Intense Pain Upper Left Side Posted: 03-30-06 10:57am
Two weeks ago, my I took my husband to the
emergency room because he had very intense
pain on his upper left side. The doc
diagnosed it as kidney stones, gave him
some pain medicine, and sent us on our
way, with the instructions that if the
pain didn't lessen in two days, to come
back. Well, two days later we were back.
To this point, he has had x-rays, blood
tests and an ivp. The urine test did
show some blood in his urine, but his
urine tests have always shown blood in the
urine. The blood tests ruled out
pancriatitis; the ivp ruled out kidney
stones. We go back to the urologist on
monday, to see what the next step is, but
i'm worried about what could possibly be
causing this and am looking for some
possible explanations. The pain is not
always severe, but is mostly always
present.
About five years ago, he had almost
identical symptoms and had basically the
same tests ran, with the addition of
having scopes used. The doctors did not
find anything wrong at that point and
eventually the pain ceased.
Anyone have any ideas on this?
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Kasper
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Posted: 04-02-06 11:56am
How is his water and fluid intake?
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JET2008
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Intense Pain on Upper Left Side Posted: 04-24-08 16:06pm
I am having his problem now and have had
it off and on for some time. My doctor
believes that it is muscle related and
stress induced. He suggested two things
that are very helpful for me. Every
evening after work he suggested that I
drink about 4 ounces of Port wine. (Taylor
port is a reliable brand and is about
$9.00 per bottle) This helps stop spasms
in the sharp turn of the intestine which
is on the left side of the body. He also
said that muscle spasms in that area of
the body are often caused by an absence of
magnesium in the body. He recommended
that I buy a product called CalAbsorb (it
has c, d, magnesium and manganese) and is
in a powdered form so it is delivered to
the body very quickly. I take mine just
before bed and sleep like a baby. I hope
these suggestions are helpful to your
husband.
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^Serenity^
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Posted: 04-25-08 08:59am
Does your doctor monitor your blood levels
for magnesium?
Too much magnesium is dangerous for people
with kidney problems/disease also people
with intestinal problems need to use this
with caution.
Blood in the urine is not normal and
should be evaluated to find the underlying
cause.
Some people get spasms which are known as
renal colic this occurs more when a person
has a kidney stone but it does happen
without the presence of a stone.
