HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU MIGHT HAVE A BLOCKAGE?

i woke up at 3am in with pains in my stomach area. no nausea no vomitting. i was able to drink fluids without ing but haven't tried solids yet. i was to the doc last week and he said i didn't have any hernias. i'm thinking it could be something i ate last evening. we had ribs at lone star and later i had a few sugar free cookies. i'm concerned because i don't think these are typical symptoms of a blockage and wanted other peoples input including DR. C's opinon. thanks all. jennifer

Jennifer, This is something I wouldn't want to try and diagnose over the net, but problems like this could be gallbladder related, partial bowel obstruction, hernia, or something freaky that happens once and will never happen again... I'd see your surgeon if I were you. Dr. C

Jennifer, I have not had surgery yet, ( key word being "yet" ), but I have had sugar free cookies. They cause me severe stomach pains! But the pains leave once the "gas" has passed. They are one thing I will NOT be trying after surgery. Good luck, and I hope it is nothing serious!

I'm no doc but it might be a simple case of dumping if the ribs were high in sugar or you did not chew the meat enough. I know even sf cookies and things can cause me to dump after a while

I haven't had surgery yet. But I would definitely go to the doctor and have it checked. Better safe than sorry. I'm praying that you feel better soon. Becky D.