Is Intermittent Severe Lower Abdominal Pain Associated With Constipation?

Posted on Mon, 5 Mar 2018

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Question : Wife, 75, has severe pain, both sides of lower abdomen, it comes and goes, past six hrs. Has been constipated, took milk of magnesia, no results in 6 hours. She also has mild parkinson’s Disease, doubt this is related. Took two 500 mg Tylenol 2 hrs ago, still has off/ on pain. YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Requires glycerine suppository and antispasmodic medicines.

Detailed Answer:

Hi XXXXXXX,

I have gone through your query for your wife.

* The current pain on both sides of lower abdomen is related to constipation issue.

* As there is no relief from milk of magnesia and tylenol 2 tablets,
She requires glycerine suppository (to be kept inside the rectum) and different analgesic which has antispasmodic action (dicyclomine or drotaverine) which requires the prescription of the doctor.

* Till that time, intake of lukewarm water at intervals will help to some extent.

I wish that she recovers sooner.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon

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