Low back pain extends to right abdomen Posted: 01-21-07 11:57am
For the last 4 months, I have had pain in
my lower right back that wraps around to
the front of my body in my lower right
abdomen. I've asked a doctor and he said
it was something called S & I joint pain.
I'm not so sure. It is especially painful
in the morning when I wake up, but I'm
usually fine in the afternoon. Although,
it does hurt before a bowel movement too.
Now, I don't know if this matters or not,
but I have also had some differences in my
bowel movements, as in they have gotten
smaller and they seem darker. I don't
know if that is related. Other than that
I'm feeling fine. I find myself trying to
sleep on my left side and that helps
sometimes, but if I roll onto my right
side in the night I usually wake up in a
lot of pain.... What can this be? I'm in
the middle east and do not have access to
a doctor regularly???
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General Q&A Answer A2200 Posted: 01-26-07 10:48am
According to the description of the pain
you are experiencing (“pain in my lower
right back that wraps around to the front
of my body in my lower right abdomen”,
“especially painful in the morning when
I wake up, but I'm usually fine in the
afternoon” and “it does hurt before a
bowel movement”) you'll need some
additional diagnostic procedures to
diagnose the condition. An X-ray image of
the lumbar-sacral region of the vertebral
column and an ultrasound scan of the
abdomen can help you identify the cause of
the pain.
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