I am undiagnosed as yet, but I am wondering if pain in the terminal ileum can mimic ovary pain? My symptoms came on very suddenly one afternoon in July. I was fine in the morning, and was hit by terrible cramps and watery diarrhea that lasted 6 weeks. I did every possible stool test, blood work, and was screened for colon cancer (i’m 40)... all of those tests came back normal. After 6 weeks, my symptoms went away for a month or two. Now they are back. I’m terrified that i’m Dying. My doctor is convinced it’s a GI issue. I’m terrified that it’s cancer that they just haven’t found yet. I’ve had digestive issues on and off since my 20’s, but the diarrhea has never been so severe. At its worst, I could barely make it out of bed to the toilet in the morning without having an accident. It’s not that bad right now, but i’m Scared i’m Headed that way!!! I feel like i’m Too old for it to be Crohns...Any thoughts?? My pain is located very low down on the right side mostly, although I do get pain pretty much everywhere in my abdomen at times. But the pain on the right is a dull, nagging pain. Not super intense, but almost always there.
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Pain Question
- Thread starter Ldncrad
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The pain you describe, in addition to the diarrhea, can definitely indicate crohn’s or ulcerative colitis. Pain is generally felt where the intestines are inflamed, and if you had no imaging done (colonoscopy, endoscopy, CTE, MRE) then it could be intestinal inflammation caused by crohn’s or colitis. Many people with crohn’s have normal blood work (they would look to see if your CRP (C-Reactive Protein) and ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) are raised (mine are only if I’m flaring badly). Try not to worry about possibilities but definitely see a GI and have imaging and blood work done. They should also test you for possible anemia and vitamin deficiencies since with intestinal inflammation your intestines can’t absorb nutrients properly. Pain is definitely a indicator that something is wrong. I hope you are seeing a GI soon.