So last year around august I developed stomach issues, I couldn't eat without suffering severe cramping and it was a consistent pain, eased off if I didn't eat for a few hours but was still there and was horrific, I also had bad nausea and burping a lot, doctors thought I had pylori and did a stool sample which was clear, tested for something else aswell which was also clear. Doctor said it could have been ibs but it lasted until end of September before it went away for good and I assumed maybe it was a bad stomach bug or something! Weirdly enough it is back and it is the exact same stomach cramping as before, it is SO painful. I have took buscopan but it hasn't really helped, didn't really help last time either tbh. I don't want to contact my doctor for this just yet as I have been bothering them all year so far with persistent vaginal thrush which I have now actually had to go private for and it is being dealt with, thankfully! But this is just like one thing after another, I am also struggling to go toilet which isn't usual for me as I go everyday! I will also add my mums side has ibs badly, doctor did say at the time it could have been ibs due to the family history aswell, just seems odd how it has now come back out of nowhere :( does ibs last for weeks at a time though and constantly there in the background?