Treating Abdominal Pain from Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Monday September 11, 2006
Abdominal pain is a common symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In fact, pain is a serious quality of life issue, causing many patients with IBS to miss work, school, and social events. How can people with IBS better manage their abdominal pain?
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When in severe pain, I have been known to stay in a hot tub of water all day long just to get through it. I mean I like really hot water. Somehow it seems to soothe my stomach pain.
As a general nightly ritual, I apply a heating pad to my stomach as I wind down and read a book or watch television. It seems to help.