Well, Doctors are Doctors... and I'm not one. Your Doc likely tried to make a diagnosis and at least he/she was honest and told he/she couldn't figure it out.

Doctors are only as good as their experience and training. I'd get a second opinion and ask to see a gastrointestinal specialist.

If the pain is always in the same spot but can not be tied to any other regular event (like eating or physical activity) then it's likely tied to other rhythms in your body. The diagnostic trick will be to figure out what those rhythms are and then change them so that you're not in pain. That will likely be as difficult as it sounds - it won't be an easy path and many busy Doctors may try to "diagnose" the problem by giving you a variety of drugs in the hope that either one or a combination of drugs will make you feel better. Diagnosing with drugs isn't necessarily wrong.

If this was happening to me, I would actively search for other people who have experienced the same thing. The human body is not unique and you can be almost guaranteed that someone at some point has experienced the same problem. Reach out your friends, family, and if you run out of options, trip down to the local retirement center. Those folks have known a lot of different ailments and while it may take you some time to wade through the responses, if you're left with no other options, hearing about similar pain and what was done to resolve it may provide you and your Doctor with options.

I hope that this helps to make you feel better.

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