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Severe stomach pain
I have had several years of pain in my stomach and not sure what to do. i have had ibs, acid reflux, gastritis, internal hemorrhoids. A few months ago I had a slighly irregular Z line, mildly erythematous found in the antrum and nodules were found in the ascendingn colon.
I have taken xypaxin for pain but it no longer helps. I throw up daily and have diarrhea, I have headaches. My stomach cramps so badly that I can go anywhere because of the pain. What should I do?
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@edda Just a thought about this. Sounds to me like some sort of slowly progressing disease. I have LiteChain Amyloidosis, and it has grown so slowly that doctors have given up just waiting for it to do something. Most protein-related disorders act this way. Might have your doc order a SERUM FreeLite(C) Protein Assay and a 24hour urine protein assay. A sFLC figure above about 1.4 mg/dL, or a 24-hour above 0.5 G/Day are signs of trouble. It is quick and cheap. Have ARUP or Quant test them. Amyloidosis starts with a single atom at conception, and doubles every few hours, but usually only reaches noticeable stages at about the age of 50 or so.
Please look into Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome - Abdominal compressions!!
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 !!
I'm curious. Have they mentioned Irritable bowel syndrome or gastritis?
@daughter. Hi, I am Gary and a volunteer mentor and I have chronic pancreatitis which may start out localized, but can radiate into the back, other parts of the abdomen and is usually accompanied by nausea and vomiting. I have not been back through all of your posts, but have his pancreatic enzymes been checked at any time when his pain was severe. If it is pancreatitis, his amylase and lipase would be highly elevated if his pancreas has not exhausted itself. Mine no longer elevate because of fatigue and part of it has been removed. Smoking is an aggravating factor for P, but usually not a causative factor. Once you have chronic P, then lots of other things begin to cause pain and other issues in your abdomen. Well, I have exhausted my area of expertise, so I will leave you with those queries. Best of luck and keep coming back if you learn a little something, someone my be helpful along that path.
HI jan11442 nice to meet a fellow RN. Struggling for years with IBS?? In constant pain now...CT clear...so frustrating to still be on constant pain...my life is being sucked away..
I had chronic abdominal pain also for years. Every possible test done. Turns out I had MALS- Median arcuate ligament compressing the celiac artery- severe pain after meals especially. Had lap surgery to release ligament and needed a stent to keep artery open. There is a MALS group here also. Diagnosis by Doppler ultrasound and confirmed with CT angiogram.
Hi.. I've been struggling with unrelenting abdominal pain since a subtotal colectomy with colorectal anastamosis a little over two years ago for colon inertia. After the removal of my entire colon, I have struggled with intractable diarrhea, up to 20 bowel movements a day. I've also had stomach pain with absolutely everything I eat, some days worse than others, but always, always after I eat and sometimes when I drink. I don't know if this would help you with your IBS symptoms, but it is worth a shot. I have been to every physician imaginable and have every test imaginable and finally ended up at Mayo Clinic, first Rochester, then Jacksonville and my GI physician in Jacksonville has prescribed abdominal myofascial release therapy every day for 1 hour a day for 30 days. I have been going to therapy for about two weeks now and the pain has subsided TREMENDOUSLY. If I skip a day of therapy (the weekends), it starts to come back. My diarrhea isn't any better, and maybe worse as when the therapist does the therapy, she is loosening adhesions and fascia in the abdomen that has been moved, removed, put back in, from multiple abdominal surgeries and what she and my Mayo physician say "carrying stress in the abdomen/gut." You might see if you have a myofascial release specialist in your area. Mine is actually a massage therapist specifically trained in myofascial release. It has change my quality of life quite a bit, just in 2 weeks. Hope this helps. Leigh
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1 ReactionI saw a physician at the Jacksonville Mayo Clinic who uses acupuncture for gastroporesis. Dr. Ronald Reimer. You might give him a call and try this route. It seems to work very well for his gastropresis patients.
I'm not sure my discussion title is right, but it was all I could come up with. Here is the problem. For the past several months, I have experienced bowel movements only every two days. The problem is the consequences. About 30 - 45 minutes after the event, I start experiencing pain in the rectal area, aching and burning, and it gets worse with time. Ultimately, the ache moves to my lower abdomen as well. Often I simply have to go to lie down to deal with the discomfort. The pain continues for around 4 hours and then it just goes away -- at least it has so far (knock on wood!) -- and I'm able to function quite norrmally. I have been prescribed neurontin (one in morning and one in evening) and norco as needed (I try to avoid taking this), but nothing seems to be a great success in dealing with the pain. I do take a stool softener each evening but I'm not sure what impact it has. I did go to a GI doctor who did a colonoscopy and found nothing and put me on a gluten-free, lactose-free diet. I have fudged the gluten and lactose from time to time as an experiment and I have seen absolutely no impact on my symptoms. So my questions are: any idea what my problem is and what sort of a doctor should I visit next? Anyone's thoughts greatly appreciated.