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[colchar]

I've been up for two hours dealing with another episode of this abdominal pain. Ugh. I haven't done any follow up after seeing the GI surgeon, who told me he doesn't think it's a gallbladder issue. Nothing like another episode in the middle of the night to provide some motivation.

I'm also curious about this stomach pain, care to give a more detailed description? I had a bad stomach problem for a few years that they never could diagnose. Thankfully, I haven't had an attack in about two years now though so hopefully I'll never have one again.

[DukeUsul]

It happens late at night after midnight. Last night it started up around 2am. It's starts as a dull ache in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage. It gets stronger and "bigger" and seems to skew a bit to the right side of my abdomen. It's not sharply localized, but spread over a bit of an area. It lasts a couple hours and then fades. Antacids don't help. I've been taking Zantac daily for a while, and it doesn't help. Tylenol doesn't seem to help. There's no associated gas or distension - no "GI-related activities" seem to relieve it.

I thought it might be an inflamed gallbladder. I had it ultrasounded a couple months ago and it turns out I do have a gall stone. But there is no blockage, inflammation or thickening of the walls which would be the kinds of things that would cause pain. I talked with my GP and a GI surgeon about these symptoms, and neither are convinced it's gallbladder pain.

The other things it could be are GERD, an ulcer, or other problems with my liver, pancreas or other stuff in the area. I was hoping that going on routine Zantac a few weeks ago might help it (thinking it was acid reflux or an ulcer that needed to heal) but last night tells me that's not working quite yet.

My plan is to call a GI specialist and see what he/she says. An upper endoscopy is probably in order.

It sounds different from bjornolf's issue, in that it's much higher in the abdomen.

[colchar]

It happens late at night after midnight. Last night it started up around 2am. It's starts as a dull ache in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage. It gets stronger and "bigger" and seems to skew a bit to the right side of my abdomen. It's not sharply localized, but spread over a bit of an area. It lasts a couple hours and then fades. Antacids don't help. I've been taking Zantac daily for a while, and it doesn't help. Tylenol doesn't seem to help. There's no associated gas or distension - no "GI-related activities" seem to relieve it.

I thought it might be an inflamed gallbladder. I had it ultrasounded a couple months ago and it turns out I do have a gall stone. But there is no blockage, inflammation or thickening of the walls which would be the kinds of things that would cause pain. I talked with my GP and a GI surgeon about these symptoms, and neither are convinced it's gallbladder pain.

The other things it could be are GERD, an ulcer, or other problems with my liver, pancreas or other stuff in the area. I was hoping that going on routine Zantac a few weeks ago might help it (thinking it was acid reflux or an ulcer that needed to heal) but last night tells me that's not working quite yet.

My plan is to call a GI specialist and see what he/she says. An upper endoscopy is probably in order.

It sounds different from bjornolf's issue, in that it's much higher in the abdomen.

Does the pain seem to come in waves? In other words, is it intense only to seem to recede a tiny bit and then become intense again (these 'waves' can vary a great deal in length)?

What you are describing sounds eerily similar to what I had. Have you ever hicupped (not exactly a hiccup but close enough and same idea) and gotten a sharp pain in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage (this is a poor description but it is the best I've got right now)? Mine felt like that pain but it came in waves and those waves could last from an hour to a couple of days. I suffered from this for a few years and it was never diagnosed to my satisfaction (the best diagnosis I was given was a spasm) but, as I said, I haven't had an attack in about two years now. Hopefully I never ever ever have one again - I can handle a lot of pain (broken bones are nothing to me) but this stomach pain damned near reduced me to tears on countless occasions as it is probably the worst pain I have ever felt.

[DukeUsul]

It happens late at night after midnight. Last night it started up around 2am. It's starts as a dull ache in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage. It gets stronger and "bigger" and seems to skew a bit to the right side of my abdomen. It's not sharply localized, but spread over a bit of an area. It lasts a couple hours and then fades. Antacids don't help. I've been taking Zantac daily for a while, and it doesn't help. Tylenol doesn't seem to help. There's no associated gas or distension - no "GI-related activities" seem to relieve it.

I thought it might be an inflamed gallbladder. I had it ultrasounded a couple months ago and it turns out I do have a gall stone. But there is no blockage, inflammation or thickening of the walls which would be the kinds of things that would cause pain. I talked with my GP and a GI surgeon about these symptoms, and neither are convinced it's gallbladder pain.

