Upper ab pain and burning

[Mis]

I have been having for about a week now upper abdominal pain with on/off burning in the middle. The pain somtimes goes into my back. Its not a constant pain it comes and goes. Its better now then what it was, but its still their on and off. Also a week ago I had the "flu" for 24 hours diarreaha and really bad stomach pains. my question is could this be just left over flu symptoms or somthing else?

[MARITA A DAVIS]

RIGHT SIDE PAIN......HELLO TO WHOEVER IS READING.I WENT TO A DOCTOR A GENERAL PRACTIONER.AND HAD A COMPLETER PHYSICAL.ALL WAS WELL BLOOD WORK PAP THE WHOLE 9 YDS.I HADE A KIDNEY INFECTION AND MY CHOLESTEROL WAS A LITTLE HIGH 260 BUT I DON,T CONSIDER THAT TO BE HIGH.BECAUSE I HAVE CUT BACK BIG TIME ON ALOT OF THINGS.I DRINK WATER LIKE IT IS GOING OUT OF STYLE.I HAVE CUT DOWN ON ALL SWEETS,THE DOCTOR PUT ME ON SOME MEDICATION FOR THE KIDNEY INFECTION FOR TEN DAYS SHE SAID WHEN YOU RUN OUT GIVE YOUR BODY TEN DAYS TO GET THE MEDICINE OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM AND IF YOU STILL HAVE PAIN IN YOUR SIDE COME BACK.IN THE MEANTIME WHILE I,M ON THIS MEDICINE SHE SCHEDULES ME FOR A UPPER AND LOWER SONAGRAM.IT SHOWS SHE SAYS POSSIBLE ECHODENSITIES IN THE GALLBLADDER POSIBLE POLYPS OTHER WISE NEGATIVE.IN THE MEANTIME THE PAIN STILL BOTHERS ME.SOMETIME IT DON,T BOTHER ME AT ALL.IT COMES AND GOES.SOMETIMES ITS MILD AND SOMETIME IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS PINCHING ME AND IT BURNS.IY IS RIGHT ABOVE MYRIGHT HIP BONE IN LINE WITH MY NAVEL.WHEN I SLEEP AT NIGHT HERE LATELY WHEN I TURN OVER ON EITHER SIDE MY HIPS ACE AND BURN A LITTLE IF I RUB THEM A MINUTE THEY STOP AND IT SEEM SOMETIME THAT MAKES IT HURT A LITTLE.MY SIDE WAS HURTING SO BAD I WENT BACK TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM 0N 7/8/00THEY DID ALL THIS STUFF SHE DID BLLOD WORK AND ALL AND ALL WAS NEGATIVE JUST LIKE HERS.THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT A HYDA SCAN.I DON,T CARE WHAT THEY DO I JUST WANT TO KEEP FROM GOING BACK TO THESE DOCTORS REPEADLY WHEN THEY CAN DO IT ALL AT ONCE THIS GETS TO BE EXPENSIVE AND THIS HURTING CAN MAKE IT HARD ON YOUR FAMILY CAUSE WHEN YOU HURT YOU DON,T WANT TO BE MESSED WITH.I JUST CAN,T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY SAY IT MAY BE GALLSTONES OR POLYPY.IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHEN YOOU EXAMINE  WHY ARE YOU IN PRACTICE.TO RIP PEOPLE OFF.I,M SOORYY I,M NOT TRYING TO SOUND UGLY ,BUT DAM,NT GOOD DOCTORS WHO CARE WHERE ARE YOU THE HECK WITH RUNNING UP THESE BILLS HELP OUT.

[Vicky P]

I experienced the same pain in my upper right abdomen about a year ago along with a lot of belching and acidic feelings in my stomach.  The pain was very uncomfortable and often radiated to my back.  After extensive blood tests and ultrasounds, everything was proven to be normal.  I cut out alcohol and caffine, my internist put me on Carafate, which helps to soothe and "rebuild" the lining of your stomach and a stronger dose of Pepcid AC.  After a couple of weeks the more severe pains went away and after a couple of months I was feeling back to my old self.  Now, however, I began taking a beta-blocker and my pain has returned.  I never went back to caffine and have not been drinking alcohol since I was put on the blockers.  For those of you suffering with CRONIC GASTRISTIS, ask your MD about the above mentioned meds.  AND does anyone else have an adverse reaction to beta-blockers.  Pharmasist says very unlikely, but possible.

