things that mimic pancreatitis?

[crambone]

for years i have had a pain in my upper abdomin,just below the rib line,that radiates into my back...it comes and goes,,might be once a month,might be once a week.
it only last a few seconds,to a few minutes,and goes away,,almost feels like a cramp in my diaphram or something.
this has been going on for like 9 years now.
no weight loss,no throwing up.
i also have other gastric issues,some reflux,stomach gergling,stuff like that.
in the summer time,i had two unexplained bouts 1 month apart  where i got a fever/chilled, had severe stomach pain where it even hurt to the touch,/bloating..and severe diahreah where i was going like 20 times a day!!....no throwing up though.....went to hospital,,had ct scans with barrium swallow,iodine shot into vains with the ct scans to to check for cancers,enlargemnts,and arterys.
amalayes/lipase..full blood work,infectious stool test,.EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL,AND LOOKED ALRIGHT ON BOTH CT SCANS!!.....NO ENLARGEMENT,ULCERS,STONES,,,NOTHING.
these bouts only lasted 1 1/2 days apiece...hant had them since,they said it was prob. acute gasteritis?
QUESTION,,,WHAT THE HECK ELCE BESIDES PANCREATITIS HAS THESE SYMPTOMS?
ESPECIALY THE PAIN BELOW RIBLINE THAT RADIATES TO MY BACK?

[crambone]

ya,i dont know,,,i figure this,,ive been getting it on and off for that long,,and im still alive,and doing alright despite feeling 10 years older,,,what the heck!
i had a "bought" the other week,,,the same kinda pain,then upper pressure,like i had bad gas or something,little change in bowel movement,,,then it goes away,and i might not get it for awhile.
usualy when you get it after eating,id say its got to be gallbladder .
i dont notice it after eating..and i eat everything from spicey mexican to pasta,to fried chicken,,and dont notice any patterns.
shure wish we could figure this out though,realy bugs me when its going on.

[Meanqueen]

Well I wish somebody would give you a clear diagnosis so I'd know what was the matter with me! God bless you and heal you from head to toe.

[jmcacdon]

I have the same pain. It seems to start about 1-2 hours after I eat. I have had colonoscopy and scope down the throat and echo on liver, kidneys ect.  Nothing. All blood tests are normal. This seems to come and go sometimes lasting a week or so.
My doc has me on prilosec which does not always help. The endo doc said the same thing as you, gastritis...hmmm. Mine lasts longer than a few minutes, tho.