Talk:Epiploic appendagitis

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A little insight
I was recently diagnosed with this, I do not have any nausea or vomiting, my pain is central under my belly button about 3 inches, the pain is acute, it feels like stabbing with something sharp and thin. The pain at its worse spreads to my lower back and makes it ache. The cause of this is said to be from vigorous exercise except I don’t exercise I really just sit around, I am a programmer at work and play computer games at home. Also my pain has lasted 7 days so far, it started as a feeling of mild pain associated with being bloated or having gas... the pain has definitely gotten worse and I have been prescribed Percocet, it helps with the pain but I can still feel it. I’m looking forward to the day that these pains go away.

Y3llowjack3t (talk) 18:08, 22 December 2008 (UTC)Y3llowJack3t

Additional Insight
I was diagnosed with this and toughed it out for about a week after until it went away. About 4 months later it has returned with a vengeance. My pain is localized to the right side (my left) just under the waist band of my pants. Sitting down or stretching backwards makes it hurt more. The pain came back after holding in my pee too long while sleeping. For a while my doctors just called it IBS until the CT scan revealed E.A. I was told by a 2nd doctor to avoid pain killers because they can cause blockages or constipation. So Advil and Tylenol it is for me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.37.94.114 (talk) 14:55, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Rare and painful
It started with an increase in flatulence coupled with a dull side ache in my lower left abdomen. After 3 days, the area began to get increasingly tender, and I went into local clinic. The pain was dull when not moving, and when active, the pain turned into sharp and stretched from front to back. Blood and urine lab work was done, and came back with no abnormalities. Doctor also proceeded with an x-ray, standing and laying. X-ray showed what looked like constipation in left region of large intestine. Doctor prescribed milk of magnesium, suppositories, and even enemas in efforts to relieve the constipation. I went home and tried each, along with gentle abdominal massage and a heating pad, all with no results, other than diarrhea. Ultimately, the pain worsened, sharp pains every time I had a gas bubble that could not pass, so tender to the touch, that it felt like a torn muscle. Triggers of the pain came from such things as distending my abdomen from yawning, tightening my abdomen from such things as sneezing. I was unable to twist, get up from a chair, or roll over in bed because the pain would reach a "10" on a 1-10 pain scale. The increased pain led me to the Emergency room. I was diagnosed with having Epiploic appendagitis via CT scan. The heating pad, gentle massage, and enemas in fact made matters WORSE. I was instructed to take ibuprofen (600 mg every 4-6 hours) or a prescription of Vicadin. The E.R. Doctor stated that it is non-surgical unless I developed a fever of over 102.5, otherwise, it was simply cure on it's own within about 7-10 days, and handled with pain management. This is a VERY painful thing, and even though it is usually non-surgical, it should still be consulted with a doctor on, due to the severity that it can lead to if it lead to infection. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.220.80.160 (talk) 16:36, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Epiploic Appendagitis
March 26 2011 after my work 3pm and went home i feel pain in my left abdomen. I thought it only a ordinary pain when you walk very fast and tired. Even the pain still there i still eat my dinner more and after go to washroom to reduce some pressure and pain in my stomach. I know that If I eat much its happen like that. But the next day Monday after I work, same routine I eat much but the pain is increasingly because I did'nt able to go washroom because i did'nt feel to go. So I just lay down in my bed till midnight but the pain get worst so we try to call medical hotline and they advice me to go Hospital. So they take my blood and urine sample after applying pressure in my left abdomen that its very painful. He try other part but I said it's only one spot. So they schedule me to CT Scan early this morning. So they gave me pain reliever to my IV and wait for almost 10 hours. After CT Scan he give the result. CT Abdomen & Pelvis With IV Oral Contrast: Indication: ? left lower quadrant mass FINDINGS: The lung bases are clear. The liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen bilateral adrenal glands and kidney are unremarkable. No abdominal or pelvic lymphadenopathy. No free fluid. Along the distal descending colon, there is a focal segment of colon with adjacent moderate focal stranding. Centered in the area of stranding, there is an ovoid focus of fat attenuation, with linear density seen within it. This is most consistent with an inflamed EPIPLOIC APPENDAGE in the setting of epiploic appendagitis. There is mild dilatation of proximal small bowel, with gradual transition in the region of descending colon to normal calibre. This is perhaps related to focal ileus. Mild diverticulosis of sigmoid colon CONCLUTION: Findings in keeping with acute epiploic appendagitis. Slight prominence of small bowel may be related to associated ileus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JhunePogi (talk • contribs) 03:59, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Another Insight
I had this happen on June 1st 2019, thought I pulled a muscle in my back originally. The pain started off pretty mild in my back/abdomen and I did some stretching to relieve it. Over the next four days the pain became a little bit more intense, but was roughly a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. I was taking Tylenol/Ibuprofen and this helped me tolerate the pain. On June 6th I went to see my doctor because the pain was getting worse. My doctor initially though it may be kidney stones and provided me with a strainer. On June 8th the pain became so intense that I could barely breath, easily a 9 or 10 on the pain scale. I went to the ER where a CT scan was done and then I was informed I had EA. I was prescribed 5mg tables of Oxycodone and this managed the pain and helped me get relief. The doctors said the issue would clear up on its own and not require any other treatments except managing pain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kredns (talk • contribs) 02:14, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Epiploic appendagitis
It’s misdiagnosed in most patients? You all should be ashamed to called yourself doctors. What a pity that you went to school for all those years. 24.191.122.211 (talk) 05:48, 5 October 2022 (UTC)