My husband has pain on his right side, insomnia, & a gurggling stomach. We have had several tests run. HELP?

Question

My husband has had 2 tests checking his gallbladder. One of the test came back and it said it could possibly be his gallbladder. This doctor wanted to take out his gallbladder, but we asked to be referred to another doctor because we didn't want the surgery done in our small town hospital. My husband's doctor referred him to a gastroenterologist in a larger city. The gastroenterologist said my husband's problems are not related to his gallbladder. This doctor has run several tests. My husband has had a colonoscopy, a barium test, several stool samples, and a blood test. We've als had our well water tested. All of the tests have come back without any problems. We don't know what to do now. My husband is not sleeping much anymore. My husband also has diarreah. He is not eating anything that should be causing that. He doesn't eat dairy products. We only drink Lactaid milk. My husband has lost 20 pounds The doctor is currently looking into his thyroid. Can someone help us

Answer 1

thyroid

Answer 2

Im no doctor but I had the same thing... if your periods have not started yet it may be the onset of them even though othing has come of it over a year, alot of girls get phantom pains during puberty. Also ask for a blood test and urine test to test EVERYTHING I dont want to scare you but I had pains for years and my doctor said it was nothing so I moved doctors as there was obviously something and they have found out what it was ( I wont tell you what it is as I don't want to scare you and I'm sure it wont be this in your case) Or if you are stressed with anything or have a from of depression (remember you dont have to be depressed to have depression!) you may just have whats called phantom pains from that. These are simply unexplainable pains which arent there because anythings wrong but they make you feel grotty.

Answer 3

Sounds like what happened to me. I was going back and forth between tons of test, before one doctor said. Let''s try an Ultrasound. Sure enough, they found 2 really large stones in my gallbladder.

I had them removed with laproscopy and no pain since.

FYI, the pain is horrible, so bear with your husband. It was tough on my wife because I was up between 3-8 hours per night in awful pain. I was grouchy the next day because I hadn't slept. I lost 30 lbs in 2 months. I looked good, but knew something was wrong.

Seriously, suggest an Ultrasound at your small hospital.

Answer 4

I would get yet another opinion. When I was pregnant with one of my kids I would get these excruiating attacks of pain through out my chest , back , stomach. They caused insomia and diarrhea and vomitting. I had an ultrasoud done on my gallbladder to check for stones but couldnt find anything. Well my attacks kept happening so the doc did the ultrasound again and indeed find stones. Long story short, get a third opinion and go with that

Answer 5

You need a ct scan to rule out a mass in Pancreas.You also need a detailed blood exam.If all else is negative,a PET scan may help.To rule out cancer is a priority here.

Answer 6

I found a lot of great information on causes of stomach pain and its treatment at http://tinyurl.com/l9k9x

Answer 7

Have a MRI at the hospital done on him.
By pass the local docs and get down to the real problem
It could be his appendix bursted.

Answer 8

Is he on any medications? It could be a side effect of certain medicines. Is it only after he eats certain foods? If so it could be a food allergy.

Answer 9

I would think the doctors know best, but ask about his appendix, an intestinal blockage or colin cancer. Good luck

Answer 10

Here is my thought. Pancreatitis:

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/