To think the pain of trapped wind is in a par with childbirth?

[DannyOD]

It sounds such an innocuous thing but I suffer from it sporadically and had it last night and it’s bloody agony!!!

Oh and if anyone wants to feel sorry for me, I had a gallstone attack during labour

Not enough gas and air in existence.

Haha no. It can be really bad but not that bad!

There is also medication to help wind.

Theres no way you can compare trapped wind to what's like pushing a watermelon out of your arse.

Definitely! Also people who are regularly constipated find childbirth a doddle, it's as if they've been doing it all their life :-). I speak from experience. After having children my constipation disappeared, I was 'normal', yay - but it did give me some good training.

I've had a c section and a hysterectomy. With both I had trapped wind and I was literally rolling on the bed in pain.

I didn't know what to do with myself, and neither did the hospital staff. Eventually walking it off worked, but it was so painful!

I've had trapped wind caused by a small bowel obstruction. I was hospitalised for 10 days, nil by mouth, with a nasogastric tube for decompression. The pain came in waves not dissimilar to labour pains, leaving me in a cold sweat every time. You have my sympathies!

When I started contractions I thought it was trapped wind! DH said trapped wind doesn't come and go every ten minutes!