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Abdominal Pain After Having Hamburger, Hurts To Sit Or Stretch And Breath, Nausea. How Can I Relieve It?
Hello, I have issues with my stomach right now. Last night after I came home from work I ate a hamburger that one of my family members made. Right after I started having these severe abdominal pains. It hurts to sit down. Hurts to stretch . Hurts to even breath. Then right after I feel like I have to throw up. It feels good when I hold breath for a few seconds. And now I m at work, and its just making the pain even worse. I took tums thinking it would help. It didn t even touch the pain. Please help me. I don t know what else to do to get rid of the pain. : (
Fri, 24 Aug 2012
Hi
Such severe intensity stomach pain is not very usual in isolated stomach infection. In stomach infection the pain is colicky in nature, it is not a constant one. Was there any such episodes of pain abdomen and vomiting in the past as well?
Suggestions:
Oral anti-spasmodic analgesic tablets to relieve the pain as required.
Oral proton pump inhibitors like pantoprazole- domperidone combination: once before breakfast,
to relieve heartburn and gastritis.
I would suggest oral antibiotics only in case of stomach infection after clinical examination
In case these does not help , get a couple of investigations done :
1. Complete blood count
2. Serum amylase, serum lipase
3. Liver function test
4. Ultrasound abdomen
These investigations would help to rule out any underlying intra-abdominal pathology such as acute pancreatitis or cholecystitis.
Such severe intensity stomach pain is not very usual in isolated stomach infection. In stomach infection the pain is colicky in nature, it is not a constant one. Was there any such episodes of pain abdomen and vomiting in the past as well?
Suggestions:
Oral anti-spasmodic analgesic tablets to relieve the pain as required.
Oral proton pump inhibitors like pantoprazole- domperidone combination: once before breakfast,
to relieve heartburn and gastritis.
I would suggest oral antibiotics only in case of stomach infection after clinical examination
In case these does not help , get a couple of investigations done :
1. Complete blood count
2. Serum amylase, serum lipase
3. Liver function test
4. Ultrasound abdomen
These investigations would help to rule out any underlying intra-abdominal pathology such as acute pancreatitis or cholecystitis.
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