A bad colon?

Yes! Irritable bowel syndrome. Zelnorm by prescription is wonderful. I suffered from that for about 4 years.

Sounds like constipation to me...Go see a gastroenterologist to get you checked out....Best of luck

It sounds like the same symptoms I have been experiencing for a while. No, it is not constipation. It can happen at anytime of the day. Some mornings I wake up and my stomach feels fine, and is (somewhat) flat. but, by the middle of the day, my stomach has blown up and is as hard as a rock. It is quite annoying. Especially when you are trying to diet. If anyone can let us know what is causing this, it would be quite helpful!!

Food allergy? Perhaps candida yast overgrowth. Try to remember what you ate before it last happened, and the time before

Does it sometimes start with severe sharp pains then leads into this bloated hard feeling? Is the bloated hard feeling sensitive to the touch like if you push on it and sensitive to the release as well? Does it hurt your stomach to sit down? Do you know any men that this happens to? I am pretty sure it is somehow related to ovarian cysts.

I'd check out irritable bowel syndrome & other food related auto immune disorders celiac disease etc & try a dietary change related to these disorders.