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Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Pain

I have had stomach pain off and on for the past two weeks in my upper abdomen. More on than off in the last five days. The pain was centered dead center in my upper abdomen but has now moved a bit to the right side close to my rib cage. It is not a sharp pain but painful nonetheless. Should I get it checked? Or just get some Tums?
posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Hi ! Good afternoon. I am Dr Shareef answering your quiery.

If I were your doctor, after a personal physical examination of your abdomen, I would advise you for a routine complete blood check, Blood sugar, liver function test, serum lipase and would also advise you for an ultrasound abdomen to rule out any intra-abdominal pathology, one of the common ones with your symptoms being a cholelithiasis (stones in the gall bladder). Till then I would prescribe you with a proton pump inhibitor and an anti spasmodic drug for a symptomatic relief. Further management would depend on the reports of investigations.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.

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Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Pain

Hi ! Good afternoon. I am Dr Shareef answering your quiery. If I were your doctor, after a personal physical examination of your abdomen, I would advise you for a routine complete blood check, Blood sugar, liver function test, serum lipase and would also advise you for an ultrasound abdomen to rule out any intra-abdominal pathology, one of the common ones with your symptoms being a cholelithiasis (stones in the gall bladder). Till then I would prescribe you with a proton pump inhibitor and an anti spasmodic drug for a symptomatic relief. Further management would depend on the reports of investigations. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.