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ACCESSORY SPLEEN OR SPLENUNCULUS

Hi everyone

so ive been sick for more than a year now and will be undergoing a laproscopy in 2 months to check for endometriosis. my pain symptoms are nausea and left sided pain and a sore throat that never goes away.

recently i had an ultrasound and they found an accessory spleen, could this be the cause of my nausea and pain??????
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Hi there,thank you for your advice. I was diagnsed with endometriosis just yesterday and am now recovering from surgery.
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Hi there!

It is not abnormal to have an accessory spleen and this is unlikely to be related to your symptoms.
         Nausea is a very non-specific symptom and could result from GI infection/ inflammation, micronutrient deficiencies, GI motility issues, o non-GI causes such as stress/ anxiety, hormonal/ endocrine imbalances, metabolic issues, micronutrient deficiencies, medication side effect etc. I would suggest getting this evaluated by an internist initially and depending on the cause diagnosed/ suspected, it can be managed accordingly or specialist care may be sought.
Hope this helps.

Take care!
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