i know this is an old posting but i've had this pain for 5 years on the doc pain scale its a constant 8-10, they did all the tests and then told me the only thing they could do now was a test where they make u fast and drink this stuff in gatorade, only flavors i was allergic to of course, then i scheduled the test and asked exactly what they would do they said the stuff i would drink would make me have to poop, ALOT, and that i would have to hold it and come in to the hospital after i was full, then i would have some camera put into me thru my bum, and then after i would have to go into a special bathroom with a camera in the toilet and a 2 way mirror, where they would then watch me go number 2, i then responded cancel the appointment ill deal with my pain.... but honestly does the testing really have to go that far, honestly i from ages 7-15 i never pooped more then once a month maybe 2 times, im sure its cause im impacted but they said no, this pain is too much though, honestly i had to go on medical marijuana for the pain to just go down to a constant 5, maybe one day they will find a reason for it ....... hopefully.......
hi how are u now i feel the same way as urs
Mine is the same, comes mostly in the evening. Doesn't seem to be affected by anything I eat, exercise, nothing. Did you ever work out what it is?
hey its most likely IBS because i have the same :)
I know this is old but I'm 13 and I have had this for about a 10 months or more.When I first got it I also had bad constipation.. But when that went I still had the other pain, but it happened in flairs. We have been to the doctors many times and had blood tests, X-rays, ultrasounds breath tests, but nothing all the X-ray showed was constipation but as I said when that went i still experienced pain. Some of my symptoms are fatigue, GERD, pain around the belly area and a sharp pain sometimes near my left side bloating . I also get a pain I between the bottom area of my ribs. I have an appointment at the kids hospital soon and hopping they know what it is, we have already been to the doctor about 20 times a different hospital 2 times and nothing! I have been to a nutritionist and because some people thought I was "too skinny" but I wasn't I have never eaten that much (most the time)! Anyway she said my diet was fine. I have missed school from being is ain from this stupid thing so if the hospital says anything ill tell you people. Has anyone found out what they have/ had? Thank you..
I'm currently experiencing this pain. I woke up this morning and it was just there and it was so bad I had to come home from work after half an hour. The pain started out in my umblical region, mainly the most tender point was a few centimetres left of my belly button. After a couple hours it had sort of moved downwards undearneath my belly button. I lay down for about fifteen minutes and when I got up it was gone, and proceeding this I managed to pass stool. I've done a small amount of study in medicine and based on my knowledge I'd say it was because of my digestion. E.g not enough water, fibre, etc caused some form of blockage/or struggle in my intestines and my body was struggling to digest and move the stool. I should mention I managed about 750ml of water before I lay down, so I'd say this helped to break down any digestive struggles. Although it's been approximately four hours since the pain stopped, I'm now getting pain in my left back right next to my spine. I'm not sure if anyone else has felt this... But I'd figured I'd post this anyway as maybe some one is feeling the same symptoms. The area I'm now feeling pain in (left, back) is where the left kidney is situated. So kidney stones are another possibility, as they would have had the effects I was feeling this morning on my umbilical region. Definitely going to the doctor this afternoon or tomorrow if my symptoms haven't diminished.
I am also on Synthroid for underactive thyroid... have the same pain as everyone is describing. Had a ct scan but found nothing... Have reg bowel movements...not on pill or diabetes meds...but the thyroid is similiar.
I have started with this same pain today . I was recently put on meds for two weeks because they found that I have Overgrowth in the Small intestants. The Bacterial Overgrowth is common and was toldits the foods I have been eating that are causing me more pain. I have been on meds for almost two weeks so Im finishing them up now so it shouldnt be them. But we will see.. wish I didnt have a blah diet but I guess its for the best. Wishing you all luck ..
Sorry this post is long, but this may help some of you...
I have also had this issue since 2004...sadly with no diagnosis. My doctors did not believe me either and I stopped trying for a diagnosis. I have had all the tests and my Gallbladder removed during one trip to the ER for this. I have learned to just manage my pain as best as I can. Here are a few things I have found to be helpful:
Wearing fitting pants can cause this to flair up for me. Anything that places continuous pressure on the area (it generally falls right along the pant line for me, to the left of the belly button, sometimes slightly below) seems to cause this to hurt.
After dealing with this for a while, you begin to know when it is going to flair up. If you get up and walk around before the pain gets really bad, this will usually help it pass.
If you are too late and the pain is really bad, I found that lying on your right side, slightly curled, will alleviate some of the pain
I have also found that core training does help immensely in preventing this from occurring as much...strange, but it has really lowered the frequency of my occurrences. I think the stronger your core, the less strain from day to day pressure on the area.
Just for comparison purposes; I am Female, 32 years old
My theory is that we have an issue associated to our abdominal walls. Please read this excerpt from a site I have found through my research (just grab the title and search and you can check out the full article):
The Abdominal Wall: An Overlooked Source of Pain
SAUD SULEIMAN, M.D. and DAVID E. JOHNSTON, M.D.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Am Fam Physician. 2001 Aug 1;64(3):431-439.
When abdominal pain is chronic and unremitting, with minimal or no relationship to eating or bowel function but often a relationship to posture (i.e., lying, sitting, standing), the abdominal wall should be suspected as the source of pain. Frequently, a localized, tender trigger point can be identified, although the pain may radiate over a diffuse area of the abdomen. If tenderness is unchanged or increased when abdominal muscles are tensed (positive Carnett's sign), the abdominal wall is the likely origin of pain. Most commonly, abdominal wall pain is related to cutaneous nerve root irritation or myofascial irritation. The pain can also result from structural conditions, such as localized endometriosis or rectus sheath hematoma, or from incisional or other abdominal wall hernias. If hernia or structural disease is excluded, injection of a local anesthetic with or without a corticosteroid into the pain trigger point can be diagnostic and therapeutic.
The abdominal wall as a source of pain has received little attention, and only a few reviews on the topic have been published in the past decade.1,2 However, physicians who consider abdominal wall pain in their patients often find it. In fact, overlooking the abdominal wall as a source of pain can result in a prolonged, expensive, frustrating and dangerous evaluation.
TABLE 1 Some Features of Intra-abdominal Pain
Nausea, vomiting, weight loss
Diarrhea, constipation or change in bowel habits
Pain not made better or worse by eating or bowel movements
Jaundice or other liver function test abnormalities
Bleeding or anemia
Fever
Laboratory evidence of inflammation*
*—Elevated white blood cell count, sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein level.
Tenderness originating from inside the abdominal cavity usually decreases when a supine patient tenses the abdominal wall by lifting head and shoulders off the examining table. In contrast, pain originating from the abdominal wall is unchanged or increased by this maneuver (positive Carnett's sign).3–5
TABLE 2 Some Features of Abdominal Wall Pain
Pain often constant or fluctuating; less often, episodic
Pain intensity possibly related to posture (e.g., lying, sitting, standing)
Pain not related to meals or bowel function
No findings of an intra-abdominal process (see Table 1)
Abdominal tenderness unchanged or increased when abdominal wall is tensed (positive Carnett's sign)
Discrete, tender pain trigger point no more than a few centimeters in diameter
Trigger points often found along lateral margins of the rectus abdominis muscles or at attachments of muscle or fascia
With stimulation of trigger point, referral of pain or spreading of pain over a Large area
A tender trigger point in the abdominal wall is frequently no more than 1 or 2 cm in diameter. However, it is not unusual for the pain to spread over a wide area or to be referred. For instance, pressing on a tender trigger point in the right upper quadrant (nerve root T7) can refer pain to the angle of the scapula. Patients are often so preoccupied with the large area of pain spread that they do not realize the area of tenderness is extremely localized and superficial.
For those that wrote about this occurring after a surgery, you might want to look into this. I have read that internal scar tissue from abdominal surgeries can cause severe, localized abdominal pain...
Nerve Entrapment Syndromes of the Lower Extremity
Etiology
The iliohypogastric nerve is rarely injured in isolation. The most common causes of injury are surgical procedures.[1] These include transverse lower abdominal incisions, as in hysterectomies, or injuries from procedures such as inguinal herniorrhaphy and appendectomies. The injuries mainly occur if the incision extends beyond the lateral margin of the inferior rectus abdominis fibers. The damage can result from direct surgical trauma, such as passing a suture around the nerve and incorporating it into the fascial repair, or postoperative entrapment in scar tissue or neuroma formation. Sports injuries, such as trauma or muscle tears of the lower abdominal muscles, may also result in injury to the nerve. Injury may also occur during pregnancy, owing to the rapidly expanding abdomen in the third trimester. This is called the idiopathic iliohypogastric syndrome and is rare.
Clinical
Symptoms include burning or lancinating pain immediately following the abdominal operation. The pain extends from the surgical incision laterally into the inguinal region and suprapubic region. Discomfort may occur immediately or up to several years after the procedure, and may last for months to years. This discomfort is possibly because of the formation of scar tissue in the region. Occasionally, the pain may extend into the genitalia because of significant overlap with other cutaneous nerves. Loss of sensation is usually minimal and not problematic. Iliohypogastric nerve entrapment causing symptoms similar to trochanteric bursitis refractory to conventional therapy has been reported.
I hope this helps some of you who are going through this too!!
I just started with this pain about five weeks ago.., about 2 inches left of my belly button. I have been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. My gall bladder is larger that it is normaly and so is my liver, also a fatty liver was diagnosed.
I just came across this and it makes complete sense! I believe this pain made me seek a doctor and while it did not go away they found the above mentioned. I have had surgery below my belly button for a disc herniation and come to think of it it really feels like a nerve pain of some kind.
Thank you for posting ! Really ! God Bless !
I am the guy with the Metabolic Syn. I think this might help some:
http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Summer2002/acnes.pdf
I just read this article...(it is hard to get to, but eventually was able to get there) And I DO think this is what most of us seem to be complaining about. Did your Dr give you the shots for this? I still dont understand why it comes on but this is a direction for me to share with the Dr's who seem to look at me Like I am crazy...and MAY prevent some unneccesary testing. Thank you for this article. It is the first that I heard of Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome...ACNES
That happened to me and we didn't find out what it was from my junior year in high school till I was 24! Mine turned out to be mainly from endometriosis. I went through every gastro. test given and they found nothing, finally my parents were satisfied and let my obgyn open me up to look and I had level 3 endometriosis, it only goes to 4. I'm most likely infertile now as well. Please consider this, if we had sooner then things might be different. It never hurts to open up and take a look :D
Dude, im so relieved im not the only one experiencing this! but yeah im having the same pains, its not like a lot of pain,but deffinetly noticeable...also i get really random pains sometimes in my stomach were i feel sick, it kind of feels like i got punched but not exactly the same and it usually lasts like 2 or 3 minutes.... if anyone hears anything please post i would like to figure it myself.