The whole distended abdomen sounds very familiar. My husband has had that for about 8 years now. He is 29 years old, does not smoke and is otherwise healthy. His stomach is extremely hard and large, as if he were 7 months pregnant. He has also had frequent stools (3-5 times per day) that are very urgent after eating. Sometimes he can't wait until he has finished eating. We have looked into the whole early dumping syndrome, but I think that there is more to it than that. He also has a SEVERE gas problem. Both ends are constantly doing something!!!He has had the abdomen pain in the lower left pelvic area that also moves toward his lower mid back. Tests??? Well we have been to many doctors that had done CT scans, gall bladder functioning tests, colonoscopy, endoscopy, X-rays, bloodwork (several times) and I am now looking into having an ERCP done. His last bloodwork showed his liver enzymes to be quite high and the doctor ordered more tests to rule out Hepatitis. These tests came back clear and now with no confirmation of anything wrong, it is like they have simply diagnosed it as a mental problem! Out of all the tests the only thing that showed up was a hiatal hernia, which was blamed for the chronic heartburn.


UPDATE:::
Now we have been admitted into the hospital for what the doctors now think is Crohns or ulcerative colitis because of the SEVERE pain, vomiting and horrendously foul burps!!! I think that the DR may simply be too busy to investigate our problem. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? Or is there anyone that is very familiar with these conditions?