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What Causes Severe Pain In The Lower Abdomen On The Left Side?
I get periodic severe lower left intestinal pain. It comes without warning and I have been unable to link it to a fodd or eating or not eating etc. it lasts from 1 hour to 6 hours. Nothing seems to eliminate it, it ends on it’s own. I have chronic constipation, but this happens even when i’ve Had bowel movements earlier the same day. I have had 2 previous colonoscopies and was told that I have a floppy colon, but no other irregular findings. I thought it might be diverticulitis and my doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics but that didn’t seem to help. Ideas??
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Your symptoms seem to be related to diverticulitis. I suggest you to continue the full cycle of antibiotics and do a colonoscopy again for further evaluation.
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What Causes Severe Pain In The Lower Abdomen On The Left Side?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Your symptoms seem to be related to diverticulitis. I suggest you to continue the full cycle of antibiotics and do a colonoscopy again for further evaluation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.