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Chronic Abdominal Pain | Normal Test Results
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 27 8:03pm | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
Exercise/stretching doesn’t impact it either. He lifts weights and walks regularly. Nothing seems to make it worse or better. The pain fluctuates in intensity. No genetic testing yet, but I think that may be the next step. We’ve spent thousands of dollars for each doctor to tell us there is “nothing wrong.”
One additional thing that may be unrelated is he tends to lose weight/muscle mass easily. If he doesn’t work out, he loses weight quickly (too bad it works the other way for the majority of us!)
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Yeah, that's difficult to know just how far you keep reaching and how much more money you want to invest.
How about stress, anxiety or fatigue? Do either bring on a flare of intensity? Does he have gut issues or IBS? Does he have any other symptoms or odd feelings anywhere else throughout his body? Sorry for the 1,000 questions, just trying to troubleshoot.
I'm wondering if it could be neurological. Has he ever had surgery or experienced a traumatic event? Sometimes such things can cause an upregulation of the central nervous system resulting in a process called Central Sensitization Syndrome. CSS can be symptomatic in one area or several causing muscle, joint, bone or nerve pain and sensory issues. It might be worth exploring.