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Suggest Treatment For Frequent And Severe Stomach Ache
Question: Hello doctor,
Im in need of help.
Ive been experiencing random stomache ache for last 2 months ...its very random in terms of time, can happen anytime of day or night and can last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour.
More about pain
- its in the upper part of my belly
- the pain is irritating but tolerable to an extent
- motions are normal
- im drinking lot of water daily but that isnt helping .
- ive tried taking antacid but that hasn't helped
- for now i usually take cold water when the pain starts , more often than not the pain goes away in 30 minutes .. Not sure if its due to water or something else.
Any help here is appreciated.
-My age is 29, and my life style isnt sedantry.
Regards,
XXXX
Im in need of help.
Ive been experiencing random stomache ache for last 2 months ...its very random in terms of time, can happen anytime of day or night and can last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour.
More about pain
- its in the upper part of my belly
- the pain is irritating but tolerable to an extent
- motions are normal
- im drinking lot of water daily but that isnt helping .
- ive tried taking antacid but that hasn't helped
- for now i usually take cold water when the pain starts , more often than not the pain goes away in 30 minutes .. Not sure if its due to water or something else.
Any help here is appreciated.
-My age is 29, and my life style isnt sedantry.
Regards,
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Clinical evaluation, examination and investigations as the problem is old
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read and understood your problem well.
Since the pain is there for 2 months it is imperative to have proper clinical evaluation, physical examination by an expert and obviously related investigations.
I would advise in such a patient the following:
Investigations:
*Routine blood investigations like Complete blood picture, blood sugar, urea, creatinine, liver function tests, thyroid function tests.
*Urine -routine and microscopy
*Stool: routine, microscopy, occult blood, culture and sensitivity.
*Ultrasonography of abdomen and CT scan of the abdomen
*Colonoscopy
*Upper GI Endoscopy.
These investigations will give us the diagnosis.
Only a proper diagnosis can give a proper curative treatment.
Any Problem more than 1 week should be investigated.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications or if you feel there is a gap of communication.
Clinical evaluation, examination and investigations as the problem is old
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read and understood your problem well.
Since the pain is there for 2 months it is imperative to have proper clinical evaluation, physical examination by an expert and obviously related investigations.
I would advise in such a patient the following:
Investigations:
*Routine blood investigations like Complete blood picture, blood sugar, urea, creatinine, liver function tests, thyroid function tests.
*Urine -routine and microscopy
*Stool: routine, microscopy, occult blood, culture and sensitivity.
*Ultrasonography of abdomen and CT scan of the abdomen
*Colonoscopy
*Upper GI Endoscopy.
These investigations will give us the diagnosis.
Only a proper diagnosis can give a proper curative treatment.
Any Problem more than 1 week should be investigated.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications or if you feel there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your response. The problem is not consistent , for a week or so it will be frequent ... And then there will be weeks where i completely forget about the problem.
Brief Answer:
May be IBS- but needs all investigations to be normal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Nice to know the inconsistent pattern.
This may be due to IBS. But it is very important to have all the investigations mentioned above to be within normal range to say this to be IBS.
May be IBS- but needs all investigations to be normal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Nice to know the inconsistent pattern.
This may be due to IBS. But it is very important to have all the investigations mentioned above to be within normal range to say this to be IBS.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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