I've been experiencing pain right below my diaphragm,front middle area for

a days now dont know what it is the pain comes and goes whenever I noticed today though that as I got full it started to hurt badly that's the first time that happens. I have never really had abdominal pain like this in my life. I can't help but feel though that I hve gas like that feeling that I need to burp but I can't. Earlier today I had a can of soda and that helped a bit. I would really like to hear some feedback. Thanx

Isee you wrote this back a year ago. I hope the problem has left you. For me, however, it still continues. The same thing started with me once every few months. Same place. I'd just be left pressing into the area in the middle right at or just below the diaphragm screaming in pain for hours until I just passed out from exhaustion. Sometimes I had pain medications, which never really helped at all. The last year I got medical coverage and found out I had a deadly stomach bacteria. I took the antibiotics yet this didn't stop the pain that I was experiencing. I never got a chance to get retested for it either. I also found out I had a gallstone. Yet the doctor didn't think that was the problem. He thought it was gastroreflux disease and prescribed me Pepcid 40mg. I've taken it for months now with no relief. I've tried Tums, prescription strength Pepcid, Donnatell, Hyosciamine, various antibiotics, Myrilax and a prescription for severe constpation Lact-something, Vicodin, methadone, Morphine, you name it. No relief. Now I have no insurance and I reapplied and was now denied. I'm left not knowing if this is going to kill me or not. My fiance had similar pain and his was from a grossly deteriorated gallbladder that fortunately got found in time. It became a regular thing for me, now occurring daily. Sometimes there's gas, which belching or passing doesn't help, other times their isn't. The past 2 or so weeks my stomach has started "distending?". I don't feel heavy, I just feel like a hot air baloon stretched past its limits. I've tried vomiting some of what was on my stomach and while that used to give me relief when it would happen before, I get no relief now. These times of vomiting was only during severe distention. I AM constipated normally but that isn't causing the pain where it's located. I can't handle the pain anymore and I don't have anyone that can take me to the ER. My fiance lost his job and I haven't been able to work like this. I can't afford a doctor and can't get insurance. I'm terrified to eat, I'm terrified NOT to eat. It's just so random. Not one specific thing causes it. I'm genuinly scared. It's been starting to hurt for hours again so I decided to see if anyone online has had the same symptoms and this is the ONLY thing I've seen that comes close. I just wish I had an answer for you though after a year you've probably forgotten about this thread or, hopefully, the problem is gone.I'm sure this isn't the only case in history...
Good luck.

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And that folks.. is what's wrong with your american health coverage. In Canada the problem would have been found out within a week at NO cost to you.

actually I am experiencing what sounds like the exact same symptoms and I am Canadian -- I was told I have heartburn and given Prevacid it did not help just made me frequent the washroom. I came on here looking for my own answers because the health system is so short of doctors I can't get to see the same one twice.

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Hi I am Canadian and have the same problem, but mine only seems to come in the evenings when I slow down. And it hurts to touch the muscles on the top of the stomach on the diaphragm. I have saved this site and if I can get in to see my DR I will Gladly forward any information to you.

and that folks, is what's wrong with a government run health care program.

sod maybe

sphincter of oddi dysfunction maybe ... AND really wish I was Canadian!!!

Middle of the diaphram pain or bloating

Have any of you considered lactose intolerance might be your issue?

I'm 53 now, but when I was 21 a friend suggested I quite drinking dairy because of continual migrains - and it took care of 95% of my headaches. Then a few years ago someone suggested I try Kefir because it can help you digest lactose in dairy products. Now I take drink kefir first thing in the morning or with a meal - and my health is far better. Although I still don't overdo dairy products. You can also get lactase drops or tabs to use before ingesting dairy - or to add to milk products.

Interesting enough having mercury amalgams in your mouth seems to screw up your digestive system also, so if possible consider replacing the metal in your mouth with composite or some other bio-compatable dental material.

One last thing, as we age we tend to have less hyrocholic acid with which to digest our food. I use a bit of organic apple cider vinegar on my food or squeeze lemon into water with my meals and it helps me digest food and takes away bloating.
Possibilities, good luck, Julie

My wife went through all the pain you have all explained, the only comfort she found was with a heating pad on her stomach. The pain comes and goes without warning. I have now started having the same pain and cant help but wonder if it is something in our water or maybe even in the house we live it. I cant believe that this kind of weird belly pain is something you can pass on. I wish I had health coverage to get it checked but I don't and I will have to put up with it. Good luck to you all, I can tell you this has only been two days for me and it freakin sucks!!!!1

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Hello,

You may want to look into haitus hernia. I believe its far more common than we think. An acupressurist, naturopath, or other more alternative doctor may help you. It happens when, usually through stress and bad eating habits, that our stomach becomes higher than it naturally should be. In this unnatural position, it presses on the diaphragm, causing pain with deep breathing, full stomach, upon waking. Also acid reflux, and constant burping. What will help is deep breathing, relaxing stomach muscles and tension, going easy on the digestive system (not overeating or constantly eating, avoiding inflammatory foods such as meats, sugar, dairy, caffeine, salt), and self-massage. Use your hand to try to gently guide the stomach down - starting in the middle under your rib cage and moving to the left.

Good luck.

