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Sharp Pain Around Belly Button After Eating, Bloated Stomach, Pain Travelling To Abdomen. History Of IBS. Recommendations?

Hello doc

I am having sharp pain around my belly button as soon I eat something. My stomach is really bloated and the pain is traveling in my lower abdomen, close to the heart, the back and it is paining like hell. I have been having that for the past five days. I am scared of eating as it's hurting so bad. I have had IBS but it was never so bad.

Please advise.
Thanks
Fri, 3 May 2013
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Such pain right after the meal which do radiate to the back can be caused by gallstones or pancreas disease. Stomach disease (like peptic ulcer) or small intestine partial obstruction should be also considered.
Gallstones usually give upper right pain radiating to the back, nausea and vomiting appears. It all happens after a fatty food or alcohol. Similar to gallstones acts pancreas inflammation.
Peptic ulcers usually gives upper middle abdominal pain which appears in 1-2 hours after a meal. Nausea can be also present.
Small intestine obstruction can cause bloating, pain after a meal, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting.

I suggest you to visit your doctor and have some tests done. Abdominal ultrasound, blood work, liver tests, amylase, urine amylase, urine analysis and abdominal X-ray should be done at first. If all tests will be negative, gastroscopy should be also done.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Sharp Pain Around Belly Button After Eating, Bloated Stomach, Pain Travelling To Abdomen. History Of IBS. Recommendations?

Hello! Thank you for the query. Such pain right after the meal which do radiate to the back can be caused by gallstones or pancreas disease. Stomach disease (like peptic ulcer) or small intestine partial obstruction should be also considered. Gallstones usually give upper right pain radiating to the back, nausea and vomiting appears. It all happens after a fatty food or alcohol. Similar to gallstones acts pancreas inflammation. Peptic ulcers usually gives upper middle abdominal pain which appears in 1-2 hours after a meal. Nausea can be also present. Small intestine obstruction can cause bloating, pain after a meal, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. I suggest you to visit your doctor and have some tests done. Abdominal ultrasound, blood work, liver tests, amylase, urine amylase, urine analysis and abdominal X-ray should be done at first. If all tests will be negative, gastroscopy should be also done. Hope this will help. Regards.