Trapped wind, Brixton hicks or contractions?

Question

I’m 28 weeks and I just woke up with really intense cramping like a period cramp that makes you double over! Went to the toilet and tmi passed a lot of gas. Came back to bed and same painful cramping! I’ve had about 5 in the past 15 minutes. I’m also a bit gassy so just praying it’s trapped wind! 
I haven’t had Brixton hicks before but they just felt so painful! 
Anyone had this? 
Could it just be trapped wind, does trapped wind pain come and go every couple minutes?
*UPDATE* it went away after about 20 minutes and have been fine since. Hopefully a bad case of trapped wind that weirdly came with cramps that were on and off🙄 definitely going to mention to my midwife!

Answer

With my first, when I heard of people confusing gas as contractions i was like “oh honey wait for the real thing, you’ll die”
Well here I am, second pregnancy and on metformin which can mess up your stomach... and holy crap gas pains can be worse than some of my real contractions!! And I dk how to tell them apart besides timing

Answer

Braxton hicks shouldnt be painful only uncomfortable.  Trapped gas and bowls cna be painful but shouldnt be on a exact timer if that makes sense. The pain should move around and come and go but not be consistent. 
So if your timing and they are consistent  I would call l&d and get checked for sure.
Go with your gut hun
I realise this was 6 hours ago...any updates?

Answer

I’ve had one Braxton Hicks. It wasn’t painful like trapped gas. Man trapped gas is painful! The BH was my whole uterus tightening but no pain.

Trapped wind, Brixton hicks or contractions?

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