I have beem having upper left side abdominal pain for over a year now on and off sometimes it radiates to my back
Last march 12 i suddenly started having diarreah with very loose stool sometime water on its color yellow the mext day green then turn back to yellow until today i still have loose stool thats yellow bit no more diarreah
Already hat a ct scan last wed and everything is normal
Im still having pain but mostly severe in my back will be doing blood test thia coming wed.
My question is does this sound like pancreatitis i know its bad but i keep reading in the internet and its really scary the things that i read
possibly but the CT scan should have picked up inflammation of the pancreas -colitis or IBS also can cause symptoms...if it has been going on so long it seems more like an intestinal issue good luck let us know
One of the best ways to help reduce pain is to change your diet. Basically 5% fat per 100g no cheese or chocolate or alcohol etc and this is mainly the pancreatitis diet.
My words of advice is to avoid a full blown attack. Once the damage is done and the pain changes your life big style. So please take heed if you can prevent a full attack then you have a chance of a normal life rather than on of pain and the feeling like no one understands.
I eat prett normal but since last thursday i started watching what i eat scared of being in pain if i eat to much
Im hoping its not chronic pancreatitis or worse cancer
What scares me the most is tue sudden bowel changes like loose stool color yellow of ourse with the pain sometimes getting more intense is really scary
Hi, I am currently under investigation for CP. All my bloods, stools, MRI, ultrasound and MRCP are normal.
I have been told by the surgeon that inflammation of the pancreaseelated would not show on the scans.
I have now been refered to a gastro specialist!
My stools are loose and I have lost weight with them. However my fecal elastase test was normal. I also have some undigested food sometimes and it can be yellow at times. Green and yellow pooh usually point towards gall bladder? Have you had it checked?
Do you also have ulq pain that radiates to your back? Mine is constant for 2 weeks already before i would cause me pain for a couple of days then go away
Are your stools also soft loose and yellow? Did you loose weight? If si how much and how fast? Are you still losing weight
I have health anxiety and sometimes i cant even stay asleep because of thinking about it
Yes I have upper left quadrant pain that radiates round to my back. The same on the right side too. I have seen a chiropractor for my upper left back pain but I still have pain across my ribs in my back and just a bit higher.
My stools are various shades of brown and some times have yellow stripes in them.
I started losing weight at 4-6 lbs a week. I dropped from 9st 10lbs to 8st 6 lbs in a matter of weeks! I wasn't trying to lose weight. I was suffering with bad anxiety and thinking the worst of everything! Google had become my enemy and saviour!
I have now come to terms with what I may have and I have managed to put on weight and am now 9st 1lbs. I'm
So happy!! Lol!
Have you been tested for any vitamin deficiencys? I have a vitamin d deficiency which can make anxiety worse!!
The worse thing for me is the pain it just never seems to go away
I think you need vitamins checked and if you haven't had any stools samples done then that is definitely worth doing. Have you had your gall bladder checked? And I have heard of some stomach acid/ ulcers causing loose stools of various colours too.
I hate anxiety its taking over specially when i read in google and some scary health blogs lol
I did have galbladder sludge which resolves itself ang also habe 2 small polyp which we have been watching for a year its not growing thank God
My stomach pain actually started in the right side thats how we learn about the sludge etc but i havent been having pain in the right side for alonh time
Just the left side whick radiates to back and 2 weeks of yellow stool
Will have my blood test this coming wed then apptmnt with gastro this coming sat hopefully ill get answers by then
I am having wired pain for almost four months now. I've had my gallbladder removed three years ago and since then I had a dull pain in the upper right under my rib cage. But the pain was not that intense up to four months ago. After the sever pain I went back to my surgeon and asked him if I've developed another stone and he sent me to do ultrasound, MRCP, CT, and many blood works which all came back normal. Then he assured me that there is no stone since everything came back normal. But he said I could go to GI doctor too. Which I did go not only to one but two of them to get second opinion. I explained the pain to the first one and asked him what if it's my pancreas that is not showing in the scans he told me that none of my pancreatic enzymes level were high to worries him. But he gave another set of pancreatic enzymes and liver enzymes and full blood works to do when the pain rises to its highest. I asked him why he told me because if anything is wrong with your pancreas or liver your enzymes would go up and stay high until the next day. Which I went and did those blood work at the pick of the pain. All came back normal and he told me nope there is nothing to worry about. I told him that but I still have pain that radiate to my back and when I sleep on my back or lin on my back it hurts he told me we can do endoscopy and colonoscopy as well. He didn't take me seriously at all. And he never even once believed that it might be pancreas problem. I went to the second GI doc he basically told me the same thing and told me that since I have most of tests done he can do endoscopy and colonoscopy too. But he told me nope it's not your pancreas. I told him that I researched the symptoms for it on the computer and the both doctors told me do not read a lot.
