Suggest Remedy For Severe Abdominal And Back Pain

Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2015

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Question : Hi. I sometimes feel abdominal pain and lower back pain. It's over a year already. I also can feel the pain in my palm right underneath my middle finger if I push it. I have done USG and MRI early this year in the abdominal part but the result only found several cysts in my liver and kidney. I have done an X-ray for my spine too late last year. Do you think I should do a CT Scan just in case those scan may have missed out something else? I read here that abdominal and lower back pain may be the symptoms of pancreatic cancer. Thank you so much for your explanation.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please give few more details.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.

To recapitulate the salient points: Female/45 years - abdominal pain and *lower back pain - over a year - USG and MRI early this year - several cysts in the live and the kidney - X-ray spine - Wants to know whether to go for CT if other scans missed out something else - read about abdomen and low back pain can be due to Pancreatic cancer - blood tests for inflammation is normal...

My thoughts:
- The pain of pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer comes in mid-back.
- USG and MRI can detect cancer pancreas well.
- Multiple cysts in the liver and kidneys can cause pain if one of then suddenly increase in size or under tension.
- CT scan can certainly helps in diagnosing or ruling out certain diseases.

Please give some details so that I can assist you the most:
- Pain in abdomen: Character of pain whether dull aching, sharp, cutting, like a pin, twisting or so?
- Any relation with the food or beverages?
- What the the factors that aggravate or relieve the pain.
- Nausea, vomiting, bloating, loose stools or constipation - Black stools, blood or mucus in stool?
** Low back ache:
- Since when is the low back pain?
- Increasing or relieving factors
- Radiation to the lower limbs?
** Pain in palm:
- Which palm, is there any palpable nodule?

Answers to these queries will help me to assist you further.
Awaiting.

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