I have been experiencing upper right abdominal pain on a daily basis for 5 months, no solution from doctor?

I am a 28 year old female. I have been experiencing upper right abdominal pain on a daily basis for 5 months. I have normal bowel movements daily, no nausea, no fever, no vomiting, no other symptoms except this side pain. It ranges from a sharp, quick burning pain to a constant dull pain and happens several times throughout the day and doesn’t seem to be connected to food intake. I have had blood work done, an upper abdominal ultrasound, a breath test to see if it’s an ulcer — all came back clear. I was put on Nexium for 14 days, the pain went away on days 12,13, and 14 and I was pain free for about 5 days after and then the pains returned. My doctor wants to put me on daily Nexium without explaining what’s going on and I don’t want this to be a cover up to a real problem or a medicine I have to live on the rest of my life. If helpful, I have gained about 30 lbs over the last 8 months after switching to a desk job – this has made me about 15 lbs overweight. The only medication I take is a daily birth control pill: Lo Loestrin Fe. Any help or insight into this pain would be appreciated.


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Ayman Darrag
4:22 pm

In my opinion this pain can be gastritis or hiatal hernia …an exact diagnosis can be done through upper Gastroscopy ..
Nexium can help in this case but you need to see a GI for exact diagnosis …
Avoid caffeine.chocolates citrus foods and fatty foods.
Lose weight and exercise as you can .

Ahmed Fawzy
6:25 pm

In my opinion id nexium did help then you need to do an endoscopy to check for duodenal ulcer (pain can be 5 hours after a meal )
Also do a stool test for H. pylori , which could explain why nexium alone was a temporary solution

Good Luck

MAHAVEER PATIL
7:51 am

hi
taking nexium blindly without getting to a proper diagnosis will be harmful.
better to avoid taking it as it provides temporary relief.
i would recommend getting CT abdomen with contrast done to find out the root cause of pain.
consult a gastroenterologist.
thanks

shw12
7:58 am

HI
UPPER RIGHT ABDOMINAL PAIN MOST PROBABLY OCCURS DUE TO AFFECTIONS OF LIVER.
IMPROPER DIGESTION CAN OCCUR DUE TO ISSUES WITH LIVER CAUSING THE PAIN.
GET LIVER FUNCTION TESTS DONE.

shalini p
11:26 am

hello there
gastric ulcer may be the cause.
usg wont show any abnormality. get a GIscopy done.
many times,liver lesions also can radiate pain to this area.
get LFTs done.