Guys: ever get a pain 'down there' with IBS? - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Message Board

davros · 02-13-2005, 12:52 PM

I went to the Doctors recently complaining of a bloated/wind sensation in my lower left abdomen - near the groin mainly, but... well... it seems to move all over really. He basically felt my stomach, and said it was most probably IBS (my mother suffers from it terribly, and I am under a great deal of stress/anxiety at the moment, which may well have triggered it).

Now, what I am wondering is, can IBS cause an ache in the testicle? Most of the time it only seems to be in my left testicle (which corresponds to the bloated feeling in my abdomen) but occasionally it seems to be in the right one as well.

It has completely disappeared a couple of times, for full days sometimes - mainly when I'm not anxious and not THINKING about it (I have this huge fear of testicular cancer at the moment.... before this started, I was obsessing over lymphatic cancer...argh!) So I really don't know if this is anxiety or IBS related or what?

Can anyone give some advice?

All the best

Davros

cmw · 02-13-2005, 09:04 PM

Do you FEEL anything out of the ordinary on your testicle? If not, I wouldn't worry about it. Be sure to roll 'em around in your fingers after a warm shower. This way you can feel for any abnormalities easier. I don't think you'll find any, however.

Take care.

Harry · 02-13-2005, 09:19 PM

Hurting in the testicle area is not a symptom of IBS

I suggest with the pain you descibe you get an exam from a Urologist -- that specializes in that area!!

davros · 02-14-2005, 01:51 AM

I don't feel anything out of the ordinary on my testicle at all. To be honest, I only feel pain/discomfort when I have the IBS/anxiety. There are no lumps, bumps, enlargements or swellings. I know this for a fact. Just a bit of tenderness. I'm going to delay going to the Doctor to be honest - if I went to the Docs about everything I've been obsessing about over the last few months I'd be permanently there. I'm not even joking.

But thanks for your concern.

Its funny though, I did some research on this online after I posted here, and I found that a LOT of guys with IBS have testicle ache.

6th_sense · 02-15-2005, 04:05 PM

Hi Davros,

Its possible that it is IBS related - used to get pain down there too. The pain in the stomach that corresponds is normal because this pain is similar to a reaction of being hit down there.

Nevertheless, while I didn't check it beyond talking to my GP - you might ask a urologist if you're really worried.

Cheers, Raju.