I am an otherwise normal healthy 21 year
old male, no medications, I dont smoke, I
do drink on occaision in college. I
get exercise just about every day, and I
am in what would be considered very good
shape. I have had a troubling pain in
the lower left portion of my abdomen just
above the pelvic bone, that is vague and
stretches from what feels like my left
side or back to a point just behind my
belly button. I have actually felt the
pain for about a couple years now. It
is usually relieved by eating food.
Pressing firmly just below my waistline
and pushing inward on the lower left
portion of my waistline tends to remove
the pain. It is fairly constant but
tends to be relieved when I lay down as
well.
About a year ago I passed bright
red blood, about enough to slightly
moisten a tissue, but have since had no
similar occurrence. I tend to urinate
more frequently then my friends, but I am
not sure if I simply have a faster
metabolism or what. What would put
pressure on the bladder? Occaisionally
when I used the bathroom I have ribbon
like stools, but at other times this does
not happen at all.
Two more areas of concern; I
have a what feels like a twisted muscle in
my back, on the left side, just above my
lower back. I am not sure if this is
simply strain or an injured muscle, or it
is related to the above. Also, if I
push inward just to the left of my belly
button, I can feel a pulse. I know
that I am feeling my central aortic
artery, but is it normal to be able to
feel this pulse? I tend to think I am
a little young and healthy to have an
aortic aneurysm, but I am not sure. I
have to push fairly hard to feel it, so
that may be important to note.
One last thing, when I run I
occasionally feel a nagging pain my
stomach, similar to the same vague feeling
that I get when I am sitting.
Sometimes all symptoms are absent, and
again they are most aggravated when I am
sitting for a period of time.
So what do you think I am
dealing with? An ulcer, ibs, cancer,
an aneurysm ...Something else? Do your
worst, and please limit this to your best
diagnosis, no doctor referrals, I know I
should see one but I am not interested in
heading down a direction like that at this
time.
Thanks, dedicated.
(ask if you need any more symptoms or
descriptions)
