What Causes Spasms And Discomfort In Stomach?

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2015

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Question : Hi I am a 49 year old male. I have been experiencing extremly painfull spansms on the left side of my stomach, to the point that I can actually watch my stomach become distorted and it looks all lop sided.
If I put my hand on it it feels like a baby kicking.

I am obese.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Excessive gas/colitis attack,details below

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX

I am sorry for the situation you are in.

You are saying that :
- you are obese
- currently having extremely painful spasms on left side of stomach
- when putting your hand on abdomen, you feel like baby kicking

All the current problems you are having are due to excessive gas and colitis attack.

I advise to :
- avoid foods that would trigger /aggravate your actual symptoms like oily, spicy, fried, coffee, chilly, beans etc
- avoid carbonated drinks
- do not use straw to have your drinks
- take antispasmodic medication like buscopan
- take antacids to stabilize stomach pH and simethicone to ease gas
- use probiotics to optimize intestinal flora

If the symptoms will persist, then further examinations are required to determine the final diagnosis and adequate treatment strategy :
- abdominal ultrasound
- colonoscopy
- fecal culture
- complete blood count

Hope it was of help!
Dr.Albana

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