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I'm an alcoholic who's experincing pain in my right side doctors won't help

I've been to the doctors they've checked my liver funtions, and they've also gave me an ultrasound. No CT yet but they've done a fair amount of blood work. To my knowledge they've found nothing wrong. I was completely honest and explained the pain comes from my drinking the more I drink the more it hurts. However, even when i've stopped drinking the pain is still lingering. Which tell me I may be at the irreversible stage. I have slowed down on the drinking obviously to manage the pain.

I'm just curious if any other alcoholics may know what this is so I can tell my doctors. Could this be liver,kidney, gall bladder? The pain is located in my back and wraps around to my (right side). Its definetly internal and not muscle/skeletal.

Appreciate the support
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Healthy steps you can take to reduce your withdraw symptoms and mitigate the dangerous effects include...

Exercise

Whole Foods Diet rich in fresh vegetables and low in red meat and inflammatory substances such as sugar.

Morning Green Drinks (Spinach, Kale, fresh Italian Parsley, fresh Cilantro,  Cucumber, Apple, Ginger, Blueberry, Pea Protein) -Daily - all in one drink - detoxificant and anti-inflamitory

Supplements:

-Multi-Vitamin Mineral Complex

-Liposomal Glutathione [L-Glutathione] - Master antioxidant and supports liver directly

-Calcium D-Glucarate - One of the ways the body gets rid of toxins is through a process called conjugation. During conjugation, toxins are packaged into water soluble compounds called glucuronides. Glucuronides are meant to pass through the liver, to the bile, then to the gut where they are excreted. However, high levels of an enzyme called beta-glucuronide can inhibit this process. This enzyme separates toxins from their conjugate bond and allows them to be reabsorbed. This allows toxins to keep circulating in the body where they make you fat, tired, and weak. Calcium-d-glucarate prevents beta-glucuronide from disturbing this process.  It keeps the toxins bound inside a glucuronide which is then removed from the body.  

-Magnesium Threonate -has a high level of absorbability/bioavailability since it can penetrate the mitochondrial membrane.

-Tumeric Root [Curcummin] -Anti-Inflamitory

- B-Vitamin complex (Rich in Thiamin HCI) to replenish loss of B-vitamins and ensure proper CNS protection. Also helps protect against alcoholic peripheral neuropathy.


Neuro-Transmitter Supplements for neurological support during withdrawal periods:

-5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) [Helps with depression and boosts serotonin production and elevate mood]

-GABA supplement (Helps reduce anxiety and mitigates GABA receptor overflow when withdrawal symptoms set in as the body has been accustomed to suppression of GABA receptors due to excessive alcohol consumption)

-Melatonin (Natural sleep aid helps reduce insomnia)

-Piracetam (Neuro-peptide has shown in studies to be beneficial in alcohol withdrawal and has near protective properties which help with oxidative stress)


ProBiotics and Pre-biotics:

Probiotic preferably refrigerated with at least 50 Billion (Helps to repopulate and rebalance your gut flora as alcohol destroys your microbial balance. These beneficial bacteria play important roles and also help to ensure the integrity of your GI tract.

Pre-Biotic Fiber such as Inulin (Feeds beneficial bacteria)

Alcohol damages and interferes with every cell in the body. It will over time throw the bodies homeostasis out of balance which leads to various diseases and ailments. The utilization of supplements and a whole foods diet will greatly reduce and help reverse the effects of alcohol. Having the right supplementation regiment and diet will ensure that cravings are curbed. When your body has all the nutrients and minerals it needs and is in a state of homeostasis you will not have the desire or urge to drink. Ensuring that you have the correct nutrition and balanced neurotransmitters the process of withdrawal will be greatly reduced in length and symptoms.

Former Alcoholic for 4 years, got up to drinking in the mornings through the day and finishing a bottle of hard liquor a day. Dropped to 1 bottle of wine then tampered off every other day adding another sober day each week until I was finally free. Relapsed twice before identifiying what my body really needed. When you give it what it needs you will be surprised as to how much stronger you will be at fighting having that next drink.


All of the above can be purchased at a reputable health food store. Primarily a Pharmaca or a Natural Supplement store.  
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Alcohol causes irritation of the lining of the intestinal tract and colon. Chronic drinking may result in inflammation, ulcers and cancer of the intestines and colon. Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, sweating and loss of appetite are common. Alcohol also impairs small intestine's ability to process nutrients and vitamins
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455167 tn?1259257871
Hello. You've been given some good advice here. As far as pancreatitis, there are tests for levels of certain chemicals which often indicate its presence. Take care, GM
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190885 tn?1333025891
your liver can't give you pain...although the area around your liver can be painfull as inflmmation pushes against nerves..no matter if the inflmmation is increasing or decreasing pain is often there...so if you quit and still feel pain for months this could be your liver getting better(inflmmation going away)....if you want to avoid really nasty health issues then you better stop all the way...maybe get a biopsy if you want to find out what grade your liver is..the damage to your brain will never come back all the way..the longer you drink the more you change...for good....good luck....billy
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1217235 tn?1266678257
Doctor's don't help i went last night to detox at the hospital and explain my self how much i drank and everything but guess what he kicked my out in less than 5 hours and today i called a couple of detoxing centers but guess what??????? because i dont have insurance they wont take me can anyone help on how to go and detoxed my self from this horrible disease?
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And Burrpatch - I'm in complete agreement. I thought I was invincible to the ravages of alcohol too.  I was special, and I could afford to drink every day of the week. Well, sooner or later there are consequences, but we can minimize them by stopping.  

