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Where Does Stomach Pain Occur?

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ILOVEOMC
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:D Hi, When you have Celiac Disease where in the stomach is the pain most likely to be? Upper, Middle, or Lower part of the stomach? My son was diagnosed in the spring and now my 6 year old daughter is having stomach pain in the middle to upper part of her tummy. They put her on Prevacid a month ago and her tummy still hurts. I just called the office and the nurse told me if it is Celiac the pain is usually in the lower stomach. I thought that was wrong becuase the small intestine is not in the lower stomach. Am I wrong or does the nurse not know what she is talking about.?
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:D Hi,  When you have Celiac Disease where in the stomach is the pain most likely to be? Upper, Middle, or Lower part of the stomach? My son was diagnosed in the spring and now my 6 year old daughter is having stomach pain in the middle to upper  part of her tummy. They put her on Prevacid a month ago and her tummy still hurts. I just called the office and the nurse told me if it is Celiac the pain is usually in the lower stomach. I thought that was wrong becuase the small intestine is not in the lower stomach. Am I wrong or does the nurse not know what she is talking about.?

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Let's see, you're her mother, the nurse is an RN; I'd put the odds that you know better. Since celiac disease has 200 symptoms, to me the pain can be anywhere the damage is manifesting itself. When I first developed celiac disease the pain from the gas was deep inside and down. Now when I get glutened (not on purpose, mind you!) it seems to be upper and not so far inside. Have you tried the gluten-free diet just to see what happens?

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ILOVEOMC
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I wanted to keep her on gluten so she can be proplerly diagnosed. With family history(her brother) I didn't know they were going to go slow about this. Dr. also wanted to have her take mylanta but I didn't give her any because I thougth that would just cover the symptoms. I am confused now.

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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I think you both are right :)

When I am contaminated with gluten, I get mild to severe upper abdominal pain, where the first part of the small intestine would be (this is where the damage would be occurring from the gluten). However, I also get some pain in the large intestine (mid-lower region) which is probably gas or things moving through.

kbtoyssni Contributor
kbtoyssni
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I get pain all over my gut - upper, middle and lower.

bluelotus Contributor
bluelotus
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I get pain all over as well, though esp in the upper stomach area. Sometimes its so high up, its near my diaphram.

nettiebeads Apprentice
nettiebeads
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I wanted to keep her on gluten so she can be proplerly diagnosed. With family history(her brother) I didn't know they were going to go slow about this. Dr. also wanted to have her take mylanta but I didn't give her any because I thougth that would just cover the symptoms. I am confused now.

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I don't understand why your dd's drs are masking the symptoms. It is not normal for a young child to have constant stomach pains. There is something wrong, obviously. Why are they wasting time? I'm concerned because if it is celiac disease then damage is being done, plus the malabsorption issues which can cause lots of other problems, especially in a young child - Their little bodies need fats for the brain formation, and other nutrients to grow properly. That's why I'm advocating the gluten-free diet. If she shows improvement, then that in itself is a diagnostic tool. That's how my gp figured out my celiac disease w/o expensive tests or wasting time. Just a thought. I do hope she gets better soon.

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ILOVEOMC Enthusiast
ILOVEOMC
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:D I appreciated hearing from each of you. I understand that with Celiac stomach pain can occur almost anywhere. I love hearing from others since I can't really feel how she is feeling. It helps to hear from others who experience this. Thanks!
drewsant Rookie
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ILOVEOMC: First, love your avatar! ;) And just wanted to say my stomach pain starts in the lower stomach, then migrates down into the intestines. Sounds like there isn't one specific area that it hits everyone.

cornbread Explorer
cornbread
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My 'gluten' stomach aches are always in a very specific place, in the middle upper stomach, presumably where the small intestine is. If I get heavily glutened then I get stomach bloat and ache all over my stomach and back and feel like I'm being squeezed by a giant vice grip and can't get a full lungful of air. Fun! :lol:

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Ursa Major
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This past May my husband rushed me to the hospital, because we thought I was having a heart attack, because the excruciating pain was right under my ribs, it felt like my life was being squeezed out of me! They put me on heart monitors (my heart was fine), and after running many tests they sent me home after five hours, stating that it was 'only' severe stomach and intestinal cramps, unbalanced electrolytes (from severe diarrhea) and potassium defiencency (and no, they didn't do anything about any of it).

I had another one of those attacks a couple of weeks before I figured it out, and stayed on the couch (no point in going to the hospital) for several hours, thinking I might be dying.

Every time I get glutened (it has happened a couple of times, I am learning), I get that pain right under my ribs. And when I push down on where my stomach is, it really hurts, meaning my stomach is inflamed.

But I might get pains elsewhere as well, even though it is always most severe right under my ribs (I can't even wear a bra when that happens, as the pressure is agonizing).

Oh, I would also have severe lower back pain, which is getting better every day I am on the gluten-free diet.

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This past May my husband rushed me to the hospital, because we thought I was having a heart attack, because the excruciating pain was right under my ribs, it felt like my life was being squeezed out of me! They put me on heart monitors (my heart was fine), and after running many tests they sent me home after five hours, stating that it was 'only' severe stomach and intestinal cramps, unbalanced electrolytes (from severe diarrhea) and potassium defiencency (and no, they didn't do anything about any of it).

I had another one of those attacks a couple of weeks before I figured it out, and stayed on the couch (no point in going to the hospital) for several hours, thinking I might be dying.

Every time I get glutened (it has happened a couple of times, I am learning), I get that pain right under my ribs. And when I push down on where my stomach is, it really hurts, meaning my stomach is inflamed.

But I might get pains elsewhere as well, even though it is always most severe right under my ribs (I can't even wear a bra when that happens, as the pressure is agonizing).

Oh, I would also have severe lower back pain, which is getting better every day I am on the gluten-free diet.

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Hi,

It is so intresting,my son has also lower back pain,do you have it allthe time?

can you tell where it exactly is?

thank you so much

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
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Hi,

It is so intresting,my son has also lower back pain,do you have it allthe time?

can you tell where it exactly is?

thank you so much

I've had that lower back pain from the age of six or seven, continuously. Eventually people seemed to have accepted it as 'normal' for me, and ignored me when I complained about my back.

It's on the same level as the hip bones, all the way across my back. Before I was on the gluten-free diet I was in so much pain there, that I couldn't bend over enough in the morning after waking up, to wipe myself (sorry for being so graphic) without first taking codeine. Now I am off the codeine, and can actually move in the mornings.

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My abdominal pain is always on the right side, right under my ribs.

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