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. 

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

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

Hi Guys, 

Hope everyone is well. Seems colon issues are very high in the UK from what I have been told and I too have been suffering for the last 5 months. My journey is similar to the above many GP and A&E trips, a colonoscopy where they found some ulcers and still waiting for results since having my colonoscopy early December. 

Still have a throbbing pain and think it might be due to food. Any one else get a definitive answer back from their checks/docs/results?

Cheers guys.

Hi everyone,

I thought I would post as I am having horrendous right sided back rib pain and am very worried about it. 

I've had scans, bloods, endoscopy and all came back clear apart from a hiatus hernia. GP says hernia shouldn't be causing the back pain. I am taking omeprazole, cyclizine and buscopan as I am in pain, have terrible heartburn and feel sick all the time. Also taking cocodamol and ibuprofen more recently for the pain. 

I'm not sure what to do next. The pain is like a dull ache stitch like pain. If anyone can give me any advice on what to do next I would appreciate it. 

Hello I have a pain below my right rib every day all different times of the day, I'm so worried as they have found blood in my stool test he said it's only slightly raised but it's stillraised, every other test I've have done has come back normal which is more worrying because the pain isnt diverticulitis or chrones or anything like that 

Hi,

Did u get to the bottom of this? Im experiencing sometjinf v similar. Pain in right side with a lump which tjey think is inflamed bowel and pain in rib. Ive had bloods, mri, ultra sounds, and jusy recently colonoscopy which are all coming back clear. So v confusing?! X

I have read all the posts above and have this right sided pain under the ribs. Its a dull ache sometimes and sometimes just a short sharp pain , sometimes its a soreness, its really weird. 

I have always had this achness but since Lockdown its increased. Its not a pain by which i need pain killers but i think the fear of the unknown is more dangerous for us who want to know .I had the normal scan of the area which showed nothing was wrong. I had a stool test showing nothing as far as Blood or elivated anything or abnormal. The blood tests were also fine[ apart from slightly elivated cholestrol. ] Then the Gastro said to do a Colonoscopy which i am afraid of doing so want to ask for a MRI. I just cant get my head around having one, although i guess if i am cornered i will. 

I had a diagnosis from a Bioresonance procedure which involves frequency diagnosis for all who believe and it showed i must be allergic to gluten wheat and milk. [ Which is all foods i love to eat] . I must say i have no real constipation issues as in been stuck for a long time but when i do go they are mostly formed. On occassions i will get a bout of looseness with loads of wind and quite explosive. To be true thats not unusual for me . No sick feeling at all either. 

I was thinking to look into the FOD MAP diet and see if that will help. I dont know about u all but i have this idea that this pain will explode inside and i have left it for too long and feel bad to be so afraid. Its a lousy feeling . I hope you all manage to find a way to feel better and please do share how u have recovered please  regards  xxxx

THANKS

Hope you find info to share with us 

Hi Chris, i've just read your symptoms and they sound very close to mine. Do you feel the pain moves around aswell?  mine moves from my back, to right flank, to pelvis.  
I was convinced of liver issues for months, stopped drinking, stopped runing to see if it was musular, and after three months its still with me.  The only differenec i see is I have nausea most days now.  

Ive had bloods, CT, MRi, Ultrasound and Fibroscan... all that was found was mild fatty liver and very high cholestoral (strange considering my diet is good to excellent and BMI is 25)

What they have scheduled for me next is Scopes at both ends !  and i've figured i should have that to rule out finally - or find anyting sinister.   My symptoms have been exactly a year this week.. its been a battle getting answers during Covid... 

cheers.

Hi,

I'm having exactly the same symptoms - pain that seems to move around on my right side, including my pelvis, flank, under rib, collar bone, lower back, lower abdomen and shoulder tip. I feel very nauseous too. All my bloods have come back fine, had a pelvic/renal ultrasound which was fine apart from a small ovarian cyst.

I guess I will have to book another doctors appoinment to continue the search! 

Amber

Hi Amber, interesting - sounds identcal.  I woke this morning and it was only too of my pelvis - as days gone on its  moved to right abdomen to the side.

I just got a call that I didn't know was being arranrged by my consultant aswell as Scopes, now MRI as well... hopefully will know by 27th....

thanks Simon

Hi all, 
 

I thought I would come on and join the discussion as I have been having the exact same pains that you guys have described! I have been googling this since my symptoms started in August trying to find anyone who shared similar issues and I've found nothing until this thread.

It started with a slight palpitation under my right rib, that comes and goes ever so often. And the same time coinciding with a pain just under my belly button (both sides, but mainly to the right). As time has gone on it has spread to my lower pelvic area, my back (lower and upper) and my left upper abdomen. Most of it is a dull ache apart from the spasms under my right rib. It feels like a constant pressure and never goes away. Over the past few weeks it has intensified to an on/off nausea, slight dizziness, and today diarrhoea (though that may be down to the stress).

Doctors seem to be dismissing it as IBS, but my symptoms don't improve by going to the toilet, and the pain never relents. I have had bloods and stool samples. Also pelvic/abdominal ultrasounds. So far all that it is showing is a slight kidney filtration issue, but the pain doesn't seem to be near the 'classic' kidney pain areas, so I don't think that's it. Everything seemed fine with my liver on the ultrasound and bloods. My other thought was gallbladder, but that didn't come up on my ultrasound either. I'm at a total loss! Having to take time off work now as the pain intensifies. Going to try and get a private MRI booked in as I'm fed up of waiting for the NHS. 
 

I hope you guys manage to find answers soon. 

Hi Allyo, 

Sorry to read about your pain and issues - yes - sounds almost the same.  I've gone through all those thought you have and Gallatones was closest but I had a CT scan and they showed no issues . 
I have scopes booked next week - both ends, and small bowel MRI the week after - my list now is down to muscular pain (no likely) Polyps and bowel/colon cancer. Non of which quite match the Symptoms, but I guess we are all different -   meeting with consultant on 27th and will share my results here.