Why Is This Happening And Is There A Special Treatment For Bloating And Pain On The Left Side Stomach?

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2020

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Question : When I was very sick before two months, I was feeling bloating and pain on the left side, as I explained to you earlier, and there was something like a large balloon under the last ribs of the rib cage on the left side. And after taking the medicines and following your advices, the pain gradually disappeared, but now when I eat food I feel a slight swelling without pain in the same place as if it is a small balloon, and when I do not eat anything I do not feel neither bloating nor pain.
Two months ago, when I made the tests, I made tests for the pancreas and its size was normal and everything was okay. Why is this happening and is there a special treatment for this problem or will it disappear on its own with days? Is it possible that there is a problem in the spleen, for example?

Thank you very much my doctor.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again,

I don't feel it's anything to worry about or related to an organ like sleep but I would now suggest you go for three basic tests:

1)Ultrasound abdomen
2)Fecal calprotectin
3)Stool culture test.

Do follow up with the reports.

Keep taking probiotic and antacid till following up as suggested earlier.

Thanks!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee