<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi all! I'm trying to pin down a phenomenon that has occurred with several of us relating to a pain in the lower left side - just above the belt. Several posts have mentioned having the pain but no one to my knowledge has explained what it was or whether it went away. I am a self-diagnosed celiac who has been GF for five months now. I have solved my problems one by one but one troubling one remains. I have gone gluten free, eliminated blastocystis hominis(a protozoon growth in the gut due to damage there) and am controlling bacterial overgrowth(bacterial growth due to partially digested food) by taking a very safe antibiotic called tetracycline. My last symptoms is a slight pain in the left side - almost like scar tissue. I feel it especially when I drink coffee or have alcohol. It seems to be in the intestine but I couldn't swear to it. In my mind's eye, I see cancer, pollyps, partially healed tears, crohns disease or a "normal" part of the healing process- you name it. All the bloodwork and it has been pretty extensive is normal. If anyone has experienced such a feeling/pain in the left side and they subsequently found out what it was, I would appreciate knowing what you learned. Or, ditto for any thoughts however wild. I've gone as far as I can go on managed care without something more focused than my current thoughts. Thanks in advance for your help. Alec Alec Maines Washington, DC