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Diverticulitis or something else

CatsyCline — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:01:45 GMT

could it be H.Pylori?

i have some scary abdominal pains at night. mostly in the belly buttin area. they come on around 3:00 to 3:30 AM. so that is 15 hours or so after dinner. by morning the pains have subsided. i had granola and berries today and i feel some needling pains again

both nights, for dinner, i had a sandwich of sliced turkey breast i had roasted at home, and a croissant with avocado slices. chips and a pickle.

one night i had red velvet whoopie pie for dessert . i thought it was the Red #40 dye that gave me the pains.

last night i had blackberries/fgranola for breakfast and another bowl of blackberries around 10PM. oy. even worse that the other night

i know i should see a doctor but i'm afraid of the upper GI. i had to drink some barium goop and it made so sick after. this was for another issue though at the time

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3suwm5 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:06:06 GMT

Too much fat, too much fiber?

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NickNack — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:08:33 GMT

You need to see a gastroenterologist and have a scope done. You won't have to drink anything for that.

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Kimi Eliz — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:15:08 GMT

Get a medical opinion from a doctor.

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willdob3 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:20:15 GMT

I'd see your doctor. You won't necessarily need an upper GI test. And they really aren't scary.

It it doesn't sound like diverticulitis to me based on the foods you mentioned but you never know.

I hope you find out what it is soon & are feeling better.

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:24:51 GMT

It could be a lot of things, but you will need to go to a doctor to find out which one.

You are making an assumption about the tests you may need done. If the doctor thinks it's H. Pylori, you don't swallow barium, you eat some funny pop-rocks like crystals and blow into a bag. Super fast and easy. If the doctor think it's gallbladder disease, you get a jelly on the belly ultrasound.

Stop guessing, do not try to diagnose yourself on the internet, and go call your doctor. You know you'll need to anyway, so just do it.

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Vivian — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:32:55 GMT

Your symptoms are too serious to play guessing games. There's no way to know for sure what's wrong unless and until you see a gastroenterologist. If you have a serious problem, you need to address it. If it's not serious, you can be relieved. Either way, you need to make that gastro appointment. The tests are FAR less dangerous than what could happen if you do nothing.

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Serenity-Now — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:50:06 GMT

@CatsyCline, if you won't go to a doctor (which you really should do, but I'm the same way so I understand), I suggest you start keeping a careful food diary. Include anything you ingest, such as food supplements/vitamins, what type of beverages you are having, types of sweeteners, maybe even add the brands of foods you are eating. Log the times you are eating, then log the times you are having symptoms. Also, try to remember when these symptoms started, & what may have been also started at teh same time, such as maybe you bought a new brand of granola cereal or maybe are buying your berries from a different place, etc.

When you eventually go to the doctor (and you will, if the pain continues), you will then be fore-armed with a food diary that could give the doctor the info he/she needs from you without needing invasive tests to be done, hopefully. You also may want to try eliminating one food at a time, to see if you have a food (or food additive that is in it) allergy. Food allergies can happen hours or even much, much later, not just immediately. Or maybe you are using a new product to wash the fruit, and are having a reaction to the soap solution...it could be anything, but see if you an remember anything that changed at the same time you started getting symptoms, then write that down.

Who knows, maybe you will be able to figure out the culprit yourself--but don't let it get worse or go on too long without seeking help, ok? You can always tell the doc you want to post-pone invasive tests, to see if regular lab tests will help you figure out what is going on, first. That way you have more bases covered for maintaining good health. It is your body, and you have that right. But better to be safe than sorry afterwards...some decisions you cannot go back & change, but desperately wish you could.

Good luck!

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software — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:05:16 GMT

Both are pretty simple to diagnose.

Or it could be one of those hernias that form behind your belly button. You could try a liquid diet or low output diet for a couple of days, see if it subsides.

Go to the doctor!

@ashleigh dupray wrote:

could it be H.Pylori?

i have some scary abdominal pains at night. mostly in the belly buttin area. they come on around 3:00 to 3:30 AM. so that is 15 hours or so after dinner. by morning the pains have subsided. i had granola and berries today and i feel some needling pains again

both nights, for dinner, i had a sandwich of sliced turkey breast i had roasted at home, and a croissant with avocado slices. chips and a pickle.

one night i had red velvet whoopie pie for dessert . i thought it was the Red #40 dye that gave me the pains.

last night i had blackberries/fgranola for breakfast and another bowl of blackberries around 10PM. oy. even worse that the other night

i know i should see a doctor but i'm afraid of the upper GI. i had to drink some barium goop and it made so sick after. this was for another issue though at the time

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Moonchilde — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:14:02 GMT

H. pylori would be giving you *upper* GI symptoms, not so much umbilical area.

Diverticulitis would be in the colon, which is the lower intestine.

