Gas pain and dull ache in testicles?

[Anonymous]

Last week I touched my left testicle and it hurt. Woke up the next day and it was fine and hasn't been tender at all since. A few days ago I got dull gas pains in my stomach and noticed my scrotum was tight and my balls felt a little larger and firmer (maybe just from tight scrotum, idk). I still have the gas pain (dull, burping quite a bit) and now I feel a dull ache in my testicles and kind of in my lower back and legs. I have been obsessively checking for lumps and have found none. I've had testicle aches before and they've gone away after a while, but now it's paired with gas. I feel like the testicle ache may be my imagination; it isn't constant. But I'm worried that I have cancer.

So basically: why won't my gassy stomach be relieved and why would my testicles ache?

[BeeNee]

#1 always and forever, see your doctor! The internet is not a substitute for that and will always end up telling you you have cancer, but at your age, that is probably unlikely.

So... could be a number of things.

--If you've been kicked in that region recently, you could be experiencing some after affects that may be wreaking havoc on your system.

--could be kidney stones, though you would exhibiting issues with urination in color, smell, amount and the pain would be more constant

--could literally just be intense gas. Try for a few days following what is known as a low residue diet. Avoid gas producing foods for couple days and see how you do. A lot of things can produce intense gas... certain medications, lactose intolerance, gluten allergies, IBDs, sodas, greasy fried foods, fiber, fiberous vegetables, beans and legumes, fruits with skins on, gum chewing, alcohol, etc.

--You may have diverticulits--an inflammation of a small outpouching in the colon. This can cause abdominal pain and bloating and it could conceivably be referring pain to the testicle.

These are all a lot of suggestions that are probably only going to make you worry more. If you try simple stuff like a diet change and it doesn't work, or the pain gets worse or more intense, don't walk, run to your doctor.

[Anonymous]

It’s probably blunt trauma to the area. Last time I was kicked in the crotch (different equipment, obviously, but similar feeling/effects) the gas pains and the nausea/burping/farting took days to wind down.

[Lovelinefan]

Did you do anything that might have caused the pain?
Get hit in the groin with a hockey puck or kicked in the nuts by the school bully? Skateboarding accident? Sit down wrong?

Has your diet been unusual lately?

Did you leave yourself hanging and have unfinished business? (blueballs)

I doubt it's cancer. More likely something got twisted or pinched and you didn't notice or noticed and forgot. If you really feel like somethings not right, go to the doctor and have them check it out.

[Asker]

I just got back from a ski trip where I wore long underwear/compression shorts. I guess that could have irritated them, but the brief tenderness haopened right before the trip.

[Lovelinefan]

When you say that you touched your testicle and it hurt, do you mean that your hand brushed against it and it was painful or you were playing with them and touched it the wrong way and it was a minor pain for a moment and it basically faded shortly after?
It's probably nothing, but when it doubt you should always err on the side of caution and get it checked out.

[Blitzkrieger]

maybe you have a hernia or something similar to that?

[Asker]

After looking up the symptoms, perhaps. But it wouldn't explain the gas.

[Blitzkrieger]

thats true but maybe go see a doctor. better safe than sorry.

[Cryptic-Game]

No idea but a doctor should know why.