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My Father's Stomach Feels Heavy And Tight From Past 2
Question: My father's stomach feels heavy and tight from past 2 weeks. There is also a little pain associated. which also has resulted in back pain too. He is able to pass his motion daily. What could be the reason?
How to treat this? To give some history, he is diabetic and has bp. He has also undergone open hear surgery. he underwent a full body check up last two weeks back and everything turned out to be normal
Brief Answer:
Answer given below
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr. R. K and I am pleased to assist you.
Abdominal distension /tightness occurs when there is fluid accumulation or increased gas or when the gastric emptying is delayed or when there is bowel obstruction.
Since he is having bowel movements, bowel obstruction is unlikely.
The whole body check up he had two weeks ago would have included ultrasound scan and I presume that did not show any fluid accumulation.
So the possible causes are increased intestinal gas and gastroparesis.
Since he is a diabetic, gastroparesis is the more likely cause.
He should keep his blood glucose under control, keep HbA1C at less than 7.
He would get symptom relief by taking
1. Ganaton Total once before breakfast
2. Enzar Forte thrice a day just before food.
Regards,
Dr. R. K
Answer given below
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr. R. K and I am pleased to assist you.
Abdominal distension /tightness occurs when there is fluid accumulation or increased gas or when the gastric emptying is delayed or when there is bowel obstruction.
Since he is having bowel movements, bowel obstruction is unlikely.
The whole body check up he had two weeks ago would have included ultrasound scan and I presume that did not show any fluid accumulation.
So the possible causes are increased intestinal gas and gastroparesis.
Since he is a diabetic, gastroparesis is the more likely cause.
He should keep his blood glucose under control, keep HbA1C at less than 7.
He would get symptom relief by taking
1. Ganaton Total once before breakfast
2. Enzar Forte thrice a day just before food.
Regards,
Dr. R. K
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for getting back to me with more questions.
Yes, ultrasound scan has to be done.
Since I did not have the option to examine him to rule out fluid accumulation, an ultrasound scan has to be done to look for fluid accumulation.
Regards,
Dr.R.K.
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for getting back to me with more questions.
Yes, ultrasound scan has to be done.
Since I did not have the option to examine him to rule out fluid accumulation, an ultrasound scan has to be done to look for fluid accumulation.
Regards,
Dr.R.K.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
is ultrasound scan required? because this was not done
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