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Chronic Abdominal Pain

Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 16 2:05pm | Replies (137)
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@blueskyday

Did you ever get a diagnosis @lz5b00 or isolate a cause? I am having the same symptoms and experience at the moment.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Dec 7, 2017

Hello @blueskyday and welcome to Mayo Connect. I see that this is your first post. I am sorry to hear of your abdominal pain - I'm sure you must be very uncomfortable. I appreciate your reaching out to @lz5b00 to see if her symptoms were ever diagnosed. Here at Mayo Connect, we are all patients, like yourself, and while we can't make diagnoses, we can share our experiences. In that context, please share with us as you are comfortable doing so, a little more information: how long have you had this discomfort? Is the level of pain the same or are there times when it gets worse?

We look forward to getting to know you and supporting and encouraging you as you seek answers for your health concerns.

Teresa

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pagray24 | @pagray24 | Jan 2, 2018

Hi All,
I wrote previously under chronic pain and endocrinology. I started with sharp LUQ (under the ribs and sternum) pain November 2012. Acute onset and been there for 5.2 years now.

Very similar story. Test after test 'unremarkable'. Passed from one specialist to the next and so on. Too many dx in my records to write, but no definitive diagnosis.

There just has to be something to this. Too many of us suffering. I keep researching hoping to find that one MD or research lab that has noticed this trend.

Is there some way we can all work together to draw more attention to this crazy abdominal pain alien? (I call him 'Al'.)

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Nanny23 | @nanny23 | Jan 3, 2018

I have this stomach pain constantly. Nothing helps it. I’ve had ulcers colon polyps Barrett’s esophagus diagnosed. Only thing healed was ulcers but pain is with me constantly I definitely sympathize with you.

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Sacrifice2121 | @sacrifice2121 | Feb 7, 2018

Have you have had a ACTH test, I had chronic abdominal and chest pain, fatigue, muscle weakness for years and saw so many Dr. I went to a mayo clinic last year and finally a Dr ran a ACTH test on me and discovered I have a cortisol deficiency. I am on Hydrocortisone and It’s changed my life. Before going to Mayo I was at Stanford and UCSF no one thought to run the test. When my cortisol is low or my body unbalanced because of the cortisol I get the sever abdominal pain until it gets balanced again. Prayers with you !!

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