I have abdominal discomfort everyday, do I need endoscopy?

Female, 22. i constantly feel abdominal discomfort everyday whether its bloating, diarrhea, or pain in abdomen after bowel movement. the diarrhea is not the type that makes you going in and out of toilet for that several times, sometimes its just the consistency even though sometimes i need to go for 2-3 times a day. The pain after bm usually subside in 30-1hour. no appetite lost, i even eat more bcs im worried that if my stomach empty it will hurt more. No weight lost. Ive gone to the doctor, and he said that the physical exam is good, and it might be h pylori so i got tested but it came back negative. Im afraid that i have to do the endoscopy, and my parents don’t really agree with me taking such an invasive test and think that this symptom is not something worth worrying. But im afraid with the long term effect of this condition. What should i do? Is it something serious?





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I’ve had stomach problems and panic attacks since I was 10, need some relief?

I’ve had stomach problems and panic attacks since I was 10. I’m almost 40 and have had acid reflux for about the last seven years and i.b.s symptoms for the last 3 or 4 years although the acid hadn’t been as bad for a couple of months or so.
I woke up in the early hours of Tuesday morning with painful stomach cramps (which can happen to me occasionally) and constipation. I also had flu symptoms from a few days earlier. I’ve struggle to eat properly which I think has made my stomach worse.
The last few days my knees have become very sore and painful to bend and I can’t walk normally. I also had an inflamed wound on my finger which I had to go to hospital with two days ago. The wound was dressed and I was given fluoxicillin. I had septicaemia in a wound on my thumb on the same hand about 8 weeks ago that tracked up my arm. About two weeks ago I had a swelling in my neck below the corner of my jaw that lasted a about 4 days. My family are shouting at me because I’m groaning with pain. I feel distressed and my panic problem kicked in making me feel partially paralyzed especially in my chest, stomach neck and face.
That has subsided a bit but now my elbows have also become painful. I managed to have a peppermint oil capsule which I knew had helped me in the past and my appetite came back a small amount today so managed to eat something decent at last which has helped my stomach a bit. But my joints are very painful is there any way to get a bit of relief?
Thanks for your help.





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I was shaking and dripping with sweat feeling like my insides was going to come out?

Male age 31 I woke last night needing the toilet badly and was stuck on the toilet for over 1 hour shaking and dripping with sweat feeling like my insides was going to come out. my right kidney, guts and testicle was really hurting as well, my family nearly phoned for an ambulance worried because I have a high threshold for pain and never been like that before. I was wondering if anyone had any idea what it could be?





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I started getting a pulsing and gnawing sensation in my upper right abdomen?

33 year old male

I have a history of minor stomach issues – gastritis and ulcers (about 10 years ago). about 11 months ago, I started getting a pulsing and gnawing sensation in my upper right abdomen. Went through blood testing, Ultrasound, and Nuclear test and all was normal. The feeling went away quickly after. Now for the past 2 months or so, I have had a few bouts of mild to moderate stomach pain in my upper right abdomen again (a little different this time). It is persistent and consistent for 2-4 days at a time – both times were after a period of poor eating (fatty foods) as well as alcohol consumption. I do drink moderately 1-3 times a week. Other symptoms include: greasy looking loose stool (although does not float), rumbling stomach, occasional sharp back pain which comes on quick and leaves quick, burps, and bad breath/taste in my mouth. After day 1 or 2 of this, I typically switch to a bland diet of cereals, breads, etc and it goes away. Any ideas?





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When I go to washroom, I discharge blood and mucus?

Hi, last week i had diarrhoea, it was a sudden bout and i put it down to a bug. The following day it stopped. I have had a slight feeling of sickness all week. Today i was fine, went for a walk and then realky suddenly out of the blue i had to literally run home to go to the toilet with diarrhoea again. I went and it felt like i was bruised or my insides were hanging out (quite difficult to describe). I needed to go again after this but when i looked in the toilet after thinking i had gone for a runny poo again, it was like pure mucus jelly with quite a lot of blood mixed in. For tge last few hours every time i go to toilet and try to pass wind its just this blood and mucus in the toilet from my bottom again. I have had symptoms of other illnesses lately which i am about to see the dr for and dont think they are in anyway related but thought id better include them incase (i have noticed a uterine prolapse, i have a slight show of blood after sex and sometines in my vaginal discharge, i have period like pains, i get a metallic taste in my month, suffer from headaches that radiate around my teeth, jaw and temples, i get neck pain right in the middle were my spinal column is, i get back pain in/around my coxic bone and pain/numbness down my leg and foot, i feel very bloated all of the time, fatigue, lots of saliva in my mouth) as i say i dont think tbey are all related but you never know. Please help x





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Pain shoots up my back with constipation, is it Endometriosis?

