Hello. For several months now I have had
a pain in my upper right abdomen area
(left upper area if you were looking at
me). This pain is not constant and not
very intense. It seems to come and go
randomly. I initially thought this may be
liver related because of binge drinking
and because the liver is very close to
where I am getting the pain. I went to
the doctor and it was dismissed as gas.
When the pain did not go away, I went
back, and this time I had blood and urine
tests done. These tests did not illicit
any real findings, but I was still
scheduled for an ultrasound. The
ultrasound did not show any issues with my
liver or abdomen for that matter. That
was back in October. As of late, the pain
has become more accute and occurs more
often. The pain is not debilitating, just
very disconcerting. I just made another
doctor appointment for next week. Even
though the pain started out as random, it
seems to occur more at night, after eating
(sometimes), and lying down. But it also
happens at all other times. I have not
lost appetite, my bowel movements are
regular, no headaches, no other possible
symptoms. Does anyone have any
ideas/suggestions? Any response is
appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
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Posted: 03-02-07 18:21pm
I think what you may be experiencing is
irritable bowel syndrome. Alot of people
think this means your bowel movements are
not regular, etc which is not the case.
Hear me out....
With IBS, the nerves and muscles in the
bowel are extra-sensitive. For example,
the muscles may contract too much when you
eat. Or the nerves can be overly
sensitive to the stretching of the bowel
(because of gas, for example). Cramping or
pain can result.
Here are some foods that may cause
symptoms:
fatty foods like french fries
milk products like cheese or ice cream
chocolate
alcohol
caffeine (found in coffee and some sodas)
carbonated drinks like soda
Large meals can cause cramping and
diarrhea in people with IBS. If this
happens to you, try eating four or five
small meals a day. Or, have your usual
three meals, but eat less at each meal.
Good luck!
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Sandbox Party
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 7276
Posted: 03-13-07 14:40pm
it sounds like acute cholecystitis. I'd
contact a specialist.
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aeloomis86
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 1
Upper Pain Posted: 05-05-07 03:35am
hi, i had similar symptoms for 15 months
and it was my gallbladder. they did
ultrasounds and tons of blood work but
finally my husband insisted on a nuclear
med. test and it (finally) showed i had a
very sick gallbladder that had to come out
pronto!. in the mean time (last 15
monthes) while trying to find out why i
was sick, they found kindey stone (that
they just had to blast away 3 times!!)
took out my appendence, tested me for
everything from autoimmune to lymes. and
told me it was stress, maybe an ulcer, did
the endoscope test, put me on
antidepressants, told me i not only had
PMS but PMDD. put me on hormones. i had
it out on mon april 29 and i feel bettter
than i have in 15 monthes (along with some
pain from the operation) but i no longer
feel sick and thank Goodness crazy. it
seems that this very common problem is
just to tricky for reg. docs to find and
only worried husbands can properly
diagonise it. good luck and ask for a nuc.
med (hyda scan) test pronto. i didn't have
stones and all blood work for
"gallbladder" looked great but low and
behold it was sick and ulgy and posioning
my body for over a year!! take care and
take charge of your health care, remember
you can fire your doc.
