The Cause of Lower Abdominal Cramping Pain
Check out the best foods for lower abdominal pain or cramping and learn more about what causes it.
0:00 Introduction: What to do for lower abdominal pain
0:13 Typical treatment for lower abdominal pain
1:10 Lower abdominal pain causes
5:15 The best foods for lower abdominal pain relief
7:45 The best vegetable for digestive problems
8:52 Learn more about how to support digestion!
Today we're going to talk about the best and worst foods for lower abdominal pain.
There are many different causes of lower abdominal cramping or pain. But, in my opinion, we can usually trace the problem back to the person's diet and malabsorption.
If a person has a problem with malabsorption, they may also experience bloating, diarrhea, or loose stool. The more inflammation or gut problems you have, the more sensitive you're going to be to certain things like gluten, lactose, fruit, grains, legumes, beans, nuts, and seeds.
A good thing to consume would be a stew with homemade bone broth. The collagen in the stew is great for inflammation in the gut. Adding vegetables to the stew is also fantastic because they will cook down to the point where they shouldn't bother your digestive system.
High-quality saturated animal fats are important to help support the gut. This means the meat you add to your stew should have skin on it and should be fatty.
Lactose-free whole-milk kefir or lactose-free goat milk kefir is also great to help support healthy digestion. To support the colon, you may want to consume probiotic foods. Ghee and fermented vegetables may also be beneficial.
The best vegetable for digestive issues is cabbage. This may be because it contains sulforaphane or certain phytonutrients. Even people who have digestive problems like gastritis or irritable bowel syndrome may find it easier to consume cabbage.
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Thanks Dr Berg, bone broth is the best!
I noted you mention coconut oil as unwanted compared to animal or fish fat, could you please explain that a bit more ?
I don’t think Dr. Berg is saying that there’s anything wrong with coconut oil. I think that he is saying that only the animal fat is healing for the digestive system. Coconut oil is not. Coconut oil does have other benefits. MTC oil in the form of coconut oil may have cognitive benefits.
He’s just saying don’t overdo the fat by adding additional fats, rather take advantage of the natural fats on the meats you will be making a broth out of.
As he mentioned, too much fat might not help digestive problems and so he’s just advising against adding additional fats even if they are good fats like coconut oil.
I was constantly having left and right side abdominal pain, diarrhea and heartburn for 6 months. Trust me explaining unexplained abdominal pain is not easy. Doctor checked my entire stomach doing a colonoscopy, endoscopy, blood test, CT scan. Root cause was metfomin and. I’m still on metformin and change to a healthy keto diet.
Joshua, can you give more details on why metformin was the culprit in your health problems? Thanks.
@brownyedgrl gastrointestinal side effects are common, occurring in up to 75% of those who take metformin. These side effects may include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, and/or flatulence, with severity ranging from mild to severe
Thank you Doc Eric since 2 months ago I’ve known you ,my life changed gastric ulcer,reflux gone ,abdominal pain gone doing omad and have lost 12,5kg so far in such a short period of time learning a lot from you life saver you are ♥️🙏
Thank you for adding additional links in case we missed past videos. I’ve only found your page less 5han a year ago and the extra info is very helpful. I’m going to try adding bile salts. Been a carnivore for 3 yrs and sometimes the neck pain on my right side is very bad. I’ve tried rubbing the gall bladder area and that seems to help a bit.
Dr Berg, thank you for all you do. You’ve saved my life……and now I am asking you to save it again. PLEASE I implore you, do a comprehensive video on how to heal chronic boney marrow edema. I have it in my left ankle and have since March and cannot walk. I also have osteoporosis in this ankle and have been following keto /carnivore/IF etc for 2 1/2 years. The pressure and pain are unbelievable/unbearable. I have consulted with four doctors who have no clue and and only wish to prescribe toxic meds. I refuse to take more than opiates for managing pain as nothing else suffices. If I cant walk again soon, my life is in direct danger. I cannot get into your live show due to tech difficulties.
Please assist, and God bless you always
Superb video. Cutting all gluten-containing products out of my diet, along with taking a high-strength daily probiotic, has gotten rid of the severe stomach cramps I began having 6 months ago. What’s also incredible is that my previous intolerances to fish and flaxseed have all but disappeared.
