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Hi Mhillqt,

I am not excluding the possibility of the upper abdominal pain being associated with your IBS...like I said sometimes this DOES happen because of a persons unique physiology and the combination of gas and impacted stools. However, it is not very typical, although I do not dismiss it.

What I am saying, is that if you are not diagnosed with IBS, you definitely should verify that it is IBS or that nothing else is occuring at the same time.

The pain could be your IBS but it could also be a simple food sensitivity or allergy or as serious as ulcers or gallstones. My other point is that you should NEVER just assume you have IBS. I have worked with way too many people who self diagnosed with IBS...they finally received the proper testing and guess what...some did have IBS but some didn't! This is not to be taken lightly since these symptoms are so common among other conditions.

I hope this helps clear the air for you!
Erin

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