Kidney stones can stay for a long time if they're shaped with a hook-like side that can keep them stuck. IBS is a common cause of ongoing abdominal pain with a great variety of symptoms. Muscle strain can be chronic and ongoing as well. Ask your doctor.
Enoch Choi,MD
Thank you Doctor for the advise, its greatly appreciated. One final question, I am concerned about colon cancer, should I be based on what I have shared with you. I am because of the lower right side pain I have expereinced for 3-4 years now. I assume if colon cancer I would have had a number of other symptoms by now. I worry as I dont think there is much else on the lower right side that would cause the soreness?
colon and other abdominal cancers are always a concern with chronic abdominal pain. Many different tests look for these including a hemogram, different enzyme levels (e.g. liver function tests/lipase/amylase), and xrays such as cat scans and ultrasounds. It's worth asking your doctor if any of these would be helpful.
How dangers is Partial collasped Gallbadder? can it leak fluid in the abdmen area.