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What Causes Severe Pain In The Upper Abdomen?
I had a weird episode today that I am not sure what happened. I sudden was in excruciating pain in my upper left tummy area.i felt a ball-like area where the pain was. I could not catch my breath or relive the pain. It continued about 10 minutes, then stopped.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Hello,
There are different causes of left upper abdominal pain. It can be caused by gastroduodenal ulcera or pancreatitis etc. Does it get better after food or it get worse? Have you recently done an ultrasound and what was the result Does it gets worse at night? Some more details are needed or even an ultrasound.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka,
General & Family Physician
There are different causes of left upper abdominal pain. It can be caused by gastroduodenal ulcera or pancreatitis etc. Does it get better after food or it get worse? Have you recently done an ultrasound and what was the result Does it gets worse at night? Some more details are needed or even an ultrasound.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka,
General & Family Physician
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