Air in tummy??

I get this occasionally when I'm not preg but its been way WAY worse since. I get what I assume to be air caught in my stomach/diaphragm. Its excruciatingly painful and I can barely move, I basically curl up in a ball and moan I found last night that leaning back in the lazyboy took away the pain but if I sat up again it all came back. It gets right up under my ribs so I feel like I can't breathe coz it'll hurt and that whole area burns and feels like someones stabbing me kinda.
Anyway It can last anywhere from 1/2 an hour to 4+ - last night after sitting on the lazyboy for an hour it disappeared then it came back again 2 hours later Does anybody else get this or know what causes it??

ETA when I say burning its not like reflux/indigestion. I get that too up but this is completely different!!

Edited by Babe

I get this too and did used to before I got pregnant. Its like you need to take a big breath but cant, after about 3 goes I do take that painful big breath and the pain goes after that although it hurts like hell!!

LOL I have no probs farting if I need too - luckily it always happens at home!! I make myself burp too which sometimes helps.
I do the baking soda trick too Kel which sometimes works but yesterday it was like I didn't eat soon enough y'know? Then my lunch trapped the air then wham a couple of hours later agony! Then when I took the baking soda all it did was make me throw up
Yeah the air bubble sounds right - sometimes it actually distends my tummy and its sooo hard but then last night I could kinda push it around!
Really good to know I'm not the only one anyway I have huge sympathy for colicky babies now coz they must experience something similar.
Thanks chickies!

All the descriptions about trying to take a breathe in being excruciating sounds like when i get bad indigestion. I didnt realise it was indigestion cos i didnt think it felt like that.........i couldnt breathe in cos of the excruciating pain, but i noticed the two times i got it was when i reheated singapore noodles, not when it was first cooked but when reheated.........very strange

I know you said its not indigestion but just in case your idea like mine of indigestion is different then it prob wouldnt hurt to try some gaviscon etc or have some enos on hand also if it is trapped gas (which i believe is another form of indigestion anyway)

Oooh theres stuff that helps??? Yay!!

When I say its not indigestion I more meant its not uhm like heartburn or just an achey tummy or whatever. I can't walk but its really high up like really in my diaghram IYKWIM?! Good grief gallstones Hope not though I imagine it would've gotten worse by now wouldn't it? I started getting this air thing when I was 16 so :gulp: almost 10 years ago now - where did the time go??!!!

Anyway I'll get some mylanta and gaviscon and look into degas. THANKYOU!!!

ive found that if i raise my bum above my head and rub my tummy it helps to move the gas along... hope this helps, also if i eat apples it makes it worse!

I've gallstones, umm gallstone attacks is pain in your URQ (Upper right Quadrant) is extremely sharp and is supposed to be caused by eating fatty food! You could go to your doc and describe it to them and they might be able to tell you. But you do not want gallstones! It's awful.

However I think I get this type of pain too, had it tonight but it's not a gallstone attack TG! It's kinda like I need to pass wind but can't because it's at the top of my tummy not the bottom!! Man it hurts