Dr,
I would like your suggestions about my symptoms. 36 year old male, family no history of disease in these areas, though my Mom-66 just had a non-cancerous polyp removed from her colon
Last year(Nov 2004) I had some spasm like pain under right rib cage. Dr did Ultrasound and hida scan for Gall Bladder. Both were negative. Liver blood tests were normal. He check this because I drank about 3 drinks a day as a regular habit
Diagnosed with gerd, and put on Prilosec every other day which got rid of some burning. Pain under right rib went away
Last summer I started having some discomfort in my RUQ, when I woke up in the morning, felt like a fullness between my ribs towards back, not really painful, but enough to roll me out of bed earler than usual. This sensation continues, now every day. Sometimes after I eat I don't feel it as much, but it comes back
Also, I have altered bowel habits, irregularity, and unformed stools, that were flat or in pieces Mucus once or twice in stool. Feeling of not being done at times. Had to quit coffee that gave me instant diarrea
Doctor thought I had IBS, and put me on fiber two weeks ago. The fiber helped to initally bulk up my stools, now I am back to irregularity
Yesterday I got a positive hemoccult tests, and now I am worried. Have a colon scope scheduled for Dec.
What do you think of my symptoms? I have no fever or nausea