gas/comstipation pain VS belly pain

Re: gas/comstipation pain VS belly pain

• ruemorgan member

  December 2014

  I dont understand what "belly pain" is supposed to be....my gas pains are in my belly. So wouldnt that then be belly pain? O_o
  
  I know some people have gas pains up higher around their ribs? OP, please clarify.

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• thelittlestbee member

  December 2014

  By "belly pain" do you mean round ligament pain? Like your uterus streching? 

  
  

  IMO constipation doesn't really hurt, it's just an uncomfortable feeling. And gas pains are usually "sharp stomach pains" and followed by gas.  

  
  

   

  

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• CivilMommy member

  December 2014

  If you fart after the pains or pooping makes it go away, then it was GI pains.  If it is a sharp pulling pain when you stand up or change positions, that could be round ligament pain.

  if it is cramping or tightening of the uterus...that's a Braxton Hicks or a REAL contraction.  time those, drink water, and lay down if you notice more than a couple in a row.

  
  

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• pixieprincss member

  January 2015

  It actually can be quite hard to tell. With my first, I had such extreme abdominal pain one morning that the nurse's advice line was talking to me about possibly a kidney infection or needing an emergency appendectomy. After hours in L&D (I was too late in the PG for an ER visit), I was diagnosed with...you guessed it...constipation. Sigh!

  

  
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• staciecoffey member

  January 2015

  Any pain in my belly just sucks, but I can usually tell the difference between gas pains and belly pains(cramping/aching)

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