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I Am Having Moderate To Severe Upper Abdominal Pain .

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Question : I am having moderate to severe upper abdominal pain. Has been going on for about 5 days. Pain is starting to radiate to my back and gets alot worse if I eat or drink.
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Pancreatitis should be ruled out asap

Detailed Answer:
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Moderate top severe upper abdominal pain radiating to back could be suggestive of pathology related to pancreas.
I would suggest you to visit your nearest emergency room and get a CT abdomen done to rule out pancreas pathology like pancreatitis etc.
Again increase of pain on taking food orally could be a sign of pancreatic involvement.
So my primary suspicion is acute pancreatitis once ruled out any further suggestion would be given.
In short move to the nearest hospital and get a ultrasound or CT abdomen done with serum level of enzymes like lipase amylase etc.

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I Am Having Moderate To Severe Upper Abdominal Pain .

Brief Answer: Pancreatitis should be ruled out asap Detailed Answer: Hello and thanks for choosing "As a doctor" service for your query, Moderate top severe upper abdominal pain radiating to back could be suggestive of pathology related to pancreas. I would suggest you to visit your nearest emergency room and get a CT abdomen done to rule out pancreas pathology like pancreatitis etc. Again increase of pain on taking food orally could be a sign of pancreatic involvement. So my primary suspicion is acute pancreatitis once ruled out any further suggestion would be given. In short move to the nearest hospital and get a ultrasound or CT abdomen done with serum level of enzymes like lipase amylase etc. Hope i was helpful, Follow up with reports. If I've provided useful and helpful information to your questions be sure to include your feedback along with a STAR rating once cured.Again, many thanks for submitting your inquiry and please let me know how things turn out.