I Have Been Having Serve Stomach Pain For Awhile Now,

Posted on Sat, 31 Aug 2019

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Question : I have been having serve stomach pain for awhile now, I doesn't matter what I eat my stomach bloats to two times its normal size, starts cramping really bad to where I double over, I start sweating, it feels like someone is turning a hot knife in my upper right side of my stomach, what could this be. I'm loosing weight because I cant stand to be in this pain after I eat.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please give additional information and post reports

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history and understood the concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since when has the problem of bloating on eating started?
Does it occur every time you eat?
After how much time the pain and bloating starts after food? Exact time for pain and bloating?
Any nausea or vomiting associated with pain?
Any loose stools or hard stool?
Does the pain radiate to back or right shoulder?
What has the Doctor tried?
Any investigations done till now? If yes, please give details.

Please give feedback point-by-point as a proper history helps the best for clinical diagnosis and helps to decide the further course of investigations to get a proper diagnosis and proper management.

Awaiting for detailed answers.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar