OK, bear with me and i will explain everything. Don't know if all symptoms are related though. In November 2004 i suffered what can only be described as a sudden pulling sensation in the testes. It felt as they were being pulled up from the inside. Ever since then i have had a persistant ache in the testicles. I went to my Dr. in march of 05 and he sent me for a ultrasound of the testicles which was normal. However, to this day i still have the ache at the top of the scrotum and also i have discomfort in the lower abdomen. i have also seen a general surgeon who had a feel round the groin to rule out a hernia ( he spent literally 10 seconds having a prod!! ) The last few months i have lost all energy and had a few weeks where i was bleeding quite a bit from the rectum. It's stopped now, told my Dr and he said i described a classic case of piles ( didn't examine me though). So, to recap current symptoms are: lower abdomen discomfort, testicle ache, lack of energy, Could all of this be connected? it's getting on my nerves now and i am getting fed up with the lack of energy and persistent symptoms. If anyone has any similar experiances i would be interested to know where to go next to get to the bottom of it.