Lower Abdominal Pain

I am almost 6 months post RNY. I have been doing great but all of a sudden today I am having really bad lower abdominal pain. It came on fairly sudden and is pretty intense but comes in waves. So I immediately think constipation but I had a bowel movement this morning. I also have started my period yesterday but usually don't have any cramps. Any ideas? Is there anything that is common at this point other than gall bladder? I don't think gall bladder would be causing me to hurt so low in my abdomen. Thanks in advance for advice.

Even though you had a BM this morning I think it is constipation.

I had this happen a couple of times at about 9 months post-op. It WAS constipation. I was traveling and probably wasn't drinking as much water as usual and definitely not following my usual bathroom habits. The pain was so intense, the first time it happened I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital ****il I had a good bathroom trip finally and it resolved). I thought I was having an appendix, gallbladder or kidney stone attack (I was looking them up feverishly on my iPad).

I had a regular BM and yet when I went for ct scan due to severe pain they told me I was full of it. I know I can be constipated and have daily "normal" BM.

I usually try to take an extra dose of miralax, if I suspect that. If I don't get runs "working within " 12-20 hours after the extra dose - I know I am/was constipated. I then try to eat very lightly until things clear completely. Sometimes that may take up to 2 days. You may be surprised how much our body can hold.

is it after you eat certain things like solid food?

check your records. mine started about 30 min or more after I ate and ended up having a hernia and twisted bowels and needed emergency surgery.

call your surgeon just to be safe