[KIM BLAKE]

HELLO TO EVERYONE..IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LOT OF US ARE STRICKEN WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS..A LOT OF US CAN NOT BE DIAGNOSED EITHER...A YEAR AGO WHEN I WENT INTO LABOR WITH MY THIRD CHILD I THOUHGT I HAD A STOMACH VIRUS BECAUSE I WAS THROWING UP ,HAD DIARRHEA AND TERRIBLE PAIN WITH CONTRACTION LIKE PRESSURE.. THE BABY WAS BORN HEALTHY BY C-SECTION AND I SEEMED TO RECOVER WITH NO TROUBLE. HOWEVER I CONTINUED TO HAVE NAUSEA FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND STILL DO CURENTLY HOWEVER IT HAS BECOME BETTER SINCE I NO LONGER EAT THE SAME AS BEFORE..MY NAUSEA LATER JOINED WITH BELCHING,EXTREME PAIN IN THE UPPER STOMACH AREA AND A CHANGE IN BOWEL MOVEMENTS..THE ATTACKS WOULD ACCURE ABOUT EVERY FOUR DAYS..I CAME TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT EAT ANYTHING FOR A WEEK UNTIL I STARTED TAKING PRILOSEC..IT WAS WONDERFUL IN MY AID OF EATING BUT THE ATTACKS STILL CAME AND NO MEDICATION WOULD RELIEVE THE PAIN..(I ALSO HAVE A PRESSURE UNDER MY RIGHT RIB WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.)THE ATTACKS STARTED TO COME FARTHER APART AND DO NOT ACCURE AS OFTEN AS BEFORE.. I HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR GALLBLADDER WHICH WAS THE OBVIOUS DIAGNOSES, BUT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, EVERY TEST GI, AND ULTRASOUND ,AS WELL AS THE HIDA SCAN ,AND BLOOD WORK HAS COME BACK NEGATIVE..IF I EAT SWEETS OR FAT I WILL BECOME NAUSEAS..I HAVE LEARNED THAT EATING IS NO LONGER ENJOYABLE..I EAT TO LIVE AND FOR NO OTHER REASON..MY ATTACKS ARE FEWER NOW THAT I NO LONGER EAT THE SAME AS BEFORE BUT I STILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER WITH THE OTHER SYMPTOMS LISTED ABOVE..I DO HAVE A HIEDAL HERNIA LIKE MOST PEOPLE BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN STRUCK WITH REFLUX..THE PAIN I EXPERIENCED THE NIGHT I WAS IN LABOR IS WHAT MY ATTACKS ARE LIKE WHEN THEY ACCURE..I ALSO HAVE A TIGHTNESS DURING THE ATTACKS THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I CAN NOT BREATH CORRECTLY..I HAVE TWICE HYPERVENTILATED.ONE DOC. WAS CONVINCED IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD..HOW DEMEANING THAT WAS TO HEAR..I AM CURRENTLY SEEING A SURGEON WHO CONFESSES TO ME THAT HE WILL FIND MY PROBLEM NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.I AM SCHEDULED FOR AN UPPER GASTIOCOTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY AND COLONASCOPY. MY FEAR IS THIS TO WILL SHOW NOTHING AND MY CURRENT CONDITION WILL BE SOMETHING THAT I WILL SIMPLY HAVE TO LIVE WITH AND ADJUST TO AS BEST POSSIBLE.THE MORE I RESEARCH ON LINE THE MORE I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE WAY TO MANY OF US OUT HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING UNDIAGNOSED..I WILL UPDATE WHEN I LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT MY CONDITION, AND I THANK EVERYONE WHO DOES THE SAME..LIVING WITH THE PAIN..KIM B.

[Rebekah]

dear Valerie Priester  Lynn  Denise ( MArch 2 And 9 )             OH how glad I was to find you three !! I have all these problems also . DR are doing nothing and Im In sooooooo much pain.  I know I have hietial hernia and reflux but nothing so far has worked Im too scared to try prilosec.  I do have a difference from yall though ---Im insulin dependant  q?  What is a HIDA scan?         What is a ERCP test?                                                                     P.S. anyone out there like this with diabetes Im only 27 I need help reply at rebekahjem27@aol                           THANKS

[LARRY HOUSTON]

HAS ANY ONE OUT THERE EVER HAD GASTRIC PROBLEMS AND ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A SALTY TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH THAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY?

[LARRY HOUSTON]

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