Hey is it safe to take a daily probiotic supplement if we have gut issues?
@P Meena It has been for me. I had several symptoms of IBS, I didn’t go to a doctor but instead tried the gluten-free/daily probiotic route (which I continue to take) and all symptoms of IBS have disappeared.
@P Meena not if it’s small intestine bacteria overgrowth. Then it will really hurt bad for a week. Get the Pepto ready.
This is me. I have serious digestive issues and I eat organic and healthy. I’m so happy uou mentioned sheep cheese. I don’t eat dairy but when I heard about the amazing benefits (MCT oil) I ran fast to buy it. Thanks for all the info Doc.
Ok… I believe Dr. Berg is an alien here to protect and inform us. 10 minutes ago I had a sharp pain in my abdomen and I sat down and grabbed my iPad to get my mind off of it. This was the video right in the top center. I think we all get different videos depending on our issues. We just don’t know it because we don’t know one another IRL lol😂. No matter what, I appreciate it ❤
I have to admit, I will be thinking about something and BAM! A Dr. Berg video will pop up on the subject
Revelation 22:2 … & his leaves will be for HEALING of NATIONS
Wtfff literally same. I got my period today just got in bed and went on yt and this video came up😮
I think youre on to something 😂😂😂
Same! Its weird 😮
Parroting and sharing Dr Bergs notes here:
If a person has a problem with malabsorption, they may also experience bloating, diarrhea, or loose stool. The more inflammation or gut problems you have, the more sensitive you’re going to be to certain things like gluten, lactose, fruit, grains, legumes, beans, nuts, and seeds.
A good thing to consume would be a stew with homemade bone broth. The collagen in the stew is great for inflammation in the gut. Adding vegetables to the stew is also fantastic because they will cook down to the point where they shouldn’t bother your digestive system.
High-quality saturated animal fats are important to help support the gut. This means the meat you add to your stew should have skin on it and should be fatty.
Lactose-free whole-milk kefir or lactose-free goat milk kefir is also great to help support healthy digestion. To support the colon, you may want to consume probiotic foods. Ghee and fermented vegetables may also be beneficial.
The best vegetable for digestive issues is cabbage. This may be because it contains sulforaphane or certain phytonutrients. Even people who have digestive problems like gastritis or irritable bowel syndrome may find it easier to consume cabbage.
Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍🏿
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you are awesome Mr Castro…
Thanks for the summary.
@Dr. Eric Berg DC , you’ve mentioned raw milk cheese and goat yoghurt (which is usually made of unpasteurized milk), I’m trying to find some data about brucellosis and the way it affects human body. Did you ever make a research about that? Maybe excessive sweating is one of the symptoms?
MEOW! 😻
I made the mistake of dumping too much flax seed meal into my regular morning spinach and berry smoothie, it took a whole week to heal my gut. It felt like what I imagine labor pains to be. 😩
Thanks doc for everything you are doing, indeed you are helping us so much at least now we have learnt a lot of things from your channel, please keep up with the good work 👍👍
I love when you cover digestion! It’s a topic I feel should be discussed more often. I can remember as an addition to healing my H-PYLORI, it was also Simethicone (Gas X) is megadosing for one week that also saved me. It eliminated my extreme brain fog that the methane gases were causing and helped to remove excess gas from my GI tract so that perastalsis kicked in again.
Taking simethicone was crucial in my healing journey.
I also soaked my beans over night to reduce the lectins which also helped with digestion. They were less fibrous and easy on my stomach making it better for digestion but even more so, consumption for the good bacteria. Cabbage juice (once the bacterial count was low) was also a life saver for me!
Thank you for sharing this info, Dr. Berg! All disease begins and ENDS in the gut.
@RITA Amiekhame you need fermented cabbage juice, you can look up.
I have to admit….the same thing often happens to me….I’ll be thinking about something and a Dr. Berg video will pop up on the topic
@stanjz I can remember having so much pinned up gas, bloat and pain that I couldn’t even lie down at night. The first time I took Gas X it was the one capsule but the gas barley moved, so I thought to take the allotted amount in one day; in one dosage. That’s when I took 4 at one time and had instant relief. I did that for several nights in a row and that level of gas, bloating and discomfort never came back again. I cried real tears.
