I have had pain and discomfort in my lower left abdomen for about a week now. It started as a bulging discomfort now more of a shooting pain. I went to the ER and they took blood, urine sample, and did a CT scan. CT scan was normal and the doctor said there was some bacteria in my urine. I went to a GI and he spent all of 5 minutes with me and scheduled a colonoscopy. Prior to this I took some Pepto Bismol and Kaopectate to control diarrhea. Im starting to wonder if maybe its an infection since all tests have come back clean? Any ideas?
Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of discomfort in abdomen which now is shooting pain. You went to ER and this all the tests other than the stool test. I would advise you to go for stool test for 3 consecutive days as this may be giving a proper diagnosis. For the urinary tract infection: I would advise the test of culture and sensitivity of the urine so that an antibiotic which is effective at both the infections can be given to get you the proper relief. At the same time you can take anti-spasmodic, probiotics and other symptomatic and supportive treatment.