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What Causes Pain Between The Rib Cage And Navel Along With Bloating?

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Posted on Thu, 7 Sep 2017
Question: Hi doctor, i am very worried i have cancer of the stomach or pancreas. Off and on for the past 5 months I have been having a pain in the middle of my abdomen between my rib cage and navel. It feels bloated, full and painful often coming on after eating and lasting a few days. I also have lots of belching. At times my lower back also seems stiff/sore. I also often feel a bloated feeling in my lower abdomen near my uterus. I had a abdominal ultrasound 3 months ago and everything looked normal. I also had a pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound 6 months ago and that was normal as well. Would an ultrasound be able to detect pancreatic cancer? It does not happen everyday. What do you recommend I do? Right now I feel so full/heavy and uncomfortable. I should also mention for many years I have eaten a lot of junk food. I am highly suspicious of stomach or pancreatic cancer.
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Go for a MRI scan.

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query.
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Ultra sound is a bassline test of Gastroenterology and its nor always necessary that we get a clear picture of organs like pancreas ever time.
As your stymptoms are there for more then 5 months i would suggest you to go for a more specific test like MRI scan of abdomen to rule out any carcinoma or major ailment.
A MRI splits up the water molecule in a organ so if there are cancerous cell in a particular organ water contents would be more and hence intensity of image formed would be darker.

So i would suggest you to go for a MRI scan asap.

Thanks!
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What Causes Pain Between The Rib Cage And Navel Along With Bloating?

Brief Answer: Go for a MRI scan. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query. As per query answers are- Ultra sound is a bassline test of Gastroenterology and its nor always necessary that we get a clear picture of organs like pancreas ever time. As your stymptoms are there for more then 5 months i would suggest you to go for a more specific test like MRI scan of abdomen to rule out any carcinoma or major ailment. A MRI splits up the water molecule in a organ so if there are cancerous cell in a particular organ water contents would be more and hence intensity of image formed would be darker. So i would suggest you to go for a MRI scan asap. Thanks!