Hi. I'm new here and just thought I would ask if there is anyone out there who has had a similar experience as me.
I have had constant pain (like a gnawing pain and pressure pushing from the inside out) in the upper right quadrant of my abdomen for 5 months. (It is mainly in the soft area just under my ribs and a bit in the epigastric area too)
The pain is constant, it does not move to other areas and never goes away. It gets worse when I eat - anything. I cannot eat more than baout 4 oz w/out experiencing terrible pain. I have lost about 20+ pounds and counting...and I was small to begin with.
I do not have diarhhea or constipation or any bowel symptoms for that matter. Just pain all the time.
I have seen a tons of docs (2 GIs, Infectious disease, nephrologist, urologist, gynecologist) all in a desperate effort to discover the source of the pain.
I have had a battery of tests (CAT, Upper GI, HIDA scan, endoscopy (twice) and many blood/urine tests) and no one can figure out what is wrong w/ me. I am on elavil, which is not working for the pain.
Now my GI wants to put me on Zelnorm to see if I respond.
I know that this is a drug for IBS.
Is it possible to have IBS and only have abdominal pain as a symptom?
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks...
Edited by Tweety (11/18/03 12:57 PM)
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