Jackson was 15 years old when stomach pain took over his life. It started after food poisoning on vacation and never went away. For months his family tried everything medicine had to offer — endoscopies, colonoscopy, allergy testing, parasite testing, ultrasounds, and...
For Lisa, the pain had become a way of life. For decades, she suffered from chronic abdominal and nerve pain that no doctor could explain — or believed. She was dismissed, told the pain was imaginary, and advised to simply move on. She canceled plans, pushed through...
Many patients suffering from chronic abdominal pain spend years searching for answers. They undergo GI testing, scans, medications, and sometimes even unnecessary surgeries — yet the pain continues.According to Dr. Tim Tollestrup, one commonly overlooked cause of...
For years, 11-year-old Forest suffered from chronic abdominal pain that baffled doctors and specialists. He underwent numerous tests—endoscopies, MRIs, even an appendectomy—but nothing resolved his pain. What no one realized was that Forest had Anterior Cutaneous...
At just 11 years old, Forest’s life was put on pause by debilitating abdominal pain that started after a GI virus and never went away. He was diagnosed with conditions like gastroparesis and celiac disease. Still, nothing explained the constant, localized pain that...
Dr. Tim Tollestrup explains diagnosis and treatment for ACNES, Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome. For patients with ACNES, the diagnosis and surgical treatment is straightforward with a quick recovery. However, often patients see dozens of other doctors...
