Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Pain on my right side, IBS related?

Hi everyone this is my first post on this forum. I've had IBS for quite some time now maybe a couple of years without even knowing. I dismissed the cramping and trips to the washroom by thinking I was having diarrhea because I was eating to fast , too much or because I was eating oily and greasy foods.
This is where it got out of hand, 2 months ago I developed a severe pain on my right side just above the belt line on the right of the bellybutton. It is a stabbing like burning unbearable pain that has diminished in these 2 months but is still there. I have to mention that the night before I went out and drank quite a few beers (5-6) which isin't uncommon for me to do from time to time but it seems like this was somewhat of a trigger which made things worst.
The pain eventually made me decide to seek medical help. I went to my clinic and the doctor suggested i'd take an ultra sound, turned out there was nothing. I then went to the ER and they said it was probably stones that were slowly going away ( the only test they did was a blood test which was normal ). Afterwards, I got an appointment with a gastro and he sent me for a UGI and everything turned out to be normal. I then did 3 types of stool culture tests 1 - stool culture 2 - C Diff 3 - Parasites, once again, everything is normal. Finally, yesterday I had a colonoscopy done and everything was also normal. I still have pain on my right side and I've seen numerous doctors throughout these 2 months and non of them know what it is. Can this be related to IBS? These have been the worst 2 months of my life. IBS is already difficult to deal with and this pain on my right being undiagnosed is not helping physically and mentally. I also have to mention that the pain amplifies especially after I go to the washroom . I could describe it as a "bruise" like pain. Has anyone experienced something similar? Thanks in advance.

Edited by dgcap (06/06/08 03:48 PM)

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