I,m 37 male, average build..
Ive been having pains in my right upper
abonem for 4 weeks,(about 3cm's to the
right and 3cm below the belly button area)
Altho sometimes the pain can move to the
far right side. The pain got so bad i was
taken into hospital on two occasions. At
first i was told it could be acute
appendicitis, I had water & blod
samples done, then i had an Exray taken
followed by a Xray where they injected dye
into my system and took more exrays, then
on the 2nd time they did me a ultra sound
examination. All three exams came out ok
& nothing looked out of the
ordinary,according to the doctors. I am
now booked in for a camera (up the rear
end!) but i am at a loss to what could be
causing this pain. I dont have any fever,
my appetite is as good as it always is, my
stools (if thats the correct word for em)
are slightly harder than normal &
slightly darker but not too much
differance & i,m regular. I have been
taking ibuprofen which i am now told can
have bad effects on this area!! i,ve took
ibuprofen for months , even during
drinking of alcohol regularly (weekend
binges) which i have read can cause
problems ! (i,m not a heavy drink, just 5
or 6 pints two nihts a week) but i was
using ibuprofen as i get headaches when
i,m out (bad eyesight) or for the
occasional hangover..
I have also noticed for the last few
months a bloatedness of the belly area,
especially before and after a meal or
whilst drinking ...
The docs are at a loss, but my pain still
gets severe at times and other times its
bareable but is still there, My abdonem is
very tender to touch & i find it
difficult to get in confy possitions,
worst is when i am travelling in cars as
this agitakes it more. I have read this is
all symptons of the appendix but my scan
says otherwised !
I was hoping someone could shed more light
onto this as it is worrying me half to
death wondering what could be causing the
pain, are these exams accurate or should i
worry incase my appendix bursts or
something else to that matter ????
any help would be appreciated ...
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Hi Posted: 01-27-08 17:07pm
Just found htis post..............What did
the endoscopy and colonoscopy reveal? I
had similar symptoms last year..... Had
all the same test performed! I had
Gastritis. Hope you feeling better. So
sorry no one answered your post and its
taken me so long to even see it
here.....Just wanted you to know I at
least am here to say Hi and Welcome to
eHealth. If you get this, please respond
back so I will know you are ok!