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What Causes Upper Abdominal Pain With Low Grade Fever?

Hi, my 11 year old son has been complaining about upper abdominal pain. Overall I would say it is moderate, but at times he says it gets worse and then subsides He s had it for about 24 hours. I took his temperature and he has a low grade fever (99.6). His diet today consisted of sausage and milk for breakfast, tator tots, milk and about a half of a cheesburger for lunch, and chicken soup for supper (not a great diet today, I know). He s been drinking water as well. There is no vomiting, constipation or loose stools. I believe he just has a mild case of indigestion or something similar. However, he just started 6th grade and has never missed a day of school (including pre-school and kindergarten). My point is that he rarely, if ever, gets sick, so he is very concerned about not feeling well.
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Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.

From the history, it seems like he has got some kind of intestinal infection specially if he had food from outside. If I were your doctor, after a general physical examination of his abdomen, I would advise him for a routine stool test for ova and cyst and treat it if positive. This should relieve him of his problem. If the pain abdomen increases or vomiting or loose motions start, you would have to consider taking him to the ER of your nearest hospital for a check up.

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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What Causes Upper Abdominal Pain With Low Grade Fever?

Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. From the history, it seems like he has got some kind of intestinal infection specially if he had food from outside. If I were your doctor, after a general physical examination of his abdomen, I would advise him for a routine stool test for ova and cyst and treat it if positive. This should relieve him of his problem. If the pain abdomen increases or vomiting or loose motions start, you would have to consider taking him to the ER of your nearest hospital for a check up. 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.