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Old 12-05-2006, 06:46 PM   #1
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Painful bump thingie.

Okay...this is kind of strange. Directly below my sternum, and a few inches above my navel, when I press down it is really quite painful, and I can feel a small sort of bulge beneath the skin. I guess this is around where my stomach would be. I'm a 17 year-old female who has been pseudo-diagnosed with GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease), and have been having bloody diarrhea off and on for about three days. Any ideas as to what this might be??? Thanks in advance...

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Re: Painful bump thingie.

It sounds like a hiatal hernia. Check out this link and good luck.
[url]http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiatal-hernia/DS00099/[/url]
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Re: Painful bump thingie.

Thanks again for responding! That just might be it. Guess I'll find out for sure in a week or so.

 
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Re: Painful bump thingie.

Hey Je23....let me know how it goes. I hope you get the problem resolved. Stomach issues SUCK! They definitely "cramp" anyones style. Are you going to see a gastroenterologist for a scope? On a side note do you throw up at all?
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Re: Painful bump thingie.

Well, I'm currently taking Prilosec for my GERD. I used to be on Prevacid but all that did was make me ill. Anyway, I've been on this stuff for almost four weeks now and my symptoms aren't going away. I told this to my GP and she told me that, when the perscription runs out and if I am still experiencing symptoms, she's going to go ahead and to a barium swallow/upper GI thingie. I guess that if I have a hiatal hernia they'll find it then? Because I really don't think these reflux symptoms are going to go 'poof' if they haven't already.

No, no vomiting. Just the constant loose stool type stuff which is occasionally quite bloody. I know this can't be a particularly good sign, but I'm waiting to see a doc until it happens again. The thing with this bump is, it doesn't bother me unless I press down on it, and throbs a bit afterward (but the pain eventually goes away.) It seems a bit low for my stomach though...I dunno. I was really quite healthy until a little while ago (it all started with that accursed pink eye lol, then it's been one stupid thing after another). This sucks.

Thanks for your concern, I'll be sure to post back if they find anything.

 
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