Pain In Lower Left Abdomen (descending Colon) Posted: 05-18-06 23:45pm
Hello everyone,
I am a 21 year old female with no health
problems except for having gerd. I
consider myself to be in very good health,
except I have been experiencing pain in
the lower left side of my abdomen for
about a week now, after a bout of
constipation one day (didn't eat enough
fiber).
The pain is at its most intense before and
during a bowel movement, and is somewhat
lessened afterwards. When I touch the
spot where it hurts before I use the
bathroom, it is very tender and painful to
the touch, and feels as if there is a hard
mass in my colon for a 2-4" section of it.
The hardness is usually gone after the
bowel movement, however.
Even when it is not really hurting, there
is discomfort there, and it feels very
heavy, even though I have managed to get
over the constipation by taking a stool
softener one day (i don't like using drugs
unless necessary) and taking metamucil 3
times a day.
For the first 4 days, the pain was in the
very same spot. Then I noticed that it is
moving downward in the colon, and is now
tender and hard directly above my pubic
bone. It feels as if I am passing
something (like the intestinal version of
kidney stones or something), yet I have a
complete bowel movement each morning--my
usual pattern--and I don't understand how
something could still be stuck in there.
Any ideas? Even crazy guesses would be
greatly appreciated. I cannot get in to
see a gastroenterologist for a month, and
the general practitioner I went to had no
idea.
Thank you so much,
-bluehydrangea
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swimmer6988
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 1
Posted: 05-20-07 15:51pm
Hi, my name is Kim and I am 18 years old
and having the same problem. i found a
hard mass running along what i think is
the colon. it starts down in my pelvic
area and runs along my hip bone and side
of my abdomen. have you seen anyone about
it? any information would be great
