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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Pain

I had really bad pain in my stomach, kind of in the middle in between where the rib cage starts. It woke me up at 4am, i couldn't stand straight. On our way to the ER, as my wife was backing up i felt something, can't really explain it, maybe when something unglues itself, and it went away. The day went by and it was pretty painless, but now if i press on it it's pretty sore, not sure if it's still there or it's just sore from whatever it was.
I'll be glad to provide any other needed info,

Thanks in advance
posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of bad pain in the stomach, in between the rib cage, which woke you up at 4 am, and went away suddenly. There is still soreness on pressure.
I would advise you the following in such a case:
X-ray in the standing position.
Barium meal for stomach in head low position.
This is so as there is a possibility of gastric volvulus or intestinal obstruction or internal herniation and so on.
You really need a proper clinical evaluation, examination and investigations to get a correct diagnosis as there is always a chance of recurrence.

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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Pain

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of bad pain in the stomach, in between the rib cage, which woke you up at 4 am, and went away suddenly. There is still soreness on pressure. I would advise you the following in such a case: X-ray in the standing position. Barium meal for stomach in head low position. This is so as there is a possibility of gastric volvulus or intestinal obstruction or internal herniation and so on. You really need a proper clinical evaluation, examination and investigations to get a correct diagnosis as there is always a chance of recurrence.