It's amazing.....I didn't think I was capable of going 30,60, or 90 days without drinking, but I found the courage to do it when I was backed into a corner.  
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I can't diagnose you, but I had an identical problem back in 2008.  In the end, a CT Scan showed fatty infiltration of the liver.  I've been told that a CT Scan has more contrast than an ultrasound, so it's easier to see any minor abnormalities in the liver.  

I stopped drinking and it eventually went away, but I would say there was lingering pain for about 3 months and that was after going alcohol free.  Trust me on this one though- cutting back will not help if this is your problem.  You need to quit 100%.

Think about it- you're drinking is causing you pain, but you continue to drink.  I fully understand it because I did the same thing, but 'normal" people don't drink when it hurts.....alcoholics do though.

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577285 tn?1706032371
Ahhhhh.. the mad, mad, madness of alcoholism. Your post reminds me much of my own drinking career. I had the pains your describing for years. I went to the doctors and received the same diagnoses of ..... "Everything looks good". -- So, despite my pain I continued to drink.

I mean, "why not", I would reason. "The doc's found nothing wrong, and after all, I AM an Alcoholic!!" ---  I can't count the times I've used the "I'm an alcoholic" excuse. The more I reflect on it, it seems as if I was daring the pain to come back. Or that somehow I was hoping that I was not like the rest of the alcoholics I knew who had liver problems and the like, that could no longer drink, were hospitalized or dead. -- As if I was out to prove that despite some pain I was invincible to the ravages of alcohol, or that I could continue just a little longer before the doctors told me I had to quit.

That is much like waiting for your engine warning light to come on in your vehicle to tell you it's time to check or change your oil. LOL!! I used to do that too! Those vehicles are now in the grave.... er, I mean the junkyard.

I won't go into the sordid details of my madness or how insane and deep it became. Instead I'll fast forward to the night of the screams. After drinking my usual obscene amount of alcohol one night, I passed out in bed only to wake a couple of hours later in agony. The pain was unlike anything I had yet experienced. It was horrific. I could only rock back and forth in bed and scream. Sweat was pouring out of me at an alarming rate as the moaning and screaming went on and on for what seemed a lifetime. It felt as if a dagger was twisting and turning within me as my internal organs throbbed and throbbed in sickening waves. As I screamed I tried to make peace with God for I knew I would not last the night.

I must have passed out, for I woke to bright sunlight as I lay in my sweat soaked sheets. I could scarcely believe I was alive. Upon rising I felt very sore and had to baby step for a couple of weeks. However, my little 30 year experiment with my body was over. I had to stop, NOW, with or without a doctors diagnoses. For I had heard of people that had suffered the pain I had just endured for DAYS while in the hospital. The doctors could give them nothing for the pain because their liver and/or kidneys were too sick to process any medication.

I made the call that morning and admitted myself for the fifth time in my life into rehab.
That was two years ago and although I have cirrhosis of the liver, it continues to heal and regenerate. Of course, there was some irreversible damage that will certainly shorten my life, but there is nothing I can do about that. It's in the past. All I can do now is to remain sober by attending AA for support and to rely on my higher power to give me the strength to remain that way, one blessed day at a time.

My hope and prayer for you is that you do not wait until YOUR night of screams or something much worse, but instead stop playing games with your life by waiting for a doctor to tell you to quit or that you have damage to your body's organs. Pain is the body's way of telling you something is terribly wrong and you do not need a doctor for that. What you DO need to do is to do whatever it takes to get sober, the sooner the better.

NOW is a great time!! Make the call !! :o)

Good luck to you and God Bless !!  ~ Burrpatch
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I've had a ultra sound how were you diagnosed? And will the doctors still help me if i'm an alcoholic? My sister had a liver transplant at the age of 20 she wasn't an alcoholic and her age so they told us thats why she was able to get a liver to save her life.
And, to answer Sarah why do I drink if it causes me pain?
Because i'm an alcoholic.
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455167 tn?1259257871
Hello. You may have done some damage, but the good news is the most often affected organs are usually the liver and pancreas, and they have amazing regenerative properties, If you stop in time. I was given a diagnosis of pancreatitis and ya, its rather painful. And you don't want to die an alcoholic death. It is slow and excruciating. If your doctor won't help you for whatever reason, find another one. Keep trying. Take care, GM
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495284 tn?1333894042
How much do you normally consume?  How often?  If your pain gets worse when you drink why do you continue?           sara
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