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I have been having bad pains in my stomach on the left side under my rib cage for about a week it s really bad right when I wake up, yesterday I woke up from a nap an I was really dizzy an still very tired I tried eating an have felt very sick ever since then, I m drinking lots of ice water. Now I m having pains all through my stomach an lower back I feel like I m going to throw up but haven t yet I have gas really bad an it stinks
Hi and thanks for the query,
The pain described is very suggestive a classical peptic ulcer disease or commonly called gastritis pain.
The diagnosis of gastritis is both clinical and paraclinical. Clinical diagnosis involves your doctor asking you questions and carrying out a physical examination. AS fibroscopy could be asked to ascertain the extent of the disease. This is also helpful in testing of a germ, which has been found to be well related and to cause this disease called helicobacter pylori. However, other abdominal conditions could mimic a similar clinical scenario and other exams like abdominal ultrasound and chest x ray could be necessary to make a clear cut distinction depending on the case.
Consulting your primary care physician could be very helpful.
Thanks and best regards,
Luchuo, MD.
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Hi and thanks for the query, The pain described is very suggestive a classical peptic ulcer disease or commonly called gastritis pain. The diagnosis of gastritis is both clinical and paraclinical. Clinical diagnosis involves your doctor asking you questions and carrying out a physical examination. AS fibroscopy could be asked to ascertain the extent of the disease. This is also helpful in testing of a germ, which has been found to be well related and to cause this disease called helicobacter pylori. However, other abdominal conditions could mimic a similar clinical scenario and other exams like abdominal ultrasound and chest x ray could be necessary to make a clear cut distinction depending on the case. Consulting your primary care physician could be very helpful. Thanks and best regards, Luchuo, MD.