I am a 30 yr old female. I had my gall bladder taken out 2 years ago and started having "attacks" 3 weeks after. These attacks include severe upper abdominal pain (mid to left side) that radiates to my back (mid to left side under shoulder blade). During these attacks, it feels like I have a stake running through me. Naturally, this causes breathing difficulty. I feel like I cannot get a deep breath because something is causing pressure/resistance when I try to breathe. I also have bouts of loose stools (sometimes yellow in color). I feel urgency to go, but strain anyway. I will go sometimes 4 times in one trip to the bathroom despite the urgency and then hesitation. Sometimes the stool will appear different each time I go. After I go, I am usually exhausted. I have even fallen asleep after bm and taken 2 hour nap (highly abnormal for me). I stay fatigued. I also see little white "stars" and get lightheaded during these attacks. The attacks can be anywhere from a few minutes to hours. They have also increased from about every few months to several per week. I had a bruise about 6 months ago in the very same place on my abdomen where the pain is during the attacks. When I have an attack, there is no such thing as comfortable. It doesn't matter if I stand, sit, lay down, etc. All positions are painful. I have had an Endoscopy, CT Scan, Colonoscopy, and Abdominal Ultrasound. All of my bloodwork and tests have come back normal with exception of CRP levels. They were 10x normal last month and about 2x normal now. I do not know what else to do. These tests are extremely expensive, and to date, I have no answers. Anyone have any answers????
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