Severe abdomen pain please help!

[danasaur]

I am really in  need of some help.  I am in a lot of pain in my abdomen. It is extremely swollen. It started at my belly button and now the pain has spread to the right and above it. some of the skin around my navel is red. i am very nauseous and tired. it keeps getting worse every day. I went to the doctor and he did a blood test, urine test, and ct scan. my blood count was fine but the urine test came back with blood in it. the ct scan said everything was fine. the doctor said that nothing was wrong with me. I am in so much pain that i can barely move. my stomach is swollen to the point that my belly button is closed. i know something is wrong. can anyone help???

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
The origin of pain can either be in the abdominal muscles or inside the abdomen. The place which you describe can become painful in case of an abscess or an infected hematoma in abdominal muscles. It could also be a periumbilical hernia that has got trapped resulting in small bowel obstruction or mesenteric ischemia. Early appendicitis too behaves this way and so does peptic ulcer. It could also be cystitis, urinary tract infection, diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease. It can also be a fistula between umbilicus and urinary bladder. You need to consult a surgeon for this. Please seek another opinion.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[angelarenee67]

I didnt have the swelling but diverticulitis can cause that really bad pain in different areas of your stomach, Ive only had 3 flareups but pain was almost unbearable

[Londres70]

Bypass your physician and seek emergent care now.

All the best.  

[Jolynnhi]

Did he rule out appendicitis? It IS missed diagnosed frequently. It can take up to 36 hours from the point of the first symptom to get really bad. I would get to your ER. Most blood work done early can make everything look fine. Please go to the ER. It may be other things but if it is your appendices you do not want it to burst.
I hope this helps, see your doctor right away or go to the emergency room.