The other things it could be are GERD, an ulcer, or other problems with my liver, pancreas or other stuff in the area. I was hoping that going on routine Zantac a few weeks ago might help it (thinking it was acid reflux or an ulcer that needed to heal) but last night tells me that's not working quite yet.

My plan is to call a GI specialist and see what he/she says. An upper endoscopy is probably in order.

It sounds different from bjornolf's issue, in that it's much higher in the abdomen.

Does the pain seem to come in waves? In other words, is it intense only to seem to recede a tiny bit and then become intense again (these 'waves' can vary a great deal in length)?

What you are describing sounds eerily similar to what I had. Have you ever hicupped (not exactly a hiccup but close enough and same idea) and gotten a sharp pain in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage (this is a poor description but it is the best I've got right now)? Mine felt like that pain but it came in waves and those waves could last from an hour to a couple of days. I suffered from this for a few years and it was never diagnosed to my satisfaction (the best diagnosis I was given was a spasm) but, as I said, I haven't had an attack in about two years now. Hopefully I never ever ever have one again - I can handle a lot of pain (broken bones are nothing to me) but this stomach pain damned near reduced me to tears on countless occasions as it is probably the worst pain I have ever felt.

No it's not waves. It's a steady ache that slowly builds to a peak and then slowly recedes over a couple-few hours. Things like hiccuping, rolling over, adjusting my position, etc. do not seem to affect it.

[colchar]

It happens late at night after midnight. Last night it started up around 2am. It's starts as a dull ache in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage. It gets stronger and "bigger" and seems to skew a bit to the right side of my abdomen. It's not sharply localized, but spread over a bit of an area. It lasts a couple hours and then fades. Antacids don't help. I've been taking Zantac daily for a while, and it doesn't help. Tylenol doesn't seem to help. There's no associated gas or distension - no "GI-related activities" seem to relieve it.

I thought it might be an inflamed gallbladder. I had it ultrasounded a couple months ago and it turns out I do have a gall stone. But there is no blockage, inflammation or thickening of the walls which would be the kinds of things that would cause pain. I talked with my GP and a GI surgeon about these symptoms, and neither are convinced it's gallbladder pain.

The other things it could be are GERD, an ulcer, or other problems with my liver, pancreas or other stuff in the area. I was hoping that going on routine Zantac a few weeks ago might help it (thinking it was acid reflux or an ulcer that needed to heal) but last night tells me that's not working quite yet.

My plan is to call a GI specialist and see what he/she says. An upper endoscopy is probably in order.

It sounds different from bjornolf's issue, in that it's much higher in the abdomen.

Does the pain seem to come in waves? In other words, is it intense only to seem to recede a tiny bit and then become intense again (these 'waves' can vary a great deal in length)?

What you are describing sounds eerily similar to what I had. Have you ever hicupped (not exactly a hiccup but close enough and same idea) and gotten a sharp pain in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage (this is a poor description but it is the best I've got right now)? Mine felt like that pain but it came in waves and those waves could last from an hour to a couple of days. I suffered from this for a few years and it was never diagnosed to my satisfaction (the best diagnosis I was given was a spasm) but, as I said, I haven't had an attack in about two years now. Hopefully I never ever ever have one again - I can handle a lot of pain (broken bones are nothing to me) but this stomach pain damned near reduced me to tears on countless occasions as it is probably the worst pain I have ever felt.

No it's not waves. It's a steady ache that slowly builds to a peak and then slowly recedes over a couple-few hours. Things like hiccuping, rolling over, adjusting my position, etc. do not seem to affect it.

'Waves' was a poor term to use in describing it. Your description is essentially what I was getting at.

[bjornolf]

It happens late at night after midnight. Last night it started up around 2am. It's starts as a dull ache in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage. It gets stronger and "bigger" and seems to skew a bit to the right side of my abdomen. It's not sharply localized, but spread over a bit of an area. It lasts a couple hours and then fades. Antacids don't help. I've been taking Zantac daily for a while, and it doesn't help. Tylenol doesn't seem to help. There's no associated gas or distension - no "GI-related activities" seem to relieve it.

I thought it might be an inflamed gallbladder. I had it ultrasounded a couple months ago and it turns out I do have a gall stone. But there is no blockage, inflammation or thickening of the walls which would be the kinds of things that would cause pain. I talked with my GP and a GI surgeon about these symptoms, and neither are convinced it's gallbladder pain.

The other things it could be are GERD, an ulcer, or other problems with my liver, pancreas or other stuff in the area. I was hoping that going on routine Zantac a few weeks ago might help it (thinking it was acid reflux or an ulcer that needed to heal) but last night tells me that's not working quite yet.

My plan is to call a GI specialist and see what he/she says. An upper endoscopy is probably in order.

It sounds different from bjornolf's issue, in that it's much higher in the abdomen.

Does the pain seem to come in waves? In other words, is it intense only to seem to recede a tiny bit and then become intense again (these 'waves' can vary a great deal in length)?

What you are describing sounds eerily similar to what I had. Have you ever hicupped (not exactly a hiccup but close enough and same idea) and gotten a sharp pain in the upper abdomen, right under the ribcage (this is a poor description but it is the best I've got right now)? Mine felt like that pain but it came in waves and those waves could last from an hour to a couple of days. I suffered from this for a few years and it was never diagnosed to my satisfaction (the best diagnosis I was given was a spasm) but, as I said, I haven't had an attack in about two years now. Hopefully I never ever ever have one again - I can handle a lot of pain (broken bones are nothing to me) but this stomach pain damned near reduced me to tears on countless occasions as it is probably the worst pain I have ever felt.

No it's not waves. It's a steady ache that slowly builds to a peak and then slowly recedes over a couple-few hours. Things like hiccuping, rolling over, adjusting my position, etc. do not seem to affect it.

My mom and dad had GERD issues. The ONLY thing that cured them 100% was Nexium. They never had a problem after they went on Nexium. Gaviscon and Zantac didn't do crap for them. You might wanna look into that.

If your pain is right under the rib cage, I wonder if it's related to your diaphragm instead of your GI tract?

[colchar]

My mom and dad had GERD issues. The ONLY thing that cured them 100% was Nexium. They never had a problem after they went on Nexium. Gaviscon and Zantac didn't do crap for them. You might wanna look into that.

If your pain is right under the rib cage, I wonder if it's related to your diaphragm instead of your GI tract?

I've heard good stuff about Nexium but, unfortunately, it didn't work for me when I was on it.

[ArkieDukie]

vibes to a cure for the abdominal pains!

[ArkieDukie]

I only have 27 reputation points OY.

[lawgrad91]

We just got home with a bouncing baby 2010 MINI Cooper in British Racing Green. Miraculously, after days of cleaning the garage, there is just enough room. Tentatively it's name is Winston. After Mr. Churchill.

[lawgrad91]

I only have 27 reputation points OY.

AD, I tried to approve your message about the BBQ place, but apparently I need to point whore some other people. It won't let me give reputation points to anyone here.

[TillyGalore]

We just got home with a bouncing baby 2010 MINI Cooper in British Racing Green. Miraculously, after days of cleaning the garage, there is just enough room. Tentatively it's name is Winston. After Mr. Churchill.

Congratulations!

[lawgrad91]

We just got home with a bouncing baby 2010 MINI Cooper in British Racing Green. Miraculously, after days of cleaning the garage, there is just enough room. Tentatively it's name is Winston. After Mr. Churchill.

Congratulations!

Pics tomorrow!

[YmoBeThere]

Nice!

[ArkieDukie]

I only have 27 reputation points OY.

AD, I tried to approve your message about the BBQ place, but apparently I need to point whore some other people. It won't let me give reputation points to anyone here.

I'm having the same problem.

[devildeac]

Quite a crowd here at 11PM EST. A whole 6 pack

In total there are 6 users online :: 6 registered, 0 hidden and 0 guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes)

Registered users: ArkieDukie, captmojo, devildeac, DUKEBLUE252, mph, YmoBeThere

And none of my stalkers, err, guests, have arrived yet.

[captmojo]

Registered users: ArkieDukie, captmojo, devildeac, DUKEBLUE252, mph, YmoBeThere

And none of my stalkers, err, guests, have arrived yet.

I was looking for them.

[ArkieDukie]

Only a matter of time, devildeac. Only a matter of time.

[captmojo]

I'm gonna gotta go. Too much shit going on around here tomorrow.

[colchar]

There is a stalker here now.