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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In Upper Abdomen

I m a 49 yr old female with no known health issues. Back in July out of no where I had severe pain in my upper abdomen right below my chest, the pain would come and go which lasted for about 3 days, and on a scale of 1-10 it was a 7 and I assumed it was gas. Recently I had a cold with a terrible cough and now I m having discomfort constantly in the same area on a scale it s like a 3. It s very uncomfortable for me to lay on my stomach this issue has me concerned. I have no other symptoms
Mon, 5 Jan 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.

It is good to know that there is no past history of anything .
Your problem started with sudden pain in the upper abdomen, which you assumed to be gas- now you had cough and the same are discomfort started .
The most probable cause of such a pain which has recurred can be due to the following, considering you have no other symptoms:
-Costochondritis as the most common reason as you do not have any other symptoms.
Another probable causes can be : Gall bladder, liver inflammation.

I would advise you the following:
To get an X-ray of the chest and abdomen and ultrasonography of the abdomen to rule out any internal problem.
-Get a local examination done by a General Surgeon so that the costochondritis or so can be confirmed and treated accordingly.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In Upper Abdomen

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. It is good to know that there is no past history of anything . Your problem started with sudden pain in the upper abdomen, which you assumed to be gas- now you had cough and the same are discomfort started . The most probable cause of such a pain which has recurred can be due to the following, considering you have no other symptoms: -Costochondritis as the most common reason as you do not have any other symptoms. Another probable causes can be : Gall bladder, liver inflammation. I would advise you the following: To get an X-ray of the chest and abdomen and ultrasonography of the abdomen to rule out any internal problem. -Get a local examination done by a General Surgeon so that the costochondritis or so can be confirmed and treated accordingly.