Please help, in so much pain

[Lucozade2020]

t all started on Friday, I had mild stomach ache, thought maybe it was something I ate and didn’t think nothing of it. Then Saturday full blown diarrhoea and stomach pain. The diarrhoea stopped on Monday and since the pain has gotten worse and worse, I feel like I’m in labour. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat. Only thing that helps if I vomit and I feel better for 20-30 mins, then it all starts again. I haven’t eaten anything since Friday as I can’t keep anything down.

So far I’ve tried peppermint/ginger lemon tea, lots of water, gaviscon and the GP has prescribed Stemetil Prochlorperazine tablets. It takes the edge off, but nothing really helps.

Anything I could ask the GP to prescribe me? Could it be muscle spams in the stomach? I don’t have diarrhoea or anything like that, just severe stomach pain that won’t go away. It’s not dull period cramps, just awful pain

At first I thought it was gastroenteritis, but I don't know now. The pain is just getting worse and worse, I can't sleep at night.

You need to speak to the GP again. Did they say how long to give it before getting back in touch?

It sounds like it could be gallstones?

Are you dehydrated , could it be kidney stones or gall stones? think you need to see gp.

Phone the GP again. Maybe phone the NHS helpline now.
Sorry to hear of your suffering.

Do you have a temperature?

It could be anything, I’d get seen again. You must be getting close to dehydration anyway.

I would give 111 a try xx I'm sorry you're so poorly x

I’d phone 111. I had severe stomach pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and couldn’t eat and called 111. They told me to go straight to a&e and it was appendicitis. I was very lucky as it was about to burst and I was able to have keyhole surgery and go home the next day and would have been much worse if I’d waited.

Could it be an Ulcer?

Where is the pain? When I had gallstones the pain was unbearable, I thought I was having a heart attack. For me the pain was central/right hand side under my boobs.

For pain that severe with no known cause I think you need to see someone so I’d echo everyone else and say 111

I don't have a temperature or diarrhoea, rash. It's just severe stomach pain that won't go away. I had the phone consultation yesterday, but the chemist was closed so picked up the medicine today. But I'm really tempted to call them back again tomorrow as I know it's going to be another horrible night of not sleeping, and being in pain I can't take it anymore.

I have only been on the tablets they prescribed for a day, do you think they would tell me to wait before trying something else?

Could be a number of things but please phone 111, my DS had similar symptoms that turned out to be appendicitis - gp originally diagnosed it as a virus.
Ive had gallstones and that is also incredibly painful, like labour but with no breather and can make you vomit and have diarrhoea , so it could be either of them but do phone 111 or try out of hours GP, good luck , hope you feel better soon xxx

This sounds like appendicitis. I had very similar symptoms and mine ruptured. I’ve never experienced pain like it. Has the pain moved across your tummy?

Have you read the manufacturers leaflet that came with the prescription? It should give you some idea how long it takes to work and produce some benefit.

Please phone 111. This is possibly serious.

I had this a few weeks a go, right down to the vomiting seeming to help the pain. My appendix had ruptured. Please get seen.

Please call 111, it's what they're there for. If it is your appendix, it is time sensitive.

Call 111 - it could be appendicitis or an ovarian cyst.

Stemetil will only help the nausea a bit, its not getting to the root of the problem

Pepto Bismol tastes vile but it works!

Where exactly is the pain? Left or right side and is it higher up or lower than your belly button?
It could be a number of things such as appendicitis, gallstones, bad gastritis, ulcer, norovirus, burst ovarian cyst

You are unable to eat since Friday and the pain is getting worse? Definitely call 111. People call ambulances for less than this.

I had the same pain last week and ended up in A&E with a gallstones diagnosis, now on the list to have my gallbladder removed. Please call 111

Ring 111, they will likely advise a&e. Severe stomach pain isn't something to ignore.
None of the tablets will address whatever the underlying cause is and will just mask symptoms.