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I have some rather odd symptoms. Can anyone tell me what it is?

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danny96618
danny96618

Hi,

I've been the doctors numerous times and they have told me it sounds like IBS, but I am not convinced. I have the following symptoms:

  • Nausea
  • Feel like ive done 1000 situps, stomach feels tight and uncomfortable
  • Aching under my left armpit, left lower back and left side of my ribs (bottom)
  • Minor headache

These symptoms come and go and I have the nausea even if I haven't ate such as when I wake up.

On Sunday morning (early hours ~ roughly 5-6am) I had pins and needles all down my left arm and left leg. I managed to get some sleep for about an hour, but when I woke I still had it. I then managed to sleep again for about 5hrs and no longer had the pins and needles.

My stools are not always diarrhea like and can be solid. I am also never really constipated.

Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

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  • sam18386
    sam18386 danny96618

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    it sounds like a couple of things. the pins and needles is a different thing to the bowel difficulty, which is different to the armpit pain? that you need to check with your doctors, speak to someone about this and see what is going on. all the rest sounds like IBS type symptoms, or food intolerance of some description, have you seen a dietitian, had a scan or anything like that? ask for more investigations and like you've done on here write everything down. don't let doctors fob you off, i turned out to have coeliac disease only after changing doctors surgery. good luck keep pushing you may get the truth some day.

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