Can anyone help me diagnose this?
On Wednesday evening, I had a severe attack of what I would describe as indigestion. I'd had niggling upper abdominal pains all day and during the evening they escalated very quickly to the point of my being doubled up. Painkillers, Zantac, sitting upright, and a hot water bottle helped.
Following this I've had a couple of days of feeling massively constipated and gassy. This has now eased a bit but I'm left with a sort of dull ache in my upper abdomen which doesn't seem to be shifting. Painkillers work a little. I feel very tender around the bottom of my ribcage (centre and left occasionally - it moves!). There's also a lot of gurgling in that area! Basically I generally feel as if my digestive system is backed up in some way.
The inital severe attack has happened before and l ended up in A&E. They said it was indigestion/reflux and said to take Zantac and gaviscon. I've had the occasional ache in my upper abdomen since then and Zantac/painkillers have always worked.
Interestingly both severe attacks happened 3 or 4 months after childbirth and when breastfeeding. At the moment DD (who is EBF) also seems to have a really gassy tummy. Not colicy as such but some very explosive nappies!
Any ideas? Donjon think the left over dull ache is just a hangover from the attack last week?