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When I Cough My Stomach Has A Sharp Pain/strain. Next
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Sat, 13 Jul 2019
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Question : When I cough my stomach has a sharp pain/strain. Next to my belly button. Last night it was a constant pain for 8-10 seconds. Now when I cough it lasts while I cough.
Brief Answer:
Please give additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Your age and gender please.
Since when have you got coughing?
Since when is the pain present?
Any local swelling at the pain site? If yes, does it increase on coughing? If yes, is it reducible?
Any gastrointestinal symptoms like pain in abdomen, bloating, nausea or so?
Awaiting your feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Please give additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Your age and gender please.
Since when have you got coughing?
Since when is the pain present?
Any local swelling at the pain site? If yes, does it increase on coughing? If yes, is it reducible?
Any gastrointestinal symptoms like pain in abdomen, bloating, nausea or so?
Awaiting your feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
im 32 male
6 foot tall. 240lbs
no inflamafion.
coughing is normal for me here and fhere
i was hellping my sister in law move today and was coughing while moving.
as i sit and type this. and breath in and out. the area feels tight. 1-2 inches to the side of my belly button. if im looking down on my stomach ifs on my right side
i noticed it last night when i coughed and it hurt for a constanf 8-10 sedonds.
no nausea.
i did a juice cleanse tues-thurs but yesterday ate food.
6 foot tall. 240lbs
no inflamafion.
coughing is normal for me here and fhere
i was hellping my sister in law move today and was coughing while moving.
as i sit and type this. and breath in and out. the area feels tight. 1-2 inches to the side of my belly button. if im looking down on my stomach ifs on my right side
i noticed it last night when i coughed and it hurt for a constanf 8-10 sedonds.
no nausea.
i did a juice cleanse tues-thurs but yesterday ate food.
Brief Answer:
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
The possibilities are:
You have a para-umbilical hernia with entrapped fat that pains on coughing as straining causes the neck of hernia to constrict on the contents.
Muscular strain.
This can be diagnosed by the following ways:
Feel if there is any lump as explained above. Put a flat of palm on the area and cough hard to see if anything is enlarging under the palm. If so then this may be a hernia.
If nothing is prominently palpable then this may be muscle strain.
Just to remember, there can be inflamed organ like appendix or diverticulum underneath.
High resolution Ultrasonography of abdominal wall and abdomen can help in proper diagnosis.
Please get these things checked to know the proper diagnosis so that an appropriate management can be done, avoiding any complication.
I hope this answers your query and helps in getting an appropriate diagnosis and management.
Please give feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
The possibilities are:
You have a para-umbilical hernia with entrapped fat that pains on coughing as straining causes the neck of hernia to constrict on the contents.
Muscular strain.
This can be diagnosed by the following ways:
Feel if there is any lump as explained above. Put a flat of palm on the area and cough hard to see if anything is enlarging under the palm. If so then this may be a hernia.
If nothing is prominently palpable then this may be muscle strain.
Just to remember, there can be inflamed organ like appendix or diverticulum underneath.
High resolution Ultrasonography of abdominal wall and abdomen can help in proper diagnosis.
Please get these things checked to know the proper diagnosis so that an appropriate management can be done, avoiding any complication.
I hope this answers your query and helps in getting an appropriate diagnosis and management.
Please give feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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