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Suggest Treatment For Left Sided Abdominal Pain After Injury

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Posted on Thu, 23 Mar 2017
Question: Hi my daughter was competing yesterday barrel racing and her horse slipped and fell on her . Complainsd all day her lower left side of abdomen has hurt .
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Please get her clinically evaluated by a physician

Detailed Answer:
Hello

I can understand your concern.
Pain in lower left side of abdomen can be due to muscle pull, blunt trauma to inner abdomen or less commonly due to bony injury.
The most likely cause here is muscle pull(sprain) as bony injury causes restriction of limb movement and blunt trauma to inner abdomen is mostly associated with vomiting and or constipation.
Giving analgesic with muscle relaxant and hot foment action helps in relieving muscle spasm but first get her clinically evaluated by a physician to rule out any significant problem.

I hope this helps
Wishing for your child's good health.
Please let me know if you have any more queries.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (21 minutes later)
Thank you so much . Can you tell me what the symptoms wouid be if she had internal bruising or if it what i should watch for . I plan to take her to our family physicain in morning for evaluation.
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Details below

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up

Internal injury to abdomen is usually associated with fullness of abdomen, greenish vomiting, difficulty in passing stool and is usually constant in nature. While sprain or muscle spasm is more with change in posture.
Observe her and if pain is severe, she is getting pale, very irritable/anxious or if the palms/soles are getting cold (signs of internal bleed) get her to the emergency room.

Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain

Pediatrician, Cardiology

Practicing since :2006

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Suggest Treatment For Left Sided Abdominal Pain After Injury

Brief Answer: Please get her clinically evaluated by a physician Detailed Answer: Hello I can understand your concern. Pain in lower left side of abdomen can be due to muscle pull, blunt trauma to inner abdomen or less commonly due to bony injury. The most likely cause here is muscle pull(sprain) as bony injury causes restriction of limb movement and blunt trauma to inner abdomen is mostly associated with vomiting and or constipation. Giving analgesic with muscle relaxant and hot foment action helps in relieving muscle spasm but first get her clinically evaluated by a physician to rule out any significant problem. I hope this helps Wishing for your child's good health. Please let me know if you have any more queries. Regards