Abdominal pain, bloating, and rapid weight gain- NOT PMS!

My pain level sounds about as bad as yours and not the others. It started only two weeks ago. My doctor has ruled our pregnancy and urinary tract infections. Now they are going for blood work and an ultra sound.

I've gained 11 pounds and none of my clothes fit. I can't wear anything tight around my waist or abdomen. Even my ribs are tender and sore. All the weight I've gained is around my waist. I haven't gained any where else either. I look about 5 months pregnant.

Though, if I can lay on my sides all my symptoms clear up. Laying on my back or sitting makes things worse.

I'll keep you posted on what I find out.

the symptoms sound like it could be ovarian cancer, especially if the bloating and pain isn't going away....i would get it checked out by the doctor....

I too have had sudden swelling, tenderness, and pain that all started in my uterus and ovaries. It moved up my body and no includes everything up to my heart.  I went to the doctor.  I've seen a couple of specialists.  I'm rather frustrated, but then I live in a rural area and am beginning to question the medical system we have out here.

After 21 vials of blood, 3 x-rays, 2 ultrasounds, 2 CT Scans, and endoscopy, and a colonoscopy, I've learned a lot of what I don't have and that a lot of doctors just like to give tests.

 

I have a 3 cm cyst on one of my ovaries, but I'm being told that isn't causing the issues. I really disagree, but at this point have no where to go except to try to find a doctor out of my area who can help me.  The ob/gyn is blaming my hurting ovaries, swollen breasts, and dagger stabbing pains on gastritis and a hiatal hernia (where the stomach breeches the diaphram and enters the esophagus.  At this point I've been told to take Tums and Tylenol and wait two weeks. If that doesn't help the gastritis then they will up me to prescription meds. As for the cyst, I've been told that unless it gets worse over the next two months or so, they aren't going to do anything.

Meanwhile, I can't wear my clothes.  I've had to give up all my bras and buy bras that have no wires (so I can be uncomfortable instead of tortured).

 

This is all so very frustrating, but at least they've ruled out cancer.

I relate to what you wrote. I too at least can say: "Ruled out cancer" but all the tests ive had yield nothing and Im in the BIG CITY w top care. HAve an MRI. Please let me know.

Don't stop until you get a hyda scan of gallbladder. Do you feel a funny burning weird feeling under your
right upper rib cage ? Wife had hers removed and her symptoms seem to be gone.

You should google "adenomyosis". A lot of your symptoms sound similar.

Hello ladies!  I could use some help. I'm 49 years old and had a hysterectomy in October 2010.  After several months I started to feel great....I started running again and felt better than ever. 

That all changed in  In June of 2012, I started to feel very fatigued, out of breath easily and my stomach got very distended.  I look like I'm about 7 months pregnant.  My eating hasn't changed but in the last 8 months, I've put on over 20 lbs.

After seeing 3 different Doctor's (including a Doctor that told me I had Ovarian cancer), they still don't know what the problem is.  The only thing they did find was a cyst on my left ovary but my Gynecologist doesn't think that that's the problem. 

Alot of the pain is more pressure in the bottom end and my back hurts to a point that I take a heating pad to work. The pain comes and goes but when it's bad, I can hardly walk.

By the afternoon, I feel like I'm getting the flu - I feel terrible and ache all over.  One of the most frustrating parts is having little to no energy.  It takes everything in me to get up in the morning, get dressed and go to work.

Hopefully, things turn around soon! 

 

Julie

 

 

 

I am just glad to feel not so alone. I have the SEVERE bloating, hard abdomen, pain, and I look pregnant. Clothes don't fit, etc.

GOing to pick up charcoal tablets tomorrow.I'm SO SO discouraged.  Just woke up with a craving for cereal .. Had one bowl and I feel as though I've eaten Thanksgiving dinner. :(((

Let us know about any relief ....

I found this site googling for belly button pain. I seem to gain 5lbs if I eat gluten/lactose overnight and lose it if I eat clean for a week. Im stupid and yoyo with this. Anyway I now have a bladder or kidney infection which the hospital gave me antibiotics for (they think its bladder whereas I had pain in the right side and a fever which google tells me is kidney?? Who knows..) Ive never had an infection before. I usually get stomach bloat quite severely from milk but day by day my stomach is getting bigger and bigger and harder and now this belly button pain. I look pregnant its so unattractive not to mention uncomfortable. Im going to the doctors tomorrow but not holding out.. changed my diet to zero wheat, lactose etc.. just eating egg whites, veg, coconut oil, almond milk, flax meal and supplements....

Well, I am now up to 33 vials of blood taken.

They have discovered a few things, but nothing the doctors say is causing the pain. They still don't think it is the 3 cm cyst causing the pain, so they are keeping their eye on it.

I did learn I had a huge Vitamin D deficiency. I asked if taking the 50,000 IUS a week for 4 weeks they are giving me would ease the pain, and the doctor said it wouldn't. But it did! After the first pill my breast pain was cut by 75% and my gut and abdomen pain by 50%.

I learned that as we age our body doesn't convert the suns rays to Vitamin D as effectively as it did when we were younger. This also tends to be more of a problem for people of northern European ancestry.

Once I'm done with my mega dosages, I am to go on 2,000 IUs a day of Vitamin D. Since you can get that over the counter, if you think what you have is similar to mine, it might be worth a try. You can also get a doctor to do the blood test to see if you are low on Vitamin D.

I have also managed to lose 9 of the 11 pounds I have gained from all of this. I have been exercising more to try to accomplish this (20-30 more minutes a day).

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I have this past weekend. You may have an ovarian cyst rupture. I had to be admitted into the ER. I know have to go see my primary care and discuss future ovarian treatment.

I have this past weekend. You may have an ovarian cyst rupture. I had to be admitted into the ER. I know have to go see my primary care and discuss future ovarian treatment.

Hello ... I have the same problem. Although I am 58, I still have my ovaries, but no uterus, had that taken out yrs ago. I can't hardly zip and can't button my pants anymore! I was thinking maybe it is menopause related, but after reading so many like me, I doubt it. I do h ave an ovarian cyst for a yr and a half so far, had 3 ultrasounds done and all they want to do is monitor it. Can't they give me a pill to dissolve it?? It is soooo aggrivating that I can't button my jeans! I did weigh 146 and now I have a hard time maintaining 150.

H-pylori might be the problem.