How can abdominal pain and soreness with bloating and flatulence?
Patient: Hello,  I have been experiencing abdominal pain and soreness all over my abdomen. Some days my upper left side is sore and other days it mimics appendicitis with lower right side pain and pressure in my upper right thigh. I also have alot of bloating and gas. I have two CT scans and several blood and urine test done and the only thing found was constipation. I increased my fiber and have been havinv regular bowel movements but the pain and bloating continue.  My last colonoscopy was 5 years ago and nothing was found then. I do take prilosec for acid reflux.   I recently spent some time at wilderness school where we drank mountain water that we treated with iodine and also I even eaten a lot of sushi in the past. Could my problem be parasitic? Any advice? Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.Your history of drinking mountain water and lots of sushi may be indirectly related to the pain which you say is on left upper and right lower abdomen. These are sites classically involved in pain when one gets colitis. This can be due to waterborne diseases . May not be parasite. Since all the tests are normal except the colonoscopy not yet done ( last one was 5 years ago.).I would advise you to first take a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic, activated charcoal tablets and anti-spasmodic whenever there is pain, continue Raniditidine..See the results, if you get well, nothing to be done further . If no relief you can go for colonoscopy and to see what exactly is the problem.