I am a 24 year old male smoker with a clean bill of health, no known allergies, and no family history of cancer or illness . For last 6 months I have had general weakness and ongoing discomfort in my lower/middle left abdomen area
Hello! Your young age, lost of weight, abdomen pain and joint pain might be explained by Crohn's disease (but it doesn't have to be it). The best way to rule it out is colonoscopy. If it does not show the reason of your symptoms, CT of small intestine might be necessary as colonoscopy visualizes large intestine only. Only when this test is done, IBS might be recognized. The other option to explain your symptoms is an inflammation of the prostate gland. There should be any signs of inflammation in your blood tests and urine tests. You should visit urologist for physical examination of your prostate if this is suspected. Take care