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What Could Abdominal Lumps In Patients With Severe Diarrhea Suggest?

I have been having severe diarrhea for for over a month now and have noticed a hard lump or bump in my abdomen area lower on my left side. no blood in stolools but frequency is all day and sometinmes in the middle of the night, I am afraid it could be cancer is this possible
Fri, 3 Jul 2015
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Hi,Dear,
Thanks for the query to My HCM Clinic.
I studied your query in details and understood your health concerns.
-Treatment Advise and Cause of your hard -lump on lower left side of abdomen-
a-In -my opinion-from the facts given by your query -it mostly suggests as-due to Strangulated old hernia with -severe intermittent-diarrhoea.
-Other possibility is chronic TB enteritis with hard lumpy-node in the groin Area.
b-I would advise -USG, which would fix the diagnosis amongst many probabilities as suggested above.
c-After confirmation of diagnosis,Urgent-Repair of Hernia with Release of strangulated chronic hernial adhesions is advisable.

This advise would help you to plan treatment with your doctor.
Hope this resolves your query.
Wellcