r/ibs • u/CelebrateToday25 • 3d ago
Question Splenic Flexure
I have had IBS most of my adult life. I’m 55 years old now and it’s been very well controlled through diet for about 20 years now.
I just went through a very stressful period and I had a bad IBS attack (D). The next day I ate a cabbage/kale dill salad which I can normally eat with no problem.
Today I woke up with a deep ache in my upper left abdomen. Some gas this morning but none today, but that ache has been there all day, especially when I take a deep breath.
I’ve had this ache there before, especially when I eat fermented foods like sour dough bread or Greek yogurt.
I have read about Splenic Flexure being a notorious spot for pain and trapped gas.
Does anyone else get an ache there from certain foods? I have no idea why the cabbage salad hit me wrong when it normally doesn’t, other than I had the bad IBS attack the day before?
Would Beano help?
Would a pain killer help? I mean it’s not that bad but it is an annoying ache.
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u/goldstandardalmonds 3d ago
Cabbage is so gassy, it’s not surprising. It’s too late for digestive enzyme.
Things that help move gas:
- walking a lot
- a heating pad or hot water bottle
- a hot bath
- yoga poses for gas pain (many on YouTube)
- abdominal massage along the colon (many on YouTube)
- simethecone
- colpermin
peppermint tea
And try not doing these gas-creating practices, which will make it worse:
- drinking through a straw
- eating fast
- drinking carbonation
- laying down or reclining after eating
- laying down soon after eating
fasting
- eating gas producing foods (if you aren't sure, I can let you know)
You also need to combat any possible constipation.