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Suggest Treatment For Severe Left-sided Abdominal Pain And Vomiting

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Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015
Question: Hi, i am 33 week pregnant i am having severe pain on my left side of abdomen as and when i eat some thing , i also had vomit 2 times after pain how to reduce such pain and how to intake food without pain and vomit
My doctor has recomended Duvadilan which i had 2 times during pain
Kindly let me know the reason for such pain and path to recovery
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
possibly due to gastritis....explained

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
At 33 weeks of pregnancy when the uterus has grown in size, it tends to press on the stomach along with intestinal loops being pushed up , especially in sitting or standing position which causes an apparent compression of stomach. SO IT IS ADVISABLE THAT YOU SHOULD BE EATING SMALLER BUT FREQUENT MEALS HENCE . i.e.. instead of 3 large meals take 6 small meals every 4 hrly and keep your water intake high as this shall prevent any constipation as well.

This shall prevent bloating sensation and definite vomiting. This can be due to increased gastritis as well which is common in late pregnancy and hence you may use tab rabeprazole 20mg twice a day for 7 days and you shall find that bloating and nausea has reduced which were the apparent cause of pain.
If the pain doesn't subside and repeats for next 3 days then you should be getting an ultrasound abdomen done to look for any subacute intestinal obstruction which is not so uncommon in late pregnancy though.
I hope i have answered your query in detail,
Wishing you safe pregnancy ,
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Left-sided Abdominal Pain And Vomiting

Brief Answer: possibly due to gastritis....explained Detailed Answer: Hello, At 33 weeks of pregnancy when the uterus has grown in size, it tends to press on the stomach along with intestinal loops being pushed up , especially in sitting or standing position which causes an apparent compression of stomach. SO IT IS ADVISABLE THAT YOU SHOULD BE EATING SMALLER BUT FREQUENT MEALS HENCE . i.e.. instead of 3 large meals take 6 small meals every 4 hrly and keep your water intake high as this shall prevent any constipation as well. This shall prevent bloating sensation and definite vomiting. This can be due to increased gastritis as well which is common in late pregnancy and hence you may use tab rabeprazole 20mg twice a day for 7 days and you shall find that bloating and nausea has reduced which were the apparent cause of pain. If the pain doesn't subside and repeats for next 3 days then you should be getting an ultrasound abdomen done to look for any subacute intestinal obstruction which is not so uncommon in late pregnancy though. I hope i have answered your query in detail, Wishing you safe pregnancy , Regards