Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Pain

Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2014

Question: my husband is having a pain about 4 inches down from the naval and 3 inches to the right.. what could be causing that? Makes him feel like he has to have a bowel movement.

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I need details.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney.
I understand your concern.
I need to know following:
1. Since when is he having this?
2. How severe is the pain?
3. Is the pain colicky ?
4. Any radiation of pain?
5. Any fever?
6. Any vomitings?
Revert with these details.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (8 minutes later)

1. He has been having the pain for about one week
2. Pain comes when he bends over.. but not that severe yet
3. I don't know what colicky pain would be.
4. No radiation of pain
5. No fever
6. No vomiting

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get Investigated.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Such kind of pain of a week duration should be Investigated.
The location of pain seems to be of a stone colic or appendicular pain.

I would advise him to get an Ultrasound of abdomen done.

Till then for a patient in my clinic, I would start him on a combination of Pantoprazole and Domperidone once a day. These should help with the pain. They are prescription medications though.

Review with Ultrasound report.
If you have any further query please ask me.
Stay Healthy.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj