Persistent Right side pain and no explanation
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I'm a 31 year old male. For almost three years now, I have been experiencing a mysterious right side pain, directly under my ribs. I have been to the doctor countless time and had what feels like every test under the sun. Multiple abdominal ultrasounds, chest CT scan and xrays, abdominal CT scan with contrast, Echocardiogram, EKGs, Endoscopy, and spinal MRI. All bloodwork comes back normal, except for slightly elevated bilirubin (had this all my life). Lately I have what feels like a CONSTANT rumbling/gurgling in that area.
I am at my whit’s end- nobody can seem to explain what it is. I am told it’s anxiety or IBS, but it’s impossible to believe that either of those can possibly cause this level of misery. Anxiety has caused other symptoms in my past but nothing like this. Has anyone dealt with anything like this?
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Severe abdominal pain
Pain that may extend beneath the right shoulder blade or to the back
Pain that worsens after eating a meal, particularly fatty or greasy foods
Pain that feels dull, sharp, or crampy
Pain that increases when you breathe in deeply
Chest pain
Heartburn, indigestion, and excessive gas
A feeling of fullness in the abdomen
Vomiting, nausea, fever
Shaking with chills
Tenderness in the abdomen, particularly the right upper quadrant
Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
Stools of an unusual color (often lighter, like clay)
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I have the same pain its awful had it for a year now! Recently had my gallbladder removed but the pain has gotten worse all in my right side & round my back :-(
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I have the same issues. I've had 3 colonoscopies in the past year. Blood work for my organs that are all normal. All types of ex-rays too. The difference for my situation from everyone is that pain shifts from right side to the left and majority of pain stays on the left side. I have been diagnosed with "a form of" IBS. Because I don't have the diarrhea portion as symptomatic of IBS. I have the constant pain that resonates from the lower left side under my ribs to my back. All they can do is prescribe me pain pills for testing shows no physical evidence of damage. I am miserable all day long and I cannot take the meds during the day because they make me sleepy. Nausea is a constant too. Can anyone recommend anything?
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No official diagnosis yet. I am being treated for IBS too. I had e-coli in my small intestine but they told me it's gone. What's interesting to note is when they gave me Xifaxan to treat the IBS the pain in my side felt better. I did test my theory again. Whenever I felt extreme pain I took a Xifaxan pill and the pain subsided. I am thinking that our pain may be intestinal or viral related. I've had several colonoscopies with no real abnormalities so until the medical field of science discovers something more concrete we just have to document our pain in relation to how we eat or drink or live.