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Can anyone please give any remedies for trapped wind;;;;I am in agony here in pain under rib cage and over the arm into shoulder blade;;;; I am on treatment for stomach ulcer tablet which I take about 11 am, but this trapped wind is terrible . I have had gripe water, bi-carb soda , ranetadine ;;please dont say peppermint as this makes it worse;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;any help out there PLEASE Babs

Lemonade or coke boy do i burb if drinking it fast

Gwen I am manage to burp loads thats why still up dont want to wake the others and also the pain,, Burping is not getting rid of it though;; Babs

Ah you poor thing Babs . . . try holding your arms up above your head (you dont have to be a dork and hold them straight up, cross them over above your head) and walking around cheers Laurie

Roll up bath towel place under ribbs an lay on it..like winding bebe

Lauire, thats a good one but can only do so long as the arthris in arms , had a few good loud burps but excuse this could do with couple good loud F arts;;; Thats the trouble since falling downstairs years ago I have problem F arting (that sounds awful ) but basicly thats the prob and when I do I think its great ;; but why carnt I do it like some men just go Phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh;;; Babs might go find bottle now for heat ;;;this is so mad I am so tired ;;

Gwen I have tried laying on stomach and on differant sides as well ;;;sob sob Babs

Steve already thought of that earlier after the bi carb of soda, felt yuk and thought ok fingers down but just couldnt do it stomach already feels like lead baloon , just couldnt put it through that as well ;;;; Does it work though ;;; Babs

Hi Babs, i had bad wind once, went to the docs and said doc i got wind......................... so he gave me a kite,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Seriously sit on floor, legs together and bring knees up to chest as far as you can half a doz times, Hope this helps........ Lee

Lee carnt get down there as wont get back up with the arthritis;;; but have sat on Loo pulling one leg up then the other right as far as chest ;; Babs

Babs go for a short walk, this some times helps as well.

Going to try bed again ;;; fingers crossed X others are getting up and I havnt been yet ;;;sob Babs

Babs - try rocking backwards and forwards on your bottom (on chair or loo) massage hands up and down lower back is good too - even if you have to get someone else up to rub your back for you be worth it to get rid of the pain cheers Laurie

Hi Love try NHS direct..may be able to sugest something

try deflatine or windeeze they work for me and when really bad a hot water bottle helps

Any better yet ?

I had a stomach ulcer 10 years ago and was treated with cimetadine..........now if I have indigestion I take Zantac, two of those and it relieves the pain.......I think it may be difficult for you to take any sort of antacid if you are on anti-ulcer medication because I think one counteracts the other.........if I were you I would go back to the Doctor, perhaps you need a change of medication..........

When I've had irritable bowel syndrome in the past the pain can be really uncomfortable, so I know what you were going through. I hope you are feeling better this morning. No matter what I tried, I could not release the gas, I thought I was going to burst! I had to come home from a meal out once with it, the first time it came on, I'd had a reaction to a desert with a nut on it and it upset my stomach and I just bloated so quickly. I did get tablets from the doctor in the end but that was also linked to stress. I don't get it now but I always drink peppermint tea which is good for digestion. Woops - just read your post again - and saw peppermint made it worse - sorry about that. A pain up under the ribs, if it repeatedly comes on, on the right hand side could be indicative of gall-stones. I had one and I used to bloat with that and I had it removed. I'd go and see the doctor and see if he can give you some tablets for when and if it happens in future. Claire

How are you this morning? Gwynne

Hi Babs Hope you're better this morning. Deflatine tablets always works for me,followed by a glass of hot water. Mau xx