question: Hello Dr Vashistha I started having abdominal pains about 9 months ago, brought on by sitting in the leaned forward position. An ultrasound of the gall bladder revealed only a possible small polyp but a HIDA scan showed 5% ejection fraction so it was removed. The pains continued intermittently but constantly increasing in severity and occurrence. Initially the pain was about 2-5 lasting for a few minutes 1 or 2x per day, now it goes up to 4-6 with pulses to perhaps 7 and multiple times a day, again associated with sharp bending at the waist (the pain appears a few minutes after I bend). After the gall blader removal I also had a double contrast ct performed, which revealed no major problems including nothing post operative, and no appendix problems. There was only some mild perinephric inflammation. During this scan I placed a marker on my abdomen where the pains are present and the ct report stated that the marker was above the cecum. I also had a colonoscopy as a 50th birthday check after the pains started and while they found and removed 4 polyps, they saw nothing that would cause the pain. Any suggestions?