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What can cause 10+ mos chronic abdominal pain? blood tests, barium swallow, gastroscopy, gallbladder all normal. no h. pylori. no diarrhea or vomiting

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Several ideas: When a patient has persistent abdominal pain despite negative tests it suggests that either the patient has a less common condition that hasn't been considered or tested for OR that the symptoms aren't due to a physical illness. It is not unusual for patients to experience actual pain in various parts of their bodies from psychological causes. When the mind is treated the pain goes away.

Answered 9/28/2016

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