What Causes Chronic Abdominal Pain Despite Negative Liver-test Results?

Posted on Fri, 10 Nov 2017

Question: chronic pain on right abdomen where the liver is. checking liver result is normal. Pain is not severe but is uncomfortable and subsides for a period. Today finding the right lower side swollen but not much. I have diabetes for years from 6.1 to 7.2 recently. I have slight mental decease and taking 9 different medications

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
can be traumatic muscular pain.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for query.
liver and gallbladder diseases are usually linked with pain in right upper quadrant in most of the patients.However normal liver function and ultrasound rules out their involvement.However liver can be painful if it stretches the capsule of the liver, as in blunt trauma.
It can be muscular trauma also;Would suggest you to take Diclofenac tablet twice a day.
See if the pain responds to it.
A tablet of omeprazole can also be taken.

Follow up after 3 days.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (14 hours later)

would it be linking with pancreas diseases? Sometimes the pain last for one and half day then became subsides. This situation has last for about 2 months.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
To be fully sure a CT scan abdomen can be done.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Pancreatic pain is usually acute in nature and pain is usually continuous and patient presents usually in emergency condition.
A 2 month old pain is usually not related with pancreas.
A normal ultrasound is again suggestive of the same thing.

Regards!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng