A weird and specific health issue

[luzula]

So for the past week or so, whenever I take a hot shower, I feel a very localized pain inside my body five centimeters to the left of my belly button. What on earth? I also sometimes feel a twinge of it if I've eaten a lot and am full, but not when I exercise.

...anyone heard of/experienced this?

Comments

This hypochondriac queen's got nothing.

[jesse_the_k]

That's got me mystified! Is it getting in the way of sleeping/walking/thinking? Is the eating twinge worse with fatty meals? (If yes, it could conceivably be gall-bladder-related.)

In your shoes I'd call the nurse line to ask for advice, if such exists.

Re: This hypochondriac queen's got nothing.

[luzula]

Yeah, I guess I will call the healthcare line! I just had the impulse that of course Dreamwidth knows everything...and I did get some suggestions.

And nope, not really getting in the way of anything right now.

[mergatrude]

Not a health professional, but could it be diverticulitis?
https://www.livescience.com/54884-diverticulitis.html

(The gall bladder is on the right side, just below the rib cage.)

[luzula]

Thanks for the suggestion, that sounds plausible! I should probably call the healthcare line--but my first impulse was that Dreamwidth knows everything...

[rushthatspeaks]

When I had that, it was constipation. Which shocked me, because I hadn't noticed anything odd, but it turns out one can have serious problems in that direction before anything is noticeable. Try taking a fiber supplement and see if it helps?

[luzula]

Huh, weird, I don't feel constipated at all, but thanks for the suggestion!

[lyr]

I've never had it, but it sounds like maybe diverticulitis.

[luzula]

Thanks for the suggestion, that sounds plausible! I should probably call the healthcare line--but my first impulse was that Dreamwidth knows everything...