Hi Corey - there is a possibility your symptoms are due to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, particularly Crohn's, which often starts around the terminal ileum, next to the appendix. When I was dx wih Crohn's in 1970, I had severe diarrhea and weight loss, but no pain until I was in hospital for tests. The only way I could describe it was like a "stitch" one gets after concerted exercise. This was the last piece of the jigsaw for my symptoms to suggest Crohn's. I had a laparotomy (no scopes in those days) and indeed Crohn's was found in the small intestine, around the terminal ileum, which is why Crohn's used to be called "regional ilietis". Crohn's very often appears in teenagers and young adults - I wa 26 yrs old when first diagnosed.
I would respectfully suggest, if the pain continues for 2 weeks, that you see your doctor and request a referral to a gastroenterologist for testing.
Take care,
Liz.
The pain is still here, but is still off and on and seems to float from closer to the kidney area to just below my rib cage, just to right of my navel to around the location of my appendix. When I press on where the pain is, sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn't. It only seems to hurt when I am either laying on my side or when I am sitting. BTW, I am a 21-year-old male if that helps.
Anyone know what this could be? Sore muscles (I did fall asleep on a couch a few nights ago)? Something more serious?