Welcome to NeuroTalk! I'm very glad you dropped by. Wow! Thirty years is an awful long time to have the same condition. I've had mine for seven now, and I thought that was a lot! My illness began with abdominal spasms, but as it progressed, the spasms went away. It's been replaced with quite of few other things.

I don't even know where to begin in offering you advice about your illness, but I do know that there comes a point when accepting your illness as just another part of your life can bring you tremendous release of emotional pressure. You don't forget about it, or stop looking for a cure. You simply accept that it's time to start working around it for now, until it goes away. I've hardly ever met a person who doesn't like to discuss their illness to some degree with other people, and there are a lot of us here who don't mind listening.

But right now I am going to wish you all the luck I have in finding out what is causing your aggravating condition. All the best, Tyronie53!

Your words hit the spot I know this is true but you always have this little shred of not wanting to let go of the hope and anticipation of finding the right doctor or the right pill etc-But I know the answer lies within me either-Tyrone

Sure wish I had an answer for you, sorry i do not I can say welcome to Neuro Talk, do not hesitate to explore the site and post your questions and concerns and advice, this place is filled with a lot of helpful and kind people, again welcome to NT

Welcome to Neurotalk. I believe that you will find some information here that will help you. I have allot of stomach,and digestive problems due to my anxiety. I sympathize with you. I hope that you find some answers here. BF

is this an "internal" spasm, that you feel....or superficial muscle spasm? if the latter i would think nerve from your back, and even the internal might be that as well......if it is the former, i would think gall bladder, knew someone once who had gall bladder issues from late toddlerhood into teenage, before it was finally figured out....you might investigate diet for gall bladder disease and try that.....cant hurt and dont need a doc.........that said, if this is a pain that comes and goes, not a true spasm feeling..and if you happen to be female, + this started after hm, after certain age.....you could check into a variant of PID
good luck

Oh my! It has been a long time suffering of spasms in the abdominal area. I can only echo what others have already said. It could be acid reflex, which was my first symptom. Then, for the longest time, I had no appetite, felt 'full'. Then, I had back pain when I went on vacation, which disappeared once I returned home... I mentioned to the doctor who did not find anything. A few months passed and I noticed I had trouble straightening out and difficulty in breathing and...no appetite. Finally, a doctor noticed 'something' and sent me for a CT-SCAN . Yes, my gallbladder was diseased, full of stones and distended (10 cm !). Gallbladder was removed in the nick of time!

The gallbladder was probably pushing against my back as it competed in size with the stomach! (It is not supposed to be that big!)

Good luck in finding the culprit. and Welcome to our site!