How Can Intermittent Stomach Cramps Be Treated?

Posted on Tue, 29 Aug 2017

Question: I've has stomach cramping that comes and goes for the past three days and wondered if I should go to the emergency room.

1. The pain started in upper abdomen and might have moved. I feel it more in the mid left region.
2. No fever.
3. I had a normal bowel movement on day one, but none since. I usually go every morning. Brief nausea in the middle of the night last night, but that subsided quickly.
4. No urinary complaints.
5. The pain just comes and goes with or without food. The first day it seemed to get worse when I tried to eat.
6. Post menopausal - 5 yrs.

Answered by Dr. Dr Manjunath Metri (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need further details

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to HealthcareMagic..
I thank you for posting your query here..

I read your question completely and have understood it well.
Please answer few questions..

1. Where does the pain appear mainly, all over the abdomen or any particular area?
2. Fever?
3. Associated problems like Nausea, Vomiting, Constipation etc
4. Urinary complaints like burning urination
5. Any relation of pain to food? Like pain on eating or starving?
6. Details of menstrual cycle?

Please answer these questions..
I can come to a Provisional diagnosis..

Hope to get the answers soon..
Take care.

Brief Answer:
Ok.. Looks like Gastritis

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back...

I appreciate your quick response..
I read your answers completely and come to conclusion that, it could be simple Gastritis..

Inflammation of Gastric Mucosa..

I suggest,
1. Please avoid coffee, tea, alcohol, smoking if consuming..

2. Drink lot of water, around 3 to 4 litres a day.

3. Please start on Pantoprazole Tablet, 40mg once or even twice a day before food for about one week time..

4. With this you should improve, else please get an Ultrasound Abdomen and Pelvis.

Hope this helps you..
In case you need further assistance, please contact me.
Or, you can close the question and rate.
Take care..

Note: Revert back with your health reports to get further guidance on your gastric problems. Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj