Mary
Have you tried massaging the painful area in your tummy? Place your fingers over the area and bounce them up and down gently and massage around the area. My husband sometimes gets a painful 'lump' and we have done that til the pain and 'lump' goes away. The doctor did say that its very important not to mess with the bowels because if there is a poossibility of a twisted bowel - the feces could ferment if caught in the 'twisted' part and you must get to a doctor or an emergency department quickly if pain persists. Taking a muscle relaxant sometimes helps my husband so that he is relaxed then and the bowels relax and the pain goes away. I hope this helps you in some small way. Good luck.