Chronic Pressure/Ache Lower Right Abdomen
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Alright. I'll keep this as brief as possible because I know there are a lot of these posts out there. I'm diagnosed with anxiety. Doctor has told me forever my GI issues are just IBS due to anxiety. So much so, they did an abdominal CT scan with contrast in December of 2017 just to prove to me I was fine. It was all normal, however I did have a small umbilical hernia containing fat. Blood work has all been normal for the past couple years. I have pretty much just ignored (or at least tried) my GI symptoms for as long as possible.
Recently, about 2-3 months ago I realized a painful dull pressure under my belt as I sat at my desk on the lower right side. It's different than anything I've felt up until now. I have gained some weight so chalked it up to my belt being a little tight and causing discomfort/pressure as a result. Ever since that pain has remained. Every day at work consistent pressure/dull ache on the lower right side under my belt as I sit at my desk. When I get home and get in more comfortable clothes it settles down some, but I still feel this pressure. Sometimes sharp around my navel, but mostly localized to around where my belt sits. I do feel something in my fat layer that feels like a lymph node or something but it's a mobile round jellybean like mass.
Anyway, I went to doctor 2 weeks ago and after a physical exam was reassured there is no lump or physical palpable mass or abnormality that she was concerned with... she didn't even feel the lymph node like bump I was mentioning. Nonetheless, she ordered an abdominal ultrasound for peace of mind.
That happens Friday. Long short, I'm incredibly nervous. I always have wacky bowel habits... no blood or anything, but diarrhea is a fairly normal occurrence.
I have a 5 month old daughter and I'm 30 and I just can't imagine being diagnosed with something sinister... but nothing I find online describes my symptoms. I don't think it's a hernia, or appendicitis or IBD... but I feel it's something.
I read colon cancer doesn't typically cause pain unless it's far along, but I'm 30 and I don't have a family history... I really just hope that's not it.
Can IBS really just sit in one location (lower right quadrant) for months on end without letting up?
If it's all clear at ultrasound Friday then what?
I can't even think about anything else. I pretty much slept all weekend because sleeping is pretty much the only time I don't feel it.
It doesn't really hurt it just feels like constant pressure. Sometimes it hurts and sometimes it radiates to my navel, but again, typically just unrelenting dull pressure.
Anyone dealt with this? What was it?
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pippa58442 colinondrums
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It sounds like it could be IBS which can cause pain to shift about your abdomen Sometimes the pain can focus on one particular area but everyone is different. I had daily, constant generalized abdominal pain for three a half months when my IBS started. Don't worry if your ultrasound is clear; that is a good sign. When everything else is ruled out, IBS can be diagnosed.
sam90321 colinondrums
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it sure can, it can go anywhere, mines radiates from low right side close to my belly button then ill get a lot of trapped gas
sam18386 colinondrums
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hi colinondr, i have had ibs misdiagnosed for years, to my mind this doesn't really sound like ibs, i used to get (and still do get) pain under my belly button, across the LEFT hand side and under the LEFT hand side ribs too. the right hand side? pain in one place? check about grumbling appendix, or problems with your organs on the right hand side. did you sneeze at some point, pull it, cough etc, it could be physical. your doctor will say it's nothing - it costs nothing then. put your foot down and insist they do something. don't leave this you need to put your mind at rest. all of us do it! i wish you luck - hopefully you'll get some sort of answer and even if it is IBS, there's an answer!