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What Causes Pain In The Abdomen And Lower Back With Vomiting After Eating?
Question: Yes, Yesterday I had severe abdominal pain below the breast line as well as severe lower back pain. Then I started throwing up. The pain was very uncomfortable most all of the night, lessened some with use of a heating pad. This occurred a short time after eating dinner. Could not get much relief and could not get to sleep. Earlier in the day I had a banana sandwich and used some mayo at a friend's house, not sure but it really didn't taste all that well. suggestions as to what this may be?
Brief Answer:
Clinical evaluation, investigations for proper treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
noted all the history well and understood your concerns.
Severe pain in abdomen below breast line, severe lower back pain, throwing up - started short time after dinner - could not get to sleep - lessened some with heating pad - took XXXXXXX Seltzer - taste changed - wants to know what this would be...
My thoughts:
Vomiting might have been due to a reflex mechanism secondary to pain of any sort.
Pain at the two sites you mentioned look to unrelated directly.
Pain below the breast line could have been due to costochondritis if on the rib cage and if within the upper abdomen then needs clinical evaluation, examination and investigations like Ultrasonography and blood tests to know the exact cause.
The severe pain in the lower back could have been due to muscle spasm.
If the pain is still there, get clinical evaluation, examination and investigations to know the cause so that an appropriate management can be done at the earliest.
I hope this answer helps you in decision making to get an early and most proper diagnosis and most proper management.
Please feel free to provide additional history if any, give the feedback and ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Clinical evaluation, investigations for proper treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
noted all the history well and understood your concerns.
Severe pain in abdomen below breast line, severe lower back pain, throwing up - started short time after dinner - could not get to sleep - lessened some with heating pad - took XXXXXXX Seltzer - taste changed - wants to know what this would be...
My thoughts:
Vomiting might have been due to a reflex mechanism secondary to pain of any sort.
Pain at the two sites you mentioned look to unrelated directly.
Pain below the breast line could have been due to costochondritis if on the rib cage and if within the upper abdomen then needs clinical evaluation, examination and investigations like Ultrasonography and blood tests to know the exact cause.
The severe pain in the lower back could have been due to muscle spasm.
If the pain is still there, get clinical evaluation, examination and investigations to know the cause so that an appropriate management can be done at the earliest.
I hope this answer helps you in decision making to get an early and most proper diagnosis and most proper management.
Please feel free to provide additional history if any, give the feedback and ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What is costochondritis? Better explanation please. Could this be in any way related to "food poisoning?
Brief Answer:
as explained in details.
Detailed Answer:
The lowest ribs on are floating ribs and connected with each other with cartilages.
When there is an inflammation of this part of ribs, it is called costochondritis.
Food poisoning would have also caused loose motion, continuous vomiting, bloating, pain all over abdomen, dehydration and constitutional symptoms of dehydration, fever, malaise and so on.
If you have combination of any of these symptoms, then only food poisoning may be considered.
as explained in details.
Detailed Answer:
The lowest ribs on are floating ribs and connected with each other with cartilages.
When there is an inflammation of this part of ribs, it is called costochondritis.
Food poisoning would have also caused loose motion, continuous vomiting, bloating, pain all over abdomen, dehydration and constitutional symptoms of dehydration, fever, malaise and so on.
If you have combination of any of these symptoms, then only food poisoning may be considered.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What about kidney stones?
Brief Answer:
Where is the pain exactly?
Detailed Answer:
Kidney stones cause pain at kidney region and if impacted in ureters then by the side of abdomen down to the groin to private parts and inner upper thigh.
Where is the pain exactly?
Detailed Answer:
Kidney stones cause pain at kidney region and if impacted in ureters then by the side of abdomen down to the groin to private parts and inner upper thigh.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Well I guess that is not what it is or was then. My pain was in my abdomen, under the breast and lower back. Sharp pains - started after I ate dinner last night, a feeling first of being "full" as if I'd eaten too much, but that was not the case. Took an XXXXXXX seltzer thinking it would ease the pain but it didn't - felt nauseous later and induced vomiting on my own to see if that would help. It didn't - but after that had vomiting without self induced.
Brief Answer:
Ultrasound helps to differentiate
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Could have been due to gastritis or gall bladder colic - explains the pain and vomiting.
Ultrasound will help a lot to get a differential diagnosis.
Ultrasound helps to differentiate
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Could have been due to gastritis or gall bladder colic - explains the pain and vomiting.
Ultrasound will help a lot to get a differential diagnosis.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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