Stomach pain for many years Posted: 06-10-08 13:12pm
Hi. I am 24 years old. Started having
severe sharp pains in my stomach when i
was 16. I would be doubled over in extreme
pain. They tested my gallbladder, nothing.
So diagnosed me with IBS and anxiety. Fast
forward to present. I am still having
pains. They can last anywhere to several
hours (rarely) to 12-48 hours (most
common), Ive had them last for several
days. The pain is in my stomach, kind of
hard to pinpoint but it is not just on my
right side. It is my entire upper abdomen
and radiates through to my back (left,
right, middle, lower). I occasionally have
bouts of severe vomitting, yellow in
color, associated with my pain which
usually lasts all day also. Nausea and not
being able to eat is always a problem when
having an attack. Last time I had an
attack I was sweating profusely and
freezing cold with no fever (97.6).
Certain foods, overeating (though not alot
but apparently so) seem to cause pain.
He has tried rantitdine, aciphex and now
prevacid all have not helped stop the pain
or being able to eat.
My doctor is again exploring my
gallbladder. I had the ultrasound done and
he stated that it was severely contracted
even though I fasted 12 hours before the
test. They want me to have a HIDA scan
done. Im starting to doubt me gallbladder
now.
Last night I found out the H. Pylori can
cause ulcers. When I was pregnant with my
second child (she's 2) my OB told me I had
H. Pylori, never been treated for it. They
made it sound like some people have it
some dont no big deal so I just forgot
about it. So I researched it and it came
up it causes ulcers. I believe I have what
sounds like gastric ulcers along with
penetration. It matches all of my
symptoms.
I am a self pay patient and would like the
correct treatment and tests done the first
go round. I do not want any unnecessary
test done to further me in debt but would
really like to know what is going on with
me as it is severely effecting my daily
life. Please give me some insight as to
what you think might be going on with me.
If you have stomach pains for so long and
tested positive for Helicobacter pillory
you can request upper endoscopy
(gastroscopy) to exclude peptic ulcer of
the stomach or duodenum. People who are
positive to Helicobacter pillory and have
symptoms should take therapy for
eradication of the bacteria.
HIDA-scan is used to estimate the function
of the gallbladder. Some functional
disorders of the gallbladder, that can be
diagnosed only with HIDA-scan, can cause
pains similar to yours.