could this be pancreatitis?

[Guest guest]

i've had recurring bouts of upper abdominal pain for the last 3

years. i went in to the doctor to investigate and they diagnosed me

as having an ulcer in my duodenum despite being unable to see one in

an upper gi and testing negative for h. pylori. i've been taking

pantoprazole for the last 8 months and that seems to help a little.

but every time i come off of it the pain comes back. so, it is like

this, a few days before it starts, my stomach seems to stop wanting

to process food. then i get a tenderness in my upper left quadrant

and i can feel something swollen there. after, my entire abdomen

becomes tender and it is uncomfortable to sit or bend over. then,

the pain starts. it is a constant burning gnawing pain that spans my

abdomen from the center to the left. it seems to only be relieved

with vomiting or hours of diarrhea. but it will continue to bother

me more and more severely as time passes, until i am treated with a

profound antacid.

i have not been tested for pancreatitis, because my doctor seems

convinced that it is a combination of irritable bowel and an ulcer.

however, the pain is soooooo bad. the last time, i think i even went

into shock. i got really cold and couldn't stop shaking. i sort of

felt like i was removed from my body, except, of course, that i was

in a lot of pain. i think i might be gluten intolerant, and i have

polycystic ovarian disease, and my med student friend suggested those

two things could cause conditions favorable to pancreatits. i don't

know. any opinions?