm kind of scared to go to bed tonight because what if i wake up in the same kind of pain again? I don't want to go to the doctor/hospital.. that idea scares me so much.
koolman
koolman
And I thought I was the only one lol!

Yes, fart. Let 'er rip.

I often feel pins and needles, like little stabbing knives, moving through my intestines. It's excruciating. Just when I think it's a colon tumor or something, the humongous gas bubbles will come flying down the pipe and...well...you know...smells horrendous but I feel better.

Lay off the spicy food! I ate some beans last night, and the aftermath was lethal!
koolman
koolman
Also, avoid eating right before you go to sleep. Exercise a bit after dinner, to "work it out", then come back and take a crap before you go to sleep. "They" say we should never eat right before sleep.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i went through that last yr, sounds like over active stomach acic, drink peppermint tea... stay away from apples, spicy foods, too much caffine,stress, bacon, or salty foods... give it a couple of days.. if it doesn't help go and see your doc... he will probaly give you a strong antacid...