Question on abdominal pain and varying temperature of the body?

Hi! We do not have health insurance right now and my daughter has severe abdominal attacks. For two years, we have wasted a lot of time and money on doctor visits that have not helped my daughter.

Recently she had another abdominal attack, related to her cycle. She gets them so bad that she ends up doubling over in pain, and often gets headaches and throws up. What's worse is that she's extremely allergic to ibuprofen and/or Motrin, and Pamprin. She's also allergic to citric acid and most fragrances.

Another issue that we recently discovered is that when she gets these pains, her abdomen gets really cold while the other parts of her body is warmer, or sometimes it's the opposite situation (abdomen extremely warm, but the rest of the body is cold).

She's been to several doctors and has even had an ultrasound and gall bladder study. All show nothing is wrong. The attacks last up to 2 to 4 hours and then afterwards she feels fine. Any suggestions?

Excately what would happen to me for years!!!! And trust me, it is PAINFUL. There is really nothing that can be done by doctors if she is allergic, except to give birth (now I have a three year old, and since I gave birth, No Pain). However I did notice that something did help with the pain. Before the period starts, have your daughter take an enema. Sometimes the gas that is built up in the intestines contributes to the menstrul pains. It helped me a lot. Good luck and tell her that somebody out there knows what she is going through and sympathizes.

You need to take her to a gynochologist. You don't have much money, I read, simply go to the health department in your area first. They will check her, listen to her symptoms and when they learn you have no money, they'll write a referal to a gyno and it will be free (you'll have to pay the health department about 10 or 20 dollars though). It's free with a referal because it shows that she has been seen by a nurse and it has been proven that she really needs medical care and isn't just stopping by.
This is not a problem for a regular doctor. A gyno should know right away what the problem is.

take her to a family clinic tell the doctor she wants to try loritab i had bad cramps and tabbs help alot. also ask about birthcontrol for regulating periods. it helps with cramps too.

I have consulted two physicians and a nurse in the last 10 minutes. One physician is a retired gynecologist, one is a retired world-renowned psychiatrist. both believe your daughter's symptoms to be psycho-somatic.

this does not reduce the significance of what is happening. It does not trivialize the situation. Bot---gastro-intestinal distress is a classic psycho-somatic problem, when it is related to the menstrual cycle it is very possibly related to emotional problems. I kind of figured this out myself, but I know several retired medical professionals and made a couple of calls, red them what you had written, and got nearly identical answers from both of the physicians ( psychiatrist is a physician who cannot stand the sight of blood) and both said the same thing---just because an affliction is psychosomatic does not make it any less real or valid. A physician in practice is often reluctant to declare an ailment psychosomatic for insurance reasons---much safer to say, "I don't know"

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Brian

it does sound like her gall bladder or possibly her pancreas. there is a test called the hida scan for the gall bladder. unlike ultrasounds, this test shows function and perhaps her gall bladder isnt functioning well and then she feels pains. a pancreatic attack has similar pains. this is more complicated.when she feels this pain, she can have blood drawn to see if her amylase or lipase are elevated-thus showing a pancreatic attack. i know these tests cost $ but she needs help before she really gets sick or permanantly damaged. i have a webgroup, sphincterofoddi_pancreatitis, and if u come (hey not preaching just we have alot of info) you can read around and ask more questions. sometimes the mds will say its irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and its actually pancreatitis.good luck and im sorry about the insurance stuff ;)michele