Could this be Crohn's?

[lauren9748]

Hi guys. I'm hoping someone can help. For over a year I have had fullness in my upper right quadrant - in the area just under my low ribs.  It doesn't "hurt".. and it isn't sharp, but it is incredibly annoying (and is something that constantly worries me.) I find I sometimes can make the pressure sensation disappear temporarily, like when I lay on my left side.  I also don't seem to feel it when I am sleeping.  Standing, and ESPECIALLY sitting is when I feel it the most. Sitting on a couch, or in a car really seems to compress and magnify the feeling. Almost as if when I am making the area smaller whatever is "in there" gets squished, and when i'm in a position that gives it maximum room, I don't feel it.  

I have also had right side flank pain for over a year.  Again, in some positions I don't feel it all, especially laying down and laying on my stomach. When I twist my spine or am sitting, I can feel an increase of pain ranging from something a little sharp, to more of a dull pulling sensation. When I press on my back it doesn't feel like it is on my spine, but about 2-3 inches away.  

When I point to where my abdomen sensation is AND my back sensation, my fingers are on the same line. Which makes me think that whatever I am feeling is felt from my front and my back. I don't feel like these are isolated things.  It also never moves and is always in the exact same place.  

I keep freaking myself out that it is a growth or a tumor, though my doctor doesn't think that it is. I had an ultrasounds about 8 months ago on my abdomen and they didn't see anything.  It also seems to be something that is exacerbated by the position I am in or how I move. Weirdly enough, when I'm working out and doing things like squats, deadlifts, etc., I hardly feel these sensations.  

I don't have any digestive issues, but about 4 years ago I had a 1.5 year episode of undigested food in stool, bloating, pain after eating, etc.

[Caryopteris]

Have a colonoscopy.  On the second try, when they believed me that they'd need the pediatric scope to get through, they discovered my colon was too long, and that's why digestion is slow and air gets trapped in my transverse colon.  They act like everybody's colon is just the same, but if it's too long or twisted or you have scar tissue /adhesions, it can trap air or slow digestion and cause misery.  Exercises like yoga, weight lifting, pushing a wheelbarrow, can actually temporarily relieve this problem in my experience.  Alternatively I suppose you could have a kidney stone or gallstone or a nonfunctioning gallbladder.  Drinking more water could help with slow digestion or a kidney stone.