Both conditions have quite a few other symptoms. A 3-minute google will bring them to you.

No one here could, or should, "diagnose" you from the little information you've provided. When it's uncomfortable enough or scary enough, you'll either call your doctor or go to the ER.

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share — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:55:28 GMT

Three years ago I was having excruciating stomach pains and my doctor ordered a CT scan which showed a hernia. This was after ruling out so many other diagnosis.

Recently I had another CTscan for pelvic pain and among other findings it showed diverticulitis. These tests were so crucial and important in finding a diagnosis and then getting the treatment needed, so Ashleigh do not wait on this see your doctor, you will in the long run be glad you did.

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hckynut — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:03:56 GMT

@CatsyCline

You are afraid? My suggestion, see a gastro doctor.

hckynut(john)

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RedTop — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:07:35 GMT

I was diagnosed years ago with diverticulitis, and the worst offenders for me are seeds and skins---no berries of any kind for me. I can handle cabbage finely chopped for cole slaw very well, but roughly chopped cabbage and lettuce literally feels like it is scraping as it moves thru my system.

My husband and one daughter have been treated for H-pylori; both were diagnosed after an EGD. The symptoms that sent them to the doctor were gastric issues, either constipation or diarrhea, extreme belching, constant heartburn, and generally feeling sick after eating any type of food, or drinking any type of liquid.

When my SIL and nephew complained of belly button pain, that radiated to the left side, they were diagnosed with appendicitis.

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Scooby Doo — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:05:25 GMT

I had two hernias in my belly button area, one was an umbelical and the other was a ventral hernia. My colon was caught inside the hernias. I had the same pain you describe when the food would move through my system and get caught in the kink.

I also have diverticulitis and cannot have most berries due to the seeds, granola and coconut, all that stuff gives me a bellyache.

Go see a doctor and get it over with. You'll feel so much better that much faster. I don't see any reason to suffer.

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SeaMaiden — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:43:22 GMT

I personally if it were me, would fast for three days on fresh juices and take some probiotics.......also would drink aloe Vera juice.....after three days, if I still had the pain, I would go see my doctor, but, if I felt better, I would break the fast slowly, adding foods one at a time to see how I felt. Kind of like an elimination diet.

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colliegirls — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:38:45 GMT

Sounds exactly how I felt when I had my bouts of IBS.

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jubilant — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:02:18 GMT

I agree with seeing a doctor. When it comes to stomach and digestive problems it could be one of a thousand things....many with similar symptoms. I saw a gastroenterologist. I just had a colonoscopy and an endoscopy ulrasound and some biopsies (no barium). Thankfully, no cancer.... but I have a severe case of diverticular disease with narrowing of my colon. Also found out that my Protonix had turned on me and made me very ill to the point I have been housebound 95% of the time for many months.

Please see a doctor if your symptoms continue. For anyone reading this.... keep up with your colonoscopies. I had one 3 years ago with only 1 benign polyp and one small pocket of diverticula.....so this all happened within less than 3 yrs. from my last one. Believe me, the tests are a piece of cake compared to what you could feel if you leave something go.

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Snoopp — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:29:43 GMT

I would check with your doctor but what you can do in the meantime is cut seeds and nuts out of your diet and see if you feel better. Also no popcorn.

You can have pain in the center of your belly with a diverticulitis flare.

Like someone mentioned, could be too much fiber too.

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LilacTree — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:39:00 GMT

Diverticulitis doesn't come and go. Diverticulosis (which can lead to diverticulitis) can be chronic. With the former, you already have an infection that has to be attended to immediately. If you don't, you risk peritonitis from a ruptured colon.

Diverticulitis pain is usually located on the lower left side of the abdomen, not around the belly button area of the mid abdomen. With diverticulitis, the abdomen swells up and gets very hard. The pain is excruciating. What you have sounds more like IBS.

I had five bouts of diverticulitis over a couple of years, five days in the hospital on IV antibiotics each time . . . and finally surgery to remove six inches of my colon. I have not had an attack of it since.

You must see a gastroenterologist immediately to determine the cause of your symptoms.

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LilacTree — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:19:50 GMT

@share wrote:
Three years ago I was having excruciating stomach pains and my doctor ordered a CT scan which showed a hernia. This was after ruling out so many other diagnosis.
Recently I had another CTscan for pelvic pain and among other findings it showed diverticulitis. These tests were so crucial and important in finding a diagnosis and then getting the treatment needed, so Ashleigh do not wait on this see your doctor, you will in the long run be glad you did.

@CatsyCline

Just wondering how you are doing. You haven't responded.