Gas is always uncomfortable but occasionally it causes severe pain, enough to make you double over. Why?
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Might have to do with the trapped gases being close to a nerve compared to another spot. The internal part if our bodies dont have as robust a sensory network like our skin does but there are some nerves running through our insides. This is what is usually known as referred pain, where the pain one feels is not actually in the spot they feel it, but another part of the body that doesnt have direct nerves to relay the pain.
A good example is a heart attack creating pain in the left arm, which is a common symptom and warning sign. Same could be said for gas, albeit considering how long the intestines is there is enough squished in there that it tends to be better and more accurate at signalling nerves close to the pain.
Why is gas always painful for you? Thats not normal. Do you obsessively hold in your farts or something? It really shouldnt be that bad
Why do I occasionally have sharp pains in my eye?
If you’re talking about belly pain, then the reason has and bloating cause pain is because the pain fibers in your gut respond to distension (stretch) so when there’s a lot of stuff in there, those neurons fire and make your tummy hurt.
Now you can get air under your skin and it feels like rice crispies when you press on it (the doctor word is called for this sensation subcutaneous crepitus). This is very bad and usually means there’s some serious damage or infection going on and you’re hurting from that.
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