@Each ONE teach ONE Wow, that’s great that your courage paid off. Was it 4 of the regular strength? I might try it.
@stanjz thank you! I wish you the best on your healing journey. It was the maximum strength (red package). Ironically the others never worked for me.
Spent a week in the hospital about 6 years ago. They put me on so many antibiotics before they got results back that I ended up with c-diff. The best thing I did to heal my gut was drinking bone broth. Did that for 2 weeks. Then slowly introduced solids. Then I did a rotation diet and then the fodmap diet.
The fodmap diet and chicken soup is the best one for me. But I’m unable to restrict my diet in such a way longterm. I want to eat fruits, broccoli, tofu, gluten, cream etc. without connstantly being bloated after such foods. Nothing seems to completely help. I know people who eat everything and no issues at all.
@I I have you done a rotation diet to find out which foods are bothering your stomach? Try eliminating those foods and see if you get relief.
Thanks for addressing this – would like to see a lot more on this topic. I suffer from this and it is very difficult to sort out what foods (or lack thereof) may be causing the problems.
Do you consume dairy?
@Denise Michaels Yes – mostly cheeses and butter and some occasional milk or yoghurt. But the problems I have seem to pop up randomly and possibly in cycles – like I may not have had a single dairy product in a week and I still get hit hard. So the source of the problem and the cure both seem elusive. I thought good probiotics helped but after a while the problems returned anyway. GasX can help but only if taken prophylactically, which isn’t practical long term.
@DJ Knox Got it, it took me a year to figure out my problem, never had a problem with dairy, then all pf a sudden I had digestive issues. I was in a physical with my doc and she said ‘it sounds like a dairy issue’ , I never made the connection, stopped dairy, all my problems went away. Now, I can tolerate some dairy, but I keep it to a minimum
@Denise Michaels glad to hear that you found the source…
My mother was diagnosed to have stage 1 pancreatic cancer (I’m not convinced she had cancer, that’s another story) and I went with her to the GI doc about a year after her surgery. My mother was experiencing sharp abdominal pains. Not ONCE did the doctor mention diet. I brought it up, and she fumbled around and handed us a paper on foods to avoid 🙄, and scheduled my mother for a CAT scan lol
Typical
Can you tell us that story, please?
Dr.Berg, I have been following your posts regularly and have learned a lot from you. I especially benefit from the written description. I have been suffering from abdominal cramps for a long time and have recently found what causes it and here would like to share my experience. I thought I could not tolerate fat as it definitely caused me to regurgitate oil and followed by cramps. Turns out it only happened if I eat fat along with carb (be it veggie, nuts …). If I eat only fat I am OK, no regurgitation, no cramps, no discomfort. Not sure if the carb would “shut off” the bile to digest fat or what, but that’s how I avoid cramps.
Your body spoke and you listened! Eating fat with protein is a body friendly combination.
I’ve seen plenty of gastroenterologists…they never mentioned my diet. Your information is worth more than what I would get from a million of these modern day gastroenterologists. I am a health professional and thankfully I intuitively felt and knew enough to know that the advice these doctors gave me would only have made me sicker. I was able to cure a terrible condition with just diet changes and kombucha alone …. no prescriptions or over the counter crap. I wanted to feel my body … I didn’t want to numb it. I knew that knowing the symptoms helped guide me to fixing the root cause…. your information is priceless, it has propelled my healing process even further… very grateful for your content. Thank you 😊🙏
You’re good doc! Getting the medical stupidity into words is an art form! I have listened to my body (cut out most carbs and eat lots of saturated fats and liver) and gotten farther than the world-class book I bought by a GI specialist.
Thank you, doc. I have had dull upper right abdominal pain for 3 years. I have done an upper endoscopy, a colonoscopy, and an abdominal MRI, and they were normal. This pain/discomfort is here 24/7 but does not affect my daily activities. What could be wrong with me?
Yo Doc, I’ve had to adopt nasal breathing, which helps a whole bunch of biological processes, I find it also helps with aesthetics as far as the jawline is concerned, probably a good topic for next vid, turns out good for immunity as well.