A list of symptoms I am currently dealing with MALS:
- Nausea.
- Diarrhea.
- Regurgitating
- Spitting up bile
- Epigastric Pain (under sternum to midline of abdomen)
- Delayed gastric emptying (a delay in food moving from the stomach into the small intestine)
A list of symptoms/issues for Nutcracker Syndrome and Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Flank pain (abdominal pain) specifically on left side
- Blood in urine (hematuria)
- Pelvic congestion or varicose veins in the lower abdomen that may cause pain and heaviness in the pelvis
- Varicose/spider vein in pelvic region and legs
- Backed up blood to kidneys and lower organs
- Pain in pelvis and legs
- Lower back and rib pain (starts from under breast bone to last rib on left side)
- In woman, pain during sexual intercourse
- Pain before or during cycles
- Feeling a sudden urge to urinate
- Dilated ovarian veins
A list of symptoms/issues for May-Thurner Syndrome
- Leg pain/numbness
- Leg swelling (sometimes)
- Heaviness feeling in the leg
- Leg pain with walking (venous claudication) or sitting/standing for long period of time
- Skin discoloration
- Leg ulcers
- Enlarged veins in the leg
A list of symptoms/issues for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome:
- Feeling full quickly when eating; early satiety
- Bloating after meals
- Burping (belching)
- Nausea and or vomiting of partially digested food or bile-like liquid
- Small bowel obstruction
- Weight loss
- Functional or Positional SMAS
Fun Fact:
“The angle at which the superior mesenteric artery comes out from the aorta is normally 25–60 degrees; in people with SMA syndrome, this angle can be reduced to as little as 6 degrees, causing the duodenum to become compressed between the two arteries. Symptoms can result if the angle is reduced below 25 degrees.”
