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Tenderness In The Stomach While Having Food. Abdominal X-ray Is Normal. Any Suggestions?

hi I feel tenderness in the left side of my stomach and feel uneasiness when i have my food too.I am trying to have high fiber diets but when I have some white rice sometimess again i get that uneasy feel and like my stomach shifted to left side.I had my abdomen x ray taken but everything came normal..Please suggest me some thing ....
Mon, 4 Mar 2013
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Internal Medicine Specialist 's  Response
HI,
Thanks for posting your query.
Are you feeling abdominal belching/ abdominal discomfort/ watery diarrhea/ nausea and vomiting?
Do you have recurrent urge for using washroom/ hard stools?
With the available describe symptoms, there appears to be possibility of Gastric acidity problems.
Presence of pain along with location suggests the diagnosis.
There could also be possibility of gastrointestinal infections.
You should also consult with internal medicine specialist/ gastroenterologist and should go for thorough check up.
You should go for ultrasound imaging studies of abdomen, endoscopy, serum amylase and urine routine examination.
You should also take proton pump inhibitors, along with antacids on written prescription.
Exact treatment depends on the diagnosed disease.
Take care,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
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General Surgeon Dr. Grzegorz Stanko's  Response
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Abdominal X-ray is very sketchy test which is performed only to rule out bowels obstruction and perforation. Other possible diseases wont be visible in this test.
If your pain appears after an hour or two after a meal, peptic ulcers should be considered.
If your is more in the lower abdomen and you do suffer from constipation, diverticulitis can be the reason.
If your pain radiates to the back, pancreas disease should be ruled out.
Such pain can also appear due to urinary tract infection (frequent urination, burning while urinating appears), ovarian cyst, large intestine disease (like polyps or even a cancer - this is more possible if you are 50 or more).
I suggest you to visit gastroenterologist, have physical examination, blood tests, liver tests, urine analysis, amylase, abdominal ultrasound. Upper GI endoscopy should be performed if peptic ulcers are possible and colonoscopy if diverticulitis seems possible.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Tenderness In The Stomach While Having Food. Abdominal X-ray Is Normal. Any Suggestions?

HI, Thanks for posting your query. Are you feeling abdominal belching/ abdominal discomfort/ watery diarrhea/ nausea and vomiting? Do you have recurrent urge for using washroom/ hard stools? With the available describe symptoms, there appears to be possibility of Gastric acidity problems. Presence of pain along with location suggests the diagnosis. There could also be possibility of gastrointestinal infections. You should also consult with internal medicine specialist/ gastroenterologist and should go for thorough check up. You should go for ultrasound imaging studies of abdomen, endoscopy, serum amylase and urine routine examination. You should also take proton pump inhibitors, along with antacids on written prescription. Exact treatment depends on the diagnosed disease. Take care, Dr. Mayank Bhargava