Diagnosing Severe Stomach Pain Posted: 07-23-06 07:54am
Ive had 2 endscopies and a cat scan for
sever stomach pains that im getting. all
came back fine. however in the cat scan i
dont think it went high enough to where
the pain is.
the pain is between my ribcages, just
below my sternum.when its really bad it
goes around my right ribcage and into my
back. i need to bend over, hold my breath
and press where the pain is until it
passes. my stomach gets bloated and
swollen and im feeling nauseous,. my docs
have now said that my stomach isnt the
problem and wannt to rule out pancreatitis
and gallstones, so im wondering if there
is anything else you could think of that
it could be.
i seldom drink, i dont smoke and im
113lbs. ive lost 25lbs witht his so far.
appetite is v low as its hurting me all
the time. im not able to sleep at night
either
It seems to me that you should first
exclude gallstones as a possible cause for
your symptoms. To do this, you can request
an abdominal ultrasound. In fact, an
abdominal ultrasound should be the first
diagnostic procedure (instead of endoscopy
and CAT-scan) for your symptoms because it
is neither invasive nor harmful. To rule
out pancreatitis, you can check the levels
of the enzyme alpha-amylase in the blood.
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