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What Causes Abdominal Pain, And Pain Around Belly Button And Ribs?

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I'm 48 years old female,I never had abdominal pain problem. In October last year I accidentally swallowed salmon bone and had an endoscopy, the doctor didn't find fish bone,the result was normal, but 2 days later I experienced bloated stomach with pains around my belly button and under my left and right ribs. ULTRASOUND was okay. I was tested for h pylori and was positive. After my treatment with triple therapy for H pylori ON 12TH DAY i started to experience constant burping and filling something is stuck in my esophagus. H pylori was eradicated but now i have worse symptoms than h pylori FOR 6 MONTHS .Also I have occasional pains around my belly button on the right side and under the ribs. I don't have burning sensation.
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Hi ! Good morning. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.

If I were your doctor, I would advise you not to eat any food from outside if you do, specially fast, fried, oily and spicy food. Food from outside could bring on infections into your stomach which might become chronic and resistant to infection. So, I would advise you also for a routine stool test for ova and cyst, and treat it if positive. I would also try to rule out a chronic UTI (urinary tract infection) by a urine test (routine/microscopic/culture and sensitivity). If all these are negative,and you continue to have such kind of pain, I would advise you for a CT scan of abdomen, or for a diagnostic laparoscopy to rule out any intra abdominal pathology which might not have been picked up on ultrasound.


I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.


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What Causes Abdominal Pain, And Pain Around Belly Button And Ribs?

Hi ! Good morning. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. If I were your doctor, I would advise you not to eat any food from outside if you do, specially fast, fried, oily and spicy food. Food from outside could bring on infections into your stomach which might become chronic and resistant to infection. So, I would advise you also for a routine stool test for ova and cyst, and treat it if positive. I would also try to rule out a chronic UTI (urinary tract infection) by a urine test (routine/microscopic/culture and sensitivity). If all these are negative,and you continue to have such kind of pain, I would advise you for a CT scan of abdomen, or for a diagnostic laparoscopy to rule out any intra abdominal pathology which might not have been picked up on ultrasound. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.