Hello, I was going to suggest that you seek a different opinion which is what you are doing.  My son was fobbed off by our gp surgery for over a year turned away from a&e twice and I urge you not to accept lacklustre response, you need to have a colonoscopy at the very least so that you can hopefully put your mind to rest.  Sending you good thoughts and hope the festive season is all that you would want it to be

 leslie.

Thanks for your reply Leslie. And sorry to hear about

your son. Do you mind sharing his story? Symptoms etc. It is a worry when you're told you're too young and you don't want to be a hypochondriac but are really worried. 

My neice is 37 she has had problems for a good  few years she has had many colonoscopy i this time she hasn't got cancer but  ibd and had very bad time with this blood in poop etc and severe pain 

im 48 myself I was having bowel issues I was seen within 4 weeks but my mum died at 57 with bowel cancer so I don't know if that why I was seen I'm still wating on biopsies result 

I would see another doctor at the practice and push the issue 

good luck 

Thank you for your reply. I have chosen to go privately so will see a specialist on Jan 2nd. 

I hope you get positive news with regards to your biopsies. And manage to have a nice Christmas if you celebrate  

It is such a worry all this!

Very upset to hear today that the consultant has cancelled his clinic on the 2nd and now I will have to wait until then to be able to even book another appointment which will probably be another few weeks away.... 

Hello, I Too Have The Same Pain But Mine Is On My Left Have Side. It Feels As Though I Have A Stitch Like Feeling Just Below My Ribs At The Side And Also A Swollen Weird Feeling There... The Dr Thinks It’s IBS And Has Told Me To Follow The FODMAP Diet For Three Weeks. I’ve Also Got To Have Bloods Taken, Stool Saple And An Ultrasound. Such A Worrying Time

Hello, I Too Have The Same Pain But Mine Is On My Left Have Side. It Feels As Though I Have A Stitch Like Feeling Just Below My Ribs At The Side And Also A Swollen Weird Feeling There... The Dr Thinks It’s IBS And Has Told Me To Follow The FODMAP Diet For Three Weeks. I’ve Also Got To Have Bloods Taken, Stool Saple And An Ultrasound. Such A Worrying Time

Hi budmoo

I am a long-time sufferer from IBS, so I am very familiar with its symptoms. From your description of the symptoms it sound like that's what you've got, but other things have to be actively excluded before your GP can be sure it's the correct diagnosis. Your GP is doing the right thing in ordering blood tests, stool test, and an ultrasound; please try not to worry about these tests. They're just routine. I've had all these tests done, and a colonoscopy too, and there's no cancer - just IBS. 

I tried the FODMAP diet in 2017, but three weeks really isn't sufficient time to tell if it's going to help. I think I was on it for a period of 2-3 months before I started reintroducing food groups. I'm not at all sure that you'll learn anything in just three weeks. It's also a very restrictive diet, which takes some planning before you can even start it, so it's not just something you can dip into and out of. 

Hello Budmoo،

I know it has been almost 2 years for your reply but I am having exactly the same symptoms as yours, so may I know what was your diagnosis and was it resolved after all? I hope you are fine now

I can also relate. Iv just posted actually: www.cancerresearchuk.org/.../worried-about-bowel-cancer-9

I’ve been having a lot of issues with right sided pain, it’s really hard to pin point cause it’s either lower right above belly button or under breast bone and around ribs to back. Iv been checked for gallstones, had upper abdominal scan, and pelvic scan and all normal. I had inflammation after a flair up and it showed high placelets for a couple of weeks when it went back to normal again. Any advice would be really welcome. I’m also suffering from terrible indigestion every morning particularly when needing to empty bowels. It then goes away later every day. I’m on Lansoprazole - it gets rid of the burning acid in throat but still getting indigestion. But I always have these sharp pains on my right hand side - it’s mainly sharp but a bit dull too. It really feels horrible.

oh yeah. I’m having colonoscopy and endoscopy on September 11th 

I had an endoscopy which showed a hernia so on omeprazole 20mg for that, ct scan showed a simple cyst on the liver and ovary but blood test for ovarian cancer was normal. The stomach pain has improved but I'm still uncomfi under right rib and back and feel breathless sometimes and my nose feels stuffy but chest x-ray clear. Had so many tests these last 6 months but nothing significant found.

Hi I Cant Believe Its Getting On For Two Years Since I Posted About This! 

So I Had My Bloods And Ultrasound Done And Both Came Back Fine. My Stool Sample Came Back With A Raised Calprotectin Level Of 113 (Inflammation). I Was Called Back In To See The Doctor For The Result, They Said That I Would Need A Retest In 3 Weeks. 

I Suffer Pretty Bad With Anxiety And Had Convinced Myself That When I Had The Text Message And Letter To Go In To See A Doctor About My Results That I Was In Big Trouble... And I Google EVERYTHING So When I Came Out Of The Doctors I Googled Raised Calprotectin And Realised Then That IBS Doesn’t Cause Inflammation But IBD’s And You Know What Can, Well Lets Just Say I Was Completely Besides Myself With Worry. Within The 3 Weeks I Was Waiting For The Restesting Of My Stool I Went Back To The Doctors A Further Two Times For Reassurance Really. Anyway On The Last Visit Of The Two The Doctor Said He Would Refer Me To A Gastroenterologist If It Would Help.... “Yessss Pleaseeee!” I Actually Could Have Kissed Him. He Told Me That It Wouldn’t Be Fast Tracked As Obviously There Were People In Worse Shape Than Me That Needed It - And Of Course I Was Happy With Just Getting The Chance Of Seeing A Gastroenterologist And I Was Actually Thankful That I Wasn’t Being Fastracked Otherwise Id Have Known Then That There Was Cause For Concern. 

