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What Causes Upper Abdominal Pain?
Question: Can i ask about some old/new sumptoms ive been having? Having pain in upper right abdomen and lower left abdomen. My bowel havbits havr also changed.
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there...
Thanks for writing in..
Could you please elaborate on your symptoms...
Any history of diarrhoea or constipation?
Any history of nausea, vomiting,bloating sensation, belching excessively.
Any burning sensation in the upper abdomen?
Do you smoke or consume alcohol?
Do you exercise regularly?
Please get back to me with the above details.
Regards,
Dr Divya Kuttikrishnan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi thanks for your reply. I do smoke and i drink alcholol on the weekend (friday and saturday) i do get bouts of diharea now and then but most of the time my stools are loose or runny. I have had a very mild burning in upper abdomrn but nothing that causes me to worry about it. Im worried as my auntie died of bladder cancer and my father has been diagnosed with liver cancer. No history of belching
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Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Try to avoid smoking and alcohol, which can cause gastritis etc.
Do take probiotics like lactobacilli which will help maintain the normal flora of the gut.
A course of pantoprazole (antacid) will help reduce the burning sensation in the upper abdomen.
Drink enough fluids / ORS to rehydrate your body.
Avoid spicy, oily food, tea, coffee, carbonated beverages.
Avoid pickles and pappad.
Hope this helps.
In case you don't feel better after all these measures, visit a gastroenterologist and get a stool routine examination, Ultrasound abdomen and Colonoscopy done if necessary.
Regards,.
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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