So I have a pain in my side. I'm getting it more frequently now. Not all the time, but more frequently now like like once every few weeks. Started several years ago, I just attributed it to eating something that caused me indigestion. It starts as a pain just below the bottom of my ribs, then after an hour it radiates through to my back. It feels like i've been run through by a sword. Then my stomach feels hard and somewhat distended. Nausea is not far behind. There is no burning or acid indigestion, so I figure an ulcer is out of the question. At first I thought it was my gallbladder, but guess what? It changes sides, so unless I have two gallbladders, no dice. Antacids don't help, heating pads don't help, the only things that seemed to help (but is helping less and less) is having a few beers. It's not the alcohol, as I first thought (relaxing effect). Then I thought maybe it was the foamy carbonation (soda/pop didn't help). I tried root beer to see if that helped, but was nowhere as effective as beer. I cannot explain why that was effective. My guess is that it is gastro-intestinal in nature, but a little over a year ago I got an upper GI and an ultrasound to check if anything was awry. Everything was normal, which makes it all the more daunting/frustrating. The pain seems to be getting slowly worse. This is getting very old and my patience is wearing thin. I don't know if anyone will read this, but if someone has any insight to this, I am all ears.