I Religiously Followed The Low Fodmap Diet For 3 Weeks And The Pain/Discomfort Had Gone By The Time I Had The Retest Of The Stool Sample. It Came Back Within The Normal Range - Thank Goodness! 

So It Took Roughly 10 Months To See This AMAZING Gastroenterologist Who Gave Me A Quick Examination (Just Pressing My Stomach) He Arranged For Me To Have Bloods, Stool Sample, Gastroscopy And A Small Bowel MRI. Bloods, Stool And MRI Were Fine (Apart From Being A Little Aneamic) And The Gastroscopy Showed A Hiatal Hernia, Gastritis And Oesophagitis. Was Put On Lansoprazole For 3 Months And Thats Pretty Much It! I Really Hope This Helps ...

Please Feel Free To Ask Anything You Want To Know x

Thanks so much for responding, really appreciate that. It's good to know outcomes. How are you feeling now with it all, do you feel better in regards to all the things you had/have? I have been looking up gastritus, hiatus hernia etc, for possible things that could be wrong with me. Never really thought about oesophagitus, however it's possible that I could have one or some of those things you mentioned. It all seems related some how. What I cant understand is the link between the somach/esophagus to the right sided pain. Did the gastrologist explain any of that to you at all? As you had mentioned you were getting right sided pain.I get really sharp pain on the right side, but then my heartburn/reflux, espogohus isses aren't near the pains I get on the right - they're more central.

Your More Than Welcome.. I Think Somewhere Along The Lines We’ve Got Our Wires Crossed - Mine Was On The Left. I Honestly Don’t Think For One Second The Hiatal Hernia, Oesophagitis Or The Gastritis Was The Reason For The Discomfort I Had Under My Ribs And I Guess I’ll Never Quite Understand Why I Had It But I Do Think Because Of When I Had It And What Made It a Better Was All Food Related. It Was Over The Christmas Period And It All Come To A Head On New Years Eve (What A Day To Feel Like That Ay, Great Start To The Year). I’d Been Eating Everything Like You Do At Christmas And Thats When I Had The Pain/Discomfort And Then Once Id Followed The Diet It Went...! I Will Just Say Though That This Wasn’t A Case Of Eating Something Dodgy, The Pain Was Unbelieveable. A Pain That You Just Couldn’t Get Rid Of, No Matter What Pain Relief I Was Taking It Made No Difference. I Couldn’t Sleep As I Was That Uncomfortable - Couldn’t Do Anything But Cry. Not Sure Whether Youve Ever Been Pregnant And Had The Baby Get Something Stuck Up Under Your Ribs But Thats What It Was Like But It Just Never Moved. I Was Like That Non Stop Until About A Week After Following The Low Fodmap Diet And Then It Went. Since Then I’ve Had It Again Once Or Twice But Not To The Same Extent. I’ve Then Watched What I’ve Eaten And Thankfully It’s Gone. I Just Know That It Isnt IBS That Causes The Inflammation, But Wasn’t Sure That Food Can Either. The Body Is An Amazing Thing Isnt It, I Don’t Think We’ll Ever Quite Understand The Way It Works Sometimes. Inbox Me If You Feel It Easier - 

How Long Have You Had Yours For?

Whats The Pain Like, Can You Liken It To Anything? 

Is It There All The Time? 

Hello ! First I would like to thank you for replying back in details and quickly eventhough a long time has passed and I am really happy that your suffer has come to an end! I have had this left side stitch like feeling from below the ribs and goingh through my side backwards for about 2 months now and i feel all this side is swallen( similar to yours i i believe?) .  I also wake up every night from the discomfort pain on this side beside feeling bloated/ gassy then no chance of sleeping again. May I ask if you have had any bowel or disesgtion issues that time ? Knowing your diagnosis is a good reference to understand what else might cause it when GP or specialist feels not sure what it can be and the biggest problem will always be the long wait of NHS with all the suffer! Again thanks for replying back and I will do also post any updates once i get diagnosed and the pain is resolved :) 

Yes It’s Exactly The Same Pain... Exactly! I Go (And Still Do) From Being Ever So Slightly Constipated To Normal And Then Maybe Sometimes A Little Softer Than Usual (Sorry For Too Much Information). I Get Heartburn Very Rarely Now After Taking The Lansoprazole. Have You Thought Of Maybe Cutting Things Out That You Think May Be A Trigger, Or Things That Maybe Alter Your Bowel Movements. Mines Coffee, I Literally Have To Run To The Toilet After And Sometimes If I Have A Little Too Much Of Something That Discomfort Starts To Come Back So I Then Know To Eat Bland Foods And It Seems To Have Sorted The Problem Out. I Really Do Hope You Get It Sorted, I Never Once Thought Mine Could Be Down To Food... Well I’ve Put It Down To That Anyway. As I Say Mine Only Subsided After I Had Followed The Diet. What Have They Done Test Wise For You? Have They Told You What They Think It Might Be? Keep Me Updated If You Can xxx