Upper right abdominal discomfort, what could it be?

Question

I've had liver fucniton tests, x-rays, other blood tests, urine sample tests, ulta sound of entire abdomen, given meds for possible peptic ulcer (three weeks on pantoloc no change). I'm 23 years old, normal body functions, tons of energy, not constipated, eat healthy, take all my vitamins............ Beats the hell out of me whatever is going on!!!

Been checked for gall stones......I like to drink though if that could cause a prob.........

Answer 1

Is it a sharp pain? Is it roughly a few hours after eating? Could be some kind of digestion problem. Being that they were treating you for a peptic ulcer makes me believe that they were looking at digestion too.

A simple measure you could try, and I have done myself with some success, is change a small portion of your diet to see if you can isolate a problem there.

For instance, for about a week try cutting out gaseous food items like broccoli, milk, onions, cauliflower, eggs and large amounts of any dairy products like yogurt and cheese. See if things improve.

If they don't, put those items back into your diet and for a week try removing heavy items like beef, large amounts of bread, pasta, nuts, and stick to lighter meats like chicken and fish along with light salads.

Lastly, I would try cutting out any spicy food altogether during these different diet tests. Spicy foods are not necessary for good health and that would be one less variable you would have to worry about.

Try to mix and match some of the items you eat and leave out others. Usually a week is enough time to determine if their is an improvement.

I quickly found out that even though I didn't know what was causing my pain, I had an idea that it was indigestion related and cutting out the milk/onions did wonders for my abdominal pain.

Side note, I am not a medical doctor and my advice should not be taken strictly as a cure. Also, do not stray too far from what I have outlined here and make sure all changes are ok with your physician.

Good luck!

Answer 2

This same thing happened to my hubby 4 months ago. He had pain in the same location and we thought it was his old peptic ulcer again but he said it didn't feel the same as the ulcer. So we took him to the hospital and they did all kinds of scans and tests and bloodwork and never did give us an answer. We were there for 8 hours. It went away on its own though. He had dental work done around the same time though and the dentist gave him an antibiotic for his tooth so maybe the antibiotic took care of his stomach pain, we don't know. Maybe could it be a gas pocket? Like diverticulitis? I wish I could help but they never found out what was wrong with my hubby. He doesn't have it anymore.

Answer 3

have you been checked for gall stones?Thirty percent of the population has gall stones, with no symptoms or pain until a stone produces a blockage within the cystic duct. Once a blockage occurs, there is a risk of infection.
Acute onset of fever.

Pain in the right upper abdomen, under or below the rib cage.

Ingestion of fatty foods that produce pain in the abdominal area may indicate a chronic problem.

Mild Jaundice (may be noticed in the whites of the eyes).

Enlarged and tender area detected upon palpation just to the right below the rib cage.

Vague abdominal pain possible with chronic gall bladder conditions.

Fatigue.

Nausea.

Insomnia.

Irritableness.

Hair loss.

Answer 4

First: I'm not a doctor. You should consult a doctor for something that might be as serious as an appendicitis attack.

Just because you are young and healthy doesn't mean you couldn't have a bad appendix. If that blows out you will have lots of pain for a short while. After that it would only be a minor case of death from the bleeding.

Answer 5

Muscle spasm, gas, gallbladder, infection, the list goes on and on....best to keep checking with the doctor. Make a diary of when it happens, how severe the pain is, where it is located, what you were doing, did you eat/drink/take any medicine before onset, the duration of the pain, etc. This will help with diagnosing the problem.

Answer 6

if you have been for all these tests my friend it could be something as simple as growing pains, young men in particular will experience pains such as this but normally before 23,]
the pancreas is in the area you defined but should not give you problems unless you drink excessive amounts of alcohol
there is also such a thing as a spontaneous thorax at your age where the rib can fracture for no reason and dig into or puncture your lung, but I'm certain this would have been spotted during your tests, good luck

Answer 7

I was gonna say if you were a female it could be an ovarian cyst. But since your screenname says guy I'm not quite certain. Have you strained any muscles in that area. It's possible to pull something.

Answer 8

Have you seen a Gastroenterologist? They specialize in the digestive track.

Answer 9

have you had your appendix out. cause that happened to me when i was 18 and i was in great shape. you might check that out cause if it ruptures your in trouble. good luck

Answer 10

too many possibilities - go to a different doctor.