Hello Everyone.
Looks like a great support group, so happy to have found it.
I'm 44, male. I've had abdominal pain on and off for about 6 years - lasts 6 months or so and then nothing for 12 months. In January it came back again and I've have pretty much had it since.
In February after an ultrasound I diagnosed as having a small (5mm) umbilical hernia, not strangulated and doc said I could either have it repaired or "wait and see". Since then, I have done nothing about that, so don't think my symptoms are related, although I do believe the hernia was caused by internal bloating.
I've been on gluten free (paleo) diet for about 18 months. My symptoms are as follows:
- Lower right quadrant burning sensation, mostly permanent.
- There is pain when I press on my belly on the LRQ area. However, this pain seems to be relieved when massaged. I hear squeaking/gurgling when this happens.
- When there is no pain on the LRQ, then it is to the left of my bellybutton.
- If I press deeply into my left side hip (descending colon) there is sometimes pain (sharp).
- Pressing deep into pelvic area also sometimes produced deep pain.
- A couple times a month I get a nice sharp pain (seconds) in center groin before passing morning stool.
- I am not constipated and pass 1-2 stool effortlessly per day.
- stools are mostly undigested, but formed.
- no fever, great appetit, but depressed as this is frustrating.
I was in ER 6 weeks ago after doc though I had possible abdominal aortic aneurysm. They did blood work and ultrasound and found nothing. 2 weeks ago my doc tested me FOBT and H Pylori and the FOBT was negative, but the H Pylori was positive. Next step is to see GI, but need to wait 4 weeks...
I've been taking a heap of natural meds to combat H Pylori, but after 2 weeks I have had slight relief.
I'm not looking for a medical diagnosis, but I suppose I'd like any thoughts as to what may be going on. I am trying to schedule for a dynamic stool test through Metametrix. I've also had thoughts about checking back into ER to insist on CT or U/S just to make sure nothing else is going on.
Cheers and thanks in advance.
Quentin.
Looks like a great support group, so happy to have found it.
I'm 44, male. I've had abdominal pain on and off for about 6 years - lasts 6 months or so and then nothing for 12 months. In January it came back again and I've have pretty much had it since.
In February after an ultrasound I diagnosed as having a small (5mm) umbilical hernia, not strangulated and doc said I could either have it repaired or "wait and see". Since then, I have done nothing about that, so don't think my symptoms are related, although I do believe the hernia was caused by internal bloating.
I've been on gluten free (paleo) diet for about 18 months. My symptoms are as follows:
- Lower right quadrant burning sensation, mostly permanent.
- There is pain when I press on my belly on the LRQ area. However, this pain seems to be relieved when massaged. I hear squeaking/gurgling when this happens.
- When there is no pain on the LRQ, then it is to the left of my bellybutton.
- If I press deeply into my left side hip (descending colon) there is sometimes pain (sharp).
- Pressing deep into pelvic area also sometimes produced deep pain.
- A couple times a month I get a nice sharp pain (seconds) in center groin before passing morning stool.
- I am not constipated and pass 1-2 stool effortlessly per day.
- stools are mostly undigested, but formed.
- no fever, great appetit, but depressed as this is frustrating.
I was in ER 6 weeks ago after doc though I had possible abdominal aortic aneurysm. They did blood work and ultrasound and found nothing. 2 weeks ago my doc tested me FOBT and H Pylori and the FOBT was negative, but the H Pylori was positive. Next step is to see GI, but need to wait 4 weeks...
I've been taking a heap of natural meds to combat H Pylori, but after 2 weeks I have had slight relief.
I'm not looking for a medical diagnosis, but I suppose I'd like any thoughts as to what may be going on. I am trying to schedule for a dynamic stool test through Metametrix. I've also had thoughts about checking back into ER to insist on CT or U/S just to make sure nothing else is going on.
Cheers and thanks in advance.
Quentin.
