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Posted 8/12/2011 6:47 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone ever get abdominal pains in the lower right abdomen? By lower right I mean you look down at your belly button and some pain to the right of it slightly lower than the belly button. I've always heard that UC causes pain in the lower left, since the ileum is in the lower right area and that's more indicative​ of Crohn's. Have had on/off aches in my lower right for the better part of 2 years but X rays/colon​scopies/et​c. have never turned up anything. GI doc in the past chalked it up to IBS.
Posted 8/12/2011 8:50 AM (GMT 0)
The lower right pain I get is basically gas. I can feel it about 6 hours after consuming some foods that tend to create the gas.

I have had it while flaring as well....


Are you flaring at this point?

If you're in the clear regarding scopes to clear nothing's going on IBD-wise, then spasming can very well be the culprit.

Ask the doc for an antispasmodic....I use dicyclomine.

q
Posted 8/12/2011 12:24 PM (GMT 0)
Lower right sided pain can be from so many things - IBS, if you're female, ovarian pain, appendix, gas - in my case it's diverticulosis. Also if you have pancolitis, you may experience pain over on that side.
Posted 8/12/2011 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
I'm coming out of a flare at the moment but experience the pain even when I'm not flaring. It's almost like a really mild cramp.

I have dicyclomine but don't notice much difference from it. Just wish I knew what thr cause of the minor ache was. Nothing ever comes up in tests.
Posted 8/12/2011 5:13 PM (GMT 0)
Are you male or female?
Posted 8/12/2011 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
Can you relate it to food/gas?
  And yes,(as Sherry mentioned)  if you're female...could be ovarian, especially if it isn't continual.  Oh, and it could also be a sign of pre-period...considering the hormonal changes can affect the colon due to the increase in prostaglandins.

While we're on the female topic....could also be endometriosis.

q

Posted 8/13/2011 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
I am a male. :). Can't seem to make any specific association to foods.
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