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How Can Chronic Constipation And Mild Left-sided Stomach Pain Be Treated?
Question: 27 year old male. for about 3 years i have had frequent boughts with constipation, mild stomach pain on my left side. 3 days ago i belged really hard and i felt something happen in my stomach, like something popped. I now have a mild pain in my stomach all the time. I have been feeling tired lately too. also for years I have felt like something is moving inside my abdominal wall area. Could I have a worm, or parasite of some kind? also worried about colon cancer. no history of it my family
Brief Answer:
Can be development of hernia, investigations to find cause/rule out cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Feeling something in stomach 3 days ago can be due to herniation which is known to occur in chronic constipation. The repeated straining can instigate or enhance the herniation. This is difficult to find out in initial stages as it is small. Please put a flat of palm on the area of pain or where you felt the pop and cough hard. Feel if something is bulging or pushing out. And let me know.
High resolution ultrasonography of the abdominal wall may help further as well as the clinical examination by a Doctor, preferably a General Surgeon. Herniation can give you a feeling of something moving in abdominal wall or the really moving intestine secondary to constipation or its presence in hernia.
Constipation of 3 years at your age should be thoroughly investigated by colonoscopy, CT scan of abdomen and tests of stool and blood - thyroid functions and for diabetes.
This will also help to rule out cancer of the bowel.
I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Regards
Can be development of hernia, investigations to find cause/rule out cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Feeling something in stomach 3 days ago can be due to herniation which is known to occur in chronic constipation. The repeated straining can instigate or enhance the herniation. This is difficult to find out in initial stages as it is small. Please put a flat of palm on the area of pain or where you felt the pop and cough hard. Feel if something is bulging or pushing out. And let me know.
High resolution ultrasonography of the abdominal wall may help further as well as the clinical examination by a Doctor, preferably a General Surgeon. Herniation can give you a feeling of something moving in abdominal wall or the really moving intestine secondary to constipation or its presence in hernia.
Constipation of 3 years at your age should be thoroughly investigated by colonoscopy, CT scan of abdomen and tests of stool and blood - thyroid functions and for diabetes.
This will also help to rule out cancer of the bowel.
I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
i do not have insurance to get the tests done, I have heard of a home screening for colon cancer, do you think that would help me rule that out?
Brief Answer:
Surely yes. Please get these done.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Okay, no insurance is a problem. Surely you can get the do-at-home fecal blood test kits and see whether positive or not. Ask the Pharmacy about availability.
I hope you do not have a history of black stool or blood in stool.
Regards
Surely yes. Please get these done.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Okay, no insurance is a problem. Surely you can get the do-at-home fecal blood test kits and see whether positive or not. Ask the Pharmacy about availability.
I hope you do not have a history of black stool or blood in stool.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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