But here I am with everyday pain that radiate to my back behind my stomach and I mostly have constipation that are like small balls and hard than lose stool. I feel like my stomach is blown and pressure in my colon. I do not vomit. The pain is up high under my rib cage that goes around to my left side sometimes and my back and my shoulders too.
I am scared and don't know what to do. What if there is something wrong with pancreas that they don't find it.
Tnx for responding. You asked abouty bowl movment it's bad i am constopaid all the time ( hard small balls) and how is yours? Also tell me how years you are having this pain? And just recently your enzymes were slightly high?
I been having the pain in my upper left abdomen for iver a year now in and off
Last march its when i got really bad it started going through the back sometimes the pain is only at the back
Mybproblem now is the epigastric pain and back pain that wont go away ive been taking nexium for a week no without any improvemts
Yes sadly my amylase and lipase are slightly elevated but doctors said nothing to worry about
My stool color are light brown sometimes yellowish brown it differs everyday
I cant really tell you if you have pancrease problem but since you have done mrcp and its normal i heard thats a pretty good test for pancrease problem maybe ask for and EUS im planning to ask for that test too if i dont improve soon
Gastro said its IBS, I queried the weight loss and undigested food. He's sure its IBS, he's agreed to endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy which I've got this Friday. I'm quite scared about it
My pains are all still there. Getting into a pattern now I think. Right side aggravated by food, left side every morning it's there. When I eat my breakfast it either makes it better or worse. If it makes it worse I'll have the pain for a few hours.
I've started taking the dlux range of vitamins. As my vitamin d therapy has stopped ive decided to continue at a higher dose on my own so am taking 3000. I'm also taking a probiotic and magnesium (to help with my fibromilya). I've got milk thistle to start taking but I'm still breastfeeding and i can't take it until I stop.
My new Dr is lovely, she's supportive and gives me the time I need to explain all my symptoms. I saw her recently and explained my worries about my pancreas, she explained the tests they would do (amylase, feacal elastase, liver function, MRCP, ultrasound and MRI) she said if those came back normal then they wouldn't persue the Pancras as an option.
The gastro consultant is having me back after my cameras and my GP is gonna see me to try different tests. I've also been refered to see a dietician in regards to starting the FODMAP diet.
I've also been told my pains could be anxiety aswell. But I cannot committ the time for therapy at the moment with not driving and my 3 young kids I just don't have the time
The scopes were very unpleasant but at least they've been done now. They took biopsies for celiac and inflammation (results will be 2 weeks). They found a polyp in my lower colon which has been removed. I will see the consultant back in clinic in 6-8 weeks.
So still no answers
I'm getting quite down about it now thou. If it's not my stomach or intestines then the only thing left is my pancreas. I had a bad pain attack on Saturday on my left side. It was unlike anything if ever had before. It was just pain, thought I was gonna have to go to the hospital but after an hour it eased off again.
My stools are still loose, still brown. My pains are still mainly on my right side and aren't disappearing as much as they did before. The pain on my left side is mainly in my back and side theses days
I just wanna know what's wrong! I'm worrying all the time
Like you still no answer all the doctors i saw said that im normal
But why do i have pain
My pain now is in the epigastric radiates to the left side and left back
Actually the pain on the left side bellow ribs was gone for a week and the back pain was not as bad as usual was inly having really bad epigastric pain but suddenly last Saturday all the pain came back and now much worse the ever i feel like something is pressing on my rib area
And i cant seem to gain any weight
My stool ar back to normal but the pain scares me so much
I need to find a new doctor for another opinion hoping that they would request for mor testing
it just never seems to go away 