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Had Abdominal Cramping, Bruise On Lower Left. Is It Stomach Virus?
35 yr old male. I had abdominal cramping that started Friday which I thought was just the start of the stomach virus. It is now Sunday morning and the cramping has continued to get worse. Mostly from mid to lower left. No fever or nausea . Now I have a bruise on the lower left side of my stomach. What do you think. I don t want to waste the money on a ER trip if I don t have to
Fri, 4 Jan 2013
Hello, shane2779,
You mention about abdominal cramping which is getting worse.
If this is associated with any diarrhea , that could be viral.
Usually, you would have fever and chills as well. The location
of the pain, mid and lower left could be in the area of pancreas.
If you are having an attack of acute Pancreatitis , again the pain
could be severe.
There is a sign called the "Cullen's Sign" which is seen in Acute Pancreatitis.
This is a small area of blue and black skin change around the belly button.
If this fits the description, you do need to be examined by a medical
professional.
I wish you well.
You mention about abdominal cramping which is getting worse.
If this is associated with any diarrhea , that could be viral.
Usually, you would have fever and chills as well. The location
of the pain, mid and lower left could be in the area of pancreas.
If you are having an attack of acute Pancreatitis , again the pain
could be severe.
There is a sign called the "Cullen's Sign" which is seen in Acute Pancreatitis.
This is a small area of blue and black skin change around the belly button.
If this fits the description, you do need to be examined by a medical
professional.
I wish you well.
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Dr. Harmandip Singh's
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hello shane,
this is looks like GIT infection so you should take mefanic acid plus dicyclomine combination for pain and antibiotic like ofloxacin plus ornidazole combination twice daily for 3-5 days
this is looks like GIT infection so you should take mefanic acid plus dicyclomine combination for pain and antibiotic like ofloxacin plus ornidazole combination twice daily for 3-5 days
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