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What Do Stomach Cramps And Severe Abdominal Pain Indicate?
Yesterday at 4pm i started having severe stomach cramps and pain in my upper abdomen. It comes on suddenly and its very painful. If I eat or drink it immediately gets worse and if I bend over it gets worse. It kept me up all night and is still bothering me
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
Hello. This is Dr. Herisa Palla. I read your concern very carefully.
The way you describe the location of the pain and the way it comes very suddenly it suggests toward a stomach origin of pain. It may refer to gastritis which is the inflammation or irritation of the lining of the stomach. The other probable diagnose could be Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) which is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms.
I would suggest you should avoid hot and spicy foods, alcohol too.
You can take antiacids such as Ranitidine or Omeprasole in order to reduce the pain. But I also recommend an upper endoscopy in order to check the condition of the stomach, esophagus and to discover the origin of the pain.
Feel free to ask for anything unclear to you.
Best regards
The way you describe the location of the pain and the way it comes very suddenly it suggests toward a stomach origin of pain. It may refer to gastritis which is the inflammation or irritation of the lining of the stomach. The other probable diagnose could be Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) which is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms.
I would suggest you should avoid hot and spicy foods, alcohol too.
You can take antiacids such as Ranitidine or Omeprasole in order to reduce the pain. But I also recommend an upper endoscopy in order to check the condition of the stomach, esophagus and to discover the origin of the pain.
Feel free to ask for anything unclear to you.
Best regards
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