I just got the same stomach pain yesterday, i at first assumed it was due to hunger, but after i ate something light, the pain still didnt go away. Although the next day when i woke up i had no pain, until i went out for a run. everytime i would inhale/exhale the pain would feel like someone was stabbing me additionally, when i eat i feel even more pain. i tried to make myself relax and massage the area, but unfortunately found no relief. Someone MUST find an expert to answer the questions we are all having about these horribly annoying pains.

I am 17 and I am having the same problems. I have been to my doctor, the ER and i am going to a GI doctor soon. I have also had a CT scan, blood drawn, x-rays and urine samples and everything came back normal. It hurts a few hours after I eat and pretty much just comes out of no where. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

Just had these symptoms to the extreme! Out of no where had severe pain in diaphragm that went around my left side to my back. I have never experienced such intense pain (labor wasn't even close). Went to the hospital where it took lots of medicine to get pain under control, along with blood pressure which was caused from the pain. They ran tests and didn't really find anything. There was a hematoma on my spleen, which they said could have been a clot but it would resolve itself. The other thought was that I may have passed a gall stone but they are not for sure. It should be noted that 3 days before this hit I was running a temp of 101-104 that lasted less than 24 hours. I just hope this never happens again.

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My daughter is experiencing these same sypmptons. She has had these symptoms for quite some time. She has asthma, which may be causing it, but she has never experienced it like this before. She has colitis, which may be causing it, but she has never experienced it like this before. She poops 6 to 8 times a day and has been noticing her Allegra is not being digested - says it's like throwing it in the toliet from the bottle, even though she swallowed it! She gets more intense stomach pain when exercising and has tried medications for that too. Nothing has worked and as her mother, I am frustrated as all of the past posts are. I am going to forge on and hope for some answers soon. Thanks to all who have tried to find a cure!

I've had the same problem & found it was gastroparesis after getting an endoscopy. Basically your stomach muscles don't contract & food is not digested causing bloating and pain in the diaphragm. I had shortness of breath, nausea, and lots of bloating. You should get checked for gastroparesis. It's nothing serious but can cause lots of horrible symptoms!

It's probably anxiety pain. I've had generalized anxiety disorder for 6 years. The pain comes and goes randomly throughout the year, but everyone is different. Repetitive activity like chewing gum or listening to certain songs (you have to test a bunch) will help ease it. A regular sleeping pattern will help ease it. I know many things that can ease it but I have not found a cure and I refuse to take medicine. I guess I just have to live with it forever.

Hi All,
I have just recoverd from one of these mysterious pains you speak of... This is the 3rd one that I have had, the first being in February. I am a 23 year old female with a "spare tire" on my tummy, but otherwise very healthy.

The first time the pain happened, it was 2am and I thought that I just needed to go to the bathroom really bad. After doing so, the pain was still there and very severe. I drank some water and laid in bed fora bit, but that did not help at all. I was very pale in my face and felt quite faint. I got my roommate to take me to emerg. I was assessed by the nurse (blood pressure and heartrate were normal) and given 2 motrin and 2 tylenol along with mayloxx and a numbing agent. After 15 minutes, the pain went away, and I only felt tired after. Colour came back in my face and I no longer felt dizzy.

As for the second and third times, they happened in the evenings about 2 or 3 hours after supper. With this most recent attack, I had hot/cold sweats going on. I was given extra tylenol and motrin tablets by the nurse from the first time, so I took one of each. After about 15 minutes, the pain was gone again.

I have no idea what is causing this, but it seems that taking 1 motrin (ibuprofen 400mg) and 1 tylenol (acetaminophen 500mg) works to get rid of the pain. As soon as I feel the pain coming on, I take these and they go away. I was told by the nurse to pick up maloxx in liquid form, but I could not find any in any of the the stores that I visited in my home community. I am going to go and see my doctor as soon as possible to try and figure this out.... can indigestion or other digestive problems simply be resolved with pain killers?? Hmm.

K.

i dont know if its the same problem , but i am in my mid-late teens. and i was walking up the stairs. and i got this sharp pain just under my chest /in my diaphragm, iv rifted and its got it away but its coming back so small..and it is unbeleivably sore ..i told my mom and she said it may be cramp . but i know cramp and it is not that, iv been worried since then..and i need to know if its serious or just a little bit of trapped wind.

SHEER AGONY...

I had an attack of this last night. Simply the WORST pain imaginable: I laid there with fever then chills, groaning like a dying animal with every breath until I finally fell asleep from sheer exhaustion. I vomited 6 or 7 times, until my stomach was completely emptied....I suffer this horror several times a year now, and when I do, I'm a total invalid until it passes. I can take gas pain in my lower stomach - but when it stretches that diaphragm....

the idea that the canadian health system is better because you don't have to pay when you walk out of the doctors office is a seriously flawed mentality, and a dangerous one at that.

1. the system is incredibly short on doctors, so as one has already mentioned, it can take months to see a doctor
2. you damn right you pay for it, in heavy taxation. so the young healthy working class that doesn't use the system pays for it, while the older unhealthy non-working class reaps the benefits.

gov run health systems are a bad idea. if it were such a good idea, then we should not only have gov health insurance, but also gov home insurance, car insurance, etc.