I went to the doctor about 3/4 months ago, complaining about a pain that sort of shoots up my bum whenever I sit down, and constipation that would come in waves, and pain around my lower back. he prescribed me with laxido sachets, twice a day. I went back a month later, and I was going to the toilet more regularly but the pain was still there. He told me too carrying on taking the sachets. When i returned for the 3rd time, he said I was still all built up and too take the sachets, still twice a day, and also a tablet (unsure of the name) which after reading the paper insert in the box, is often prescribed for stomach ulcers. I am going to the toilet a lot, and my stools are soft, but I still have the pain when I sit, and sometimes at other occasions. This is really starting to concern me now! I have realized that it is worse the closer I am too my period, and my periods seem a little heavier than before all these problems started, and trying to pass stools when I’m on my period is agony! This is usually always accompanied with bloating and a swollen tummy, and having sex is always uncomfortable/painful! is it possible that Endometriosis is a possible diagnosis?





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I’ve had excessive burps for 40 days?

Excessive burps all the time.
No matter what I eat, the problem continues
I stayed on a porridge and oatmeal diet for one whole week, but the burps just won’t stop.
I feel a pressure on my chest all the time which soothes out after a lot of burps only
It’s very disturbing, can’t sleep properly
The problem started around 40 days ago.





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I have sever stomach pains and diarrhea, scared to eat anything?

Hello, i am a 30 year old woman. no medical concerns that require medication or treatment (that i am aware of) For the past 3 days i have been suffering from severe stomach pain and diarrhea. within 60 minutes after i eat anything, be it fruit, sandwiches, meat, vegetables, cereal, etc. you name it. 60 minutes afterwards i am on the toilet for roughly 30 – 40 minutes with intense painful diarrhea, and before that severe stomach pain, afterwards i have stomach pain as well. i am scared to eat anything… what could this be?





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My husband is suffering from abdominal pain, here are results, what do you suggest?

My husband is 35 years. He is suffering from abdominal pain since last 4 weeks. When he gets pain it lasts for an hour. His hands and feet get cold. He had endosocopy and colonoscopy done. Report says body and antral type gastric mucosa with mild chronic active gastritis composed of scattered lymphocytes and plasma cells in the lamina propria. There were minor changes suggestive of PPI-effect on acid-secreting tubes. H Pylori not detected. There is no intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia or malignancy. Blood test report says Lipase Level 82 U/L. What do you suggest?
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I suffer from severe belly aches for years now…what could it be?

Hi, for years now I have been suffering from severe belly aches. They are not constant, but do occur almost every day. The pain can last from anywhere between 10 minutes upto the whole day. When the pain starts it starts quite dull, I can bare it, usually within the hour I am in severe pain and it spreads to my ribs, my back, everything hurts. The pain isn’t just in one spot, it makes my WHOLE stomach ache, as if there is just a sheet of pain covering my stomach. Do you have any idea what it could be?





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Question: Sharp, stabbing pains in and between my shoulder blades “attacks” more frequent now

For the past 3 weeks, I have been getting these sharp, stabbing pains in and between my shoulder blades with the pain in between being the most severe. They come and go but they are usually accompanied by nausea and last between 30-60 minutes. In the past, I’ve had my gallbladder removed and pancreatitis 3 times but I don’t have a fever and I’m not vomiting so I don’t think pancreatitis is the cause. I’ve tried treating it like a strained muscle but the “attacks” are just becoming more frequent





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Question: Electric type shock in buttocks, rectum down leg, doctor don’t know cause

I’m seeking advice, any help will be highly appreciated.
Background: Last year I felt a slight throbbing in rectal area which eventually subsided.
5-6 months ago the rectal throbbing had come back. Its quite difficult to describe, at any given time, 24/7 including now as I write, I can feel my heart beat in my anus as well as my buttocks. Its so strong It could shake my body down below when Im laying down. Occasionally, perhaps once an hour, maybe less, ill get a quick twitch or electric type feeling in my buttocks, it could be in my butt cheek, or in the rectum itself in the form of a shooting pain. This lasts maybe a second or two.
More recently, I feel like the aching thats occurring down below has radiated down my leg, i feel like the back of my leg aches as a result of this.
Other things to note since ive been experiencing this: increased gas, foul smelling gas, more frequent bowl movement, slightly thinner stools occasionally. No bleeding. No tar like stools or blood noted.
Combined with all this, I have chest pains, particularly around the sternum however I get these shooting pains that feel like a needle being pressed against my skin for a quick second from under my skin. These could happen anywhere on the upper torso. In the last two weeks, i feel like i have the need to cough, and I do, even though im not sick. And when I do cough it feels like there was no reason to. If i take an extremely deep breath, It hurts on the left side of my chest and it feels like the lungs.
Sometimes when im out and about during my daily activity, i feel slightly dazed or dizzy or lightheaded, not sure how to explain the feeling.
Ive been to the hospital numerous times, albeit I am in Canada with awful healthcare, they’ve done a cardiogram on me, blood work and a rectal screening. You’d figure they would have done more. They’ve ruled out the possibility of hemorrhoids and prostatis based on the rectal screening
I need advise, I don’t know whats going on with me, something isnt right. The throbbing in my Anus and buttocks is still going on after all this.
Thanks