Recurring pain on my right side

Recurring Pain on my Right Side - HELP!!!
In March I went to the dr concerning a pain on my right side, particularly after I eat, with bloating. I wasn't experiencing constipation or diarrhea. I kept thinking it was my gallbladder but my ultrasound came out normal, despite having severe, debilitating pain. One dr thought I had costocrondritis but another dr thought she was wrong because it's usually on the left side. I took an X-Ray but it showed nothing wrong in my chest.

Then I stated getting severe chest pain, chest clenching and heart burn. Finally a dr tested me for H pylori which tested positive. I went on the antibiotics, suffered extreme diarrhea, even after I stopped the antibiotics. I also experienced severe heartburn, acid reflex, throat pain, lasting for weeks at a time. I tried several PPIs, the only one that seems to be working the best (although not 100%) is dexilant which I am still on. I had an endoscopy in June, h pylori was eradicated, everything looked normal according to my GI doctor.

These last few days I have been experiencing pain on my side again.. it feels like it is my ribs (more towards the side, not the inner rib area). It radiates up and down my ribs, it is worse after eating or if I hear gurgling or gas in my stomach. It is a pinching pain. I have had diarrhea and bloating for at least a week now.

Can this be ...

Chronic IBS, maybe gas that is trapped ?
A muscle that I keep straining (poor posture, the way I workout .. ?)
Gallbladder malfunction?
Liver?
Colitis? (My mom has crohns and colitis)
H pylori again even though I eradicated it in April ?

I cannot link it to any particular food but I can say that I usually develop GERD symptoms when I am extremely stressed.

The pain lasts days and days, it is exhausting and I don't know what to do. I saw my dr yesterday My dr doesn't think it's my gallbladder or h pylori. She thinks it's from my colon, because of the bloating I have. She told me to take Iberogast which is for IBS . She also told me to get tested for c diff because I told her that since I went on antibiotics for h pylori I've had more diarrhea . She said take probiotics regularly

Elle, there's a lot going on there and the gut is really complicated but here's what I can offer.

Gallbladder diagnostics (at least for me) included an abdominal u/s and then a HIDA scan. You should probably ask your DR to get you a HIDA scan. This will assess the ejection fraction of your gallbladder to see if it's performing within normal ranges. I've gotta tell you, though, that the low end of normal is 35%, which seems pretty low to me. That's what I scored. I still have my gallbladder.

Esophageal spasms can be horribly painful and can be triggered by stress. When you had your upper endoscopy I assume the DR took biopsies? Were they all normal? My daughter has pretty bad reflux, and her biopsies showed minor irritation and inflammation, but she scored her pain really high. Everyone perceives pain differently, so if your biopsies were even slightly abnormal, this could account for your discomfort.

Your DR should schedule you for a colonoscopy. Your mom has Crohn's - this puts you at a significantly higher risk of having an inflammatory bowel disease.

I've got to say that the HIDA scan was the worst diagnostic procedure I've been through. You have to lie still, on your back, for a very long time (1 hour plus). Sounds like nothing but it turns out to be awful. I don't know why your DR won't do it - have you asked?

You should talk to your GI about a colonoscopy.

November is pretty far away. Is this pain keeping you up at night? Interfering with your work or studies? If so, tell your DR you want a colonoscopy. And maybe start looking for a new DR.