Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Pain That Radiates To The Back

Brief Answer:
??suspecting a gastric ulcer; need to meet a doctor and suggestions listed

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I have no doubt that you have an underlying gastric condition, most probably a gastric ulcer, but this of course requires confirmation. Other causes can include hyperacidity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid reflux, etc.

Let me go ahead and list all the symptoms of gastric ulcers for you to tally your symptoms with, they are:

+Nausea or vomiting
+Appetite changes
+Weight loss
+Pain: Mainly characterised as
-Flares at night
-Worse when your stomach is empty
-Temporarily reduced when you eat certain types of food or medications that can reduce acid
-Anywhere between your naval and central breast bone
-Can radiate to your back when the ulcer is located on the posterior wall of your stomach
+Blood in vomit
+Dark coloured stool (which is due to bleeding from the ulcer)

I would strongly urge you to visit a doctor who would request for an upper GI endoscopy and a few blood, breath and stool investigations; and I think you should indefinitely undergo them. But in the meantime you can do the following to help:

+Drink plenty of water
+Do not smoke
+Do not drink alcohol
+Try not to stress
+Avoid spicy, fried, oily and fatty food
+Avoid carbonated drinks
+Use an antacid like pantoprazole, omeprazole, lansoprazole, to help reduce acid levels
+Try to have easily digestible food
+Avoid any forms of rigorous exercise
+Avoid tea, coffee, and other hot or warm drinks
+Do not overeat
+Eat 5-6 small non-acidic meals, instead of 2-3 larger ones
+Do not keep your stomach empty
+Drink plenty of cold drinks and/or cold milk
+Try to purchase an over=the-counter syrup containing sucralfate (this helps to coat the ulcer with a protective layer thus allowing it to heal and avoid contact with anything that can lead to its progressive worsening)

I hope you find my response both helpful and informative. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.

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