Hello, I have Crohns and 6 weeks agao had a bowel blockage, caused serve pain just to the left of the navel across to under left armpit, rib area. This had been going on and off for at least 6 mths.Had ct, colocscopy of done and a barrum meal follow through. Although still waiting on results of barrum meal test as it was only yesterday. Theory is Blockage was caused by inflammation from active Crohns where my small bowel was rejoined, a medical term starting with A they called it.
My gastro and surgeon do not know what to make of rib pain and what to do about it, I do see a sports medico who has treated me for synovtitis (inlfam arthrtis) of the hips. and he did some nuclear bone scans and plain file x-rays of the ribs and hip. Still no reason showing up, he got me to see a massurer (chrio) for her to try and release the inflammation between ribs. One sesson with her and a hernia appear that evening, a insurgical hernia my surgen called it. Now unless barrum mlea test shows something, I am at a loss why rib area is so bad particularly after eating. And I am concerned about getting anymore massage down in that area.
When it flares up it feels like my whole left side of torso from shoulder to hip is stiff and inflammed.
I am on antibotics and 25mg of steriods for Bowel problem.
Any advice you can give me would be very welcomed. I am starting to feel doctors here are at a loss or do not want to tell me, particularly my gastrolongist.
Thanks
Phil