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> > My mother has seen both internists and neurologists on this problem. To the > best of my knowledge the pains are fairly sharp, kind of like cramps. Its a > little hard for me to be accurate because I am not in my mothers local which > is Baltimore. > > Bob > Bob, I'm not familiar with PD patients experiencing sharp abdominal pain because of their Parkinsons. It is easy for some physicians to discount obscure discomfort and attribute it to PD. I would pursue this complaint as possibly having some other cause if my husband was having this pain. Constipation is a severe problem in PD patients, as is gastric reflux which can cause severe epigastric discomfort. Gall bladder stones can also cause the pain you describe. I wonder if your mom is taking any medication to relieve her symptoms? ------ Mary Ann