What Causes Cough And Sore Throat While Having Heartburn And Pain In Abdomen?

Posted on Tue, 1 Dec 2015

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Question : Soreness radiating from my kidney area (both sides). My stomach feels like I have heartburn, going on 5 days now, and is not helped by antacids but with Advil or Aleve. I am beginning to get a cough and sore throat (manifested this morning). I am not sure how else to describe the stomach pain other than a heartburn-like condition but is not heartburn?

Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It may be due to renal, intestine, pleura, lungs, or mucular in origin

Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM).

I can understand your concerns.

Pain in renal area on both sides may be due to renal itself (infection like renal absecess, pyelonephritis, renal or uretric stone) or due to large intestine (Intestinalcolic, infection, inflammation) or muscular or pleura/ lungs or ribs

Acid peptic disease is out as it is not relieved with anatacids

In the present scenario I wil suggest you to visit a Doctor for physical examination and few tests like complete haemogram, urine routine microscopy, renal function tests, ultrasound abdomen and chest xray.

I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon.

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