I'm experiencing abdominal pain, and would like a non-medical sounding board for how serious it sounds, and whether it's hospital worthy (given my almost non-existent lack of health insurance). You are not my doctor, etc., etc., but I'd like some non-medical advice about whether what I'm experiencing is something serious, or something that I can just push through. I think I have a low pain tolerance threshold, and I'm not good at gauging relative pain strength while in pain, so I'd like some perspective. I don't know which details are important, so I'm including them all. [more inside]
posted by UniversityNomad on Mar 26, 2013 - 71 answers

Can I become allergic to (almost) all fruits over night? If so, what can I eat/drink as substitutes? [more inside]
posted by MinusCelsius on Jun 18, 2012 - 24 answers

Beans, beans, they're good for your heart, but the more you eat, the more you fart. Is it true, Metafilter? [more inside]
posted by two lights above the sea on Jul 7, 2011 - 24 answers

(Warning - graphic details about my GI tract inside!) [more inside]
posted by bookgirl18 on Jun 1, 2011 - 20 answers

YANMD. My mother and I share a strange gastro-intenstinal issue for which I need to find an answer. If we don't eat regularly, I get what can best be described as gas. It doesn't feel like heartburn but more of a general pain in the tummy with the need to burp. It is very uncomfortable to the point that I can't do much of anything but sit and ride it out. I have always been told by my West Indian mother that there is nothing that can be done except eat small meals regularly or drink tea. I find it hard to believe that this is the means by which I have to treat this problem. [more inside]
posted by trinigirl on May 9, 2011 - 11 answers

Dull achey pain somewhere just below my chest for over 24 hours. No insurance, YANMD, what could it be? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2010 - 12 answers

Gas/Chest Pains?? [more inside]
posted by lwclec072 on Jul 3, 2009 - 14 answers

I need help with a stomach problem I'm having. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 11, 2009 - 15 answers

TMI Medical Filter: Previously, I had sometimes crippling stomach pain. That went away. Now I'm, uh, bleeding. Rectally. Um. Yeah. But my HMO doesn't seem to care all that much. MetaFilter is not my doctor, but I can't go to my doctor to ask... should I skip my HMO and go to the hospital? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 11, 2008 - 26 answers

My friend can't figure out the cause of her digestive issues, it's not celiac, not lactose intolerance, no allergy to caffeine - anyone experience something similar and can offer some suggestions? More details below. [more inside]
posted by perpetualstroll on Jul 20, 2008 - 26 answers

Abdominal Pain Filter: My girlfriend woke up last night with an excruiating stabbing pain throughout her lower abdomen. Thankfully, that's gone, but there is still a tender spot about 1 inch up from her belly button, and two inches to the right. I think it's too far up to be the appendix. What could it be?
posted by fvox13 on Oct 13, 2007 - 28 answers

Should I go get the CT scan or not? I've had a stomachache for 10 days and my doctor thinks it might be my appendix; the blood tests are all negative; should I still go through with this? [more inside]
posted by mygothlaundry on Oct 4, 2007 - 29 answers

Weird, recurring pain in abdominal area for the past couple of days... [more inside]
posted by meggie78 on Jun 7, 2007 - 20 answers

For the past three days i've been suffering from some crazy stomach aches. [more inside]
posted by octomato on Mar 14, 2007 - 13 answers

Ouch! Why does this medication hurt my stomach a day after I've taken it for the last time? Please explain before I have an ulcer or an alien growing inside me or something... [more inside]
posted by sneakin on Jan 18, 2007 - 14 answers