Two amino acids, one peptide bond. In this usage, X dipeptide (with X designating an amino acid) must be understood as di-X peptide. This nomenclature is continued by tripeptide (three amino acids, two peptide bonds), tetrapeptide, and so on; longer chains are called oligopeptide, polypeptide, protein.
These nerves carry instructions from the brain to every single part of your body. So if a bulging disc that causes lower back pain is pressing on a nerve that serves the stomach, for example, thereâs an excellent chance that the stomach will also experience pain and function at a diminished capacity.
The type of pain caused by a bulging disc is a clue to where the abnormal disc is located: 1  Lumbar bulging discs most often cause pain in the buttocks, legs, feet and abdomen. 2  Cervical bulging discs most often cause pain in the head, neck, shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, hands and fingers. (10)