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Laying down relieves pain?
- Thread starter kiny
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Yes! I had severe pain Wednesday and Thursday night and on Thursday I decided to wait it out on the couch while watching TV, so I laid down and it helped tremendously. I found it half amusing/half bothersome that when I stood up I immediately felt a bit of pain again. Interesting!
yes, sitting is definitely the worst. I use a reclining chair with foot stall at home but sitting at my desk at work always seems to leave me uncomfortable and in pain by the time I go home 
Do you think it's because the intestines & colon get sort of compressed and take more of the body weight? I try very hard to "sit up" and so relieve any pressure in my torso
Do you think it's because the intestines & colon get sort of compressed and take more of the body weight? I try very hard to "sit up" and so relieve any pressure in my torso
- Location
- Nottingham, UK
I feel less pain when laying down. Especially if I lay on my left side. Failing that, sitting and drawing my knees right up to my chest. In my case it's something to do with relaxing the muscles. When you're standing, your abdo muscles work hard to keep you upright.
If/when the pain is really bad and I'm struggling while waiting for the strong painkillers to kick in I have to get on my knees and lean over a stool with my tummy on the stool. I need to have the knees up toward the tum, not flat.
That's the only way I get through the seriously bad and crippling pains but I'm usually ahead of the game nowadays and take some paracetamol before it gets such a grip
God bless painkillers !
That's the only way I get through the seriously bad and crippling pains but I'm usually ahead of the game nowadays and take some paracetamol before it gets such a grip
God bless painkillers !
I actually find the opposite. There are days when I am not really feeling a lot of pain and will lie down in bed for the night and end up in excruciating pain. I sometimes sleep on couch or lazy boy so I can be propped up a little.
I lay on my tummy too. I don't know why, but sometimes it just feels better. My ultimate help me out when I'm hurting position is laying on my back with a warm rice bag on my tummy - Does wonders. I don't know what I'd do without the rice bag!
The only way I can get relief is to lay flat on my back. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't lay down while in pain. It is crazy that the second I stand up the pain in unbearable but the second I lay down it is gone. My doctor said this is because the colon is free floating in the body and when you lay down it allows it to relieve pressure. I am just thankful there is something I can do to stop the pain.
My right side always gets the worse pains and that's what usually wakes me up in the morning. Flat on the back doesn't feel good and sleeping on my left side is difficult due to an old riding injury to that shoulder. Too bad I can't just float in a pool at night.
I've found that laying helps but if I'm laying down and switch positions and I don't do it slowwwwwwwly, I'm in for a lot of pain. Its like I can feel the gas switch from side to side and everything inside of me feels like its moving.
And like IslandArts, I feel amazing when I'm in water....and like Rebecca85 laying flat on my back with my legs up and resting, in a rather interesting position feels very good as well....
And like IslandArts, I feel amazing when I'm in water....and like Rebecca85 laying flat on my back with my legs up and resting, in a rather interesting position feels very good as well....
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Laying down for sure, and never on my right side.
laying can help but I also find just stopping whatever I am doing rubbing the sore area with pressure and this might sound weird but focusing on the area in pain and just thinking soothing blank thoughts... kind of a mind over matter thing. Without the pressure no amount of peaceful thinking helps though.
- Location
- Malta, Europe
This is such a strange experience for me! I have always had terrible tummy aches, and needed to lie down..esp. face down to feel a bit better. But I never knew it was due to Crohns...this is all a moment of connecting the dots!
laying down for sure with heating pad on. only on my left side right side nearly kills me!
Laying down is great esp with the heating pad on my tummy. Stasnding up is ok too, althoug it is quite tiring to stand all day at work.
Sitiing is the worst, especially to sit and then have to reach around and "move" while sitting. I try to avoid it if at all possible or to get up and move around frequently to releive the pressure.
Sitiing is the worst, especially to sit and then have to reach around and "move" while sitting. I try to avoid it if at all possible or to get up and move around frequently to releive the pressure.
- Location
- vancouver,b.c.
for the most part
Only when i have the heating pad on and curled up in a ball.
Only when i have the heating pad on and curled up in a ball.
Yes and no for me lol. No because it doesn't help most things. Yes because it helps (only) gas. Laying on my side (usually my left, not sure if that matters or not) seems to allow me to pass gas much easier. Which is good because I'm always gassy and it enjoys staying in place for the longest periods of time :ymad:
It hurt me more laying down than it did when I was standing up.. I had to sit up for a while before laying down again because I got really bad pains and nausea.
I agree more pain laying down should be poll option.