Constant upper abdominal pain

Posted by tj @tjanet, Jun 1 4:19pm

I have Short Bowel Syndrome. I am having constant abdominal pain above my belly button and to the left of my abdomen and I also have constant nausea. Doctors don't know how to treat my constant abdominal pain and constant nausea. Abdominal pain doesn't change with what I eat, doesn't change with bowel movements and doesn't change with moving around/walking etc. Resting doesn't change my constant abdominal pain and constant nausea.

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dogloverinfl | @dogloverinfl | Jun 2 4:51am

Have you tested for SIBO?

1995victoria | @1995victoria | Jun 3 11:32am

maybe your spleen should be checked, if enlarged

rashida | @rashida | Jun 4 12:21am

In reply to @1995victoria "maybe your spleen should be checked, if enlarged" + (show)

@1995victoria @tjanet that thought (checking the spleen) crossed my mind too.

nycmusic | @nycmusic | Jun 4 6:57am

So sorry you are experiencing this…. Have you undergone testing and imaging ? Continuing to try to live with such pain is not only hard, but could be more serious. Sooner is better with these symptoms….wishing you relief !

tj | @tjanet | Jun 4 4:30pm

In reply to @1995victoria "maybe your spleen should be checked, if enlarged" + (show)

@1995victoria, I had a CT scan and they said that my spleen looked normal.

tj | @tjanet | Jun 4 4:32pm

In reply to @nycmusic "So sorry you are experiencing this…. Have you undergone testing and imaging ? Continuing to try..." + (show)

@nycmusic, I have had blood work and CT scan done.

tj | @tjanet | Jun 4 4:34pm

In reply to @dogloverinfl "Have you tested for SIBO?" + (show)

@dogloverinfl, I haven't been tested for SIBO. Doctor doesn't think I need to be tested for SIBO.

tj | @tjanet | Jun 8 6:36pm

Still trying to get my doctors to treat my health conditions in a medical way. Doctors have been treating me for symptoms I don't have and they wonder why I am not doing better. My health conditions are continuing to get worse and it seems like my doctors don't care very much about my symptoms/health conditions. Doctors don't understand about my high pain tolerance level.

tj | @tjanet | Jun 12 4:35pm

My GI doctor still doesn't know how to treat my constant abdominal pain. My constant abdominal pain is at a pain level of 6 with my high pain tolerance. Sleeping 3-4 hours a night because of constant abdominal pain. Food, resting, bowel movements and positions doesn't change my pain level.

kayraymat | @kayraymat | Jun 13 8:07am

I also have abdominal pain that won't go away. I have had a combination colonoscopy/endoscopy,
a kidney ultra sound, a gall bladder scan, a blood test for food allergies, a breath test for H-prylori= all found nothing.
Have you tried any of these tests?
Now they want to refer me to a university hospital as their physicians have more GI specialists.
Do you have a med school near you?
I take 100 mg of Trazedone every morning & sometimes in the afternoon so I am also constipated.
What do you take for the pain??