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What Causes Nausea And Abdominal Pain?
59 year old husband, with abdominal pain. Not necessarily on the right side. nauseous. no fever. came on quickly. sharp pain that doesn t pass. has not vomited but feels like he should. No diarrhea. Feels better when knees are pulled up. Says sort of feels like extreme gas pain. Never gets sick. Never misses work. Came home at 11;00am, symptoms have not changed. currently 3:30.a
Wed, 5 Dec 2018
Hello,
There are many possible causes of abdominal pain and nausea.
Most of the time a self limiting condition like a stomach flu is the cause and it should be better in a few days. He needs to take fluids and food in frequent small amounts and make sure he rests.
Some omeorazole can be tried and also some buscopan to help relieve the pain. Local warm compresses can be used. If no improvement with these measures in 2-3 days or if there is any worsening he will need to see a doctor.
If he is having these symptoms and not being able to pass gas or stools he needs to see a doctor to make sure it is not something due to bowel obstruction. Also if he has not removed the appendix and the pain starts to go on the lower right abdomen it is good to see the doctor to rule out problems with apendicitis. Sometimes the gallbladder can be the cause of the pain especially if pain is worse after eating.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
General & Family Physician
There are many possible causes of abdominal pain and nausea.
Most of the time a self limiting condition like a stomach flu is the cause and it should be better in a few days. He needs to take fluids and food in frequent small amounts and make sure he rests.
Some omeorazole can be tried and also some buscopan to help relieve the pain. Local warm compresses can be used. If no improvement with these measures in 2-3 days or if there is any worsening he will need to see a doctor.
If he is having these symptoms and not being able to pass gas or stools he needs to see a doctor to make sure it is not something due to bowel obstruction. Also if he has not removed the appendix and the pain starts to go on the lower right abdomen it is good to see the doctor to rule out problems with apendicitis. Sometimes the gallbladder can be the cause of the pain especially if pain is worse after eating.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
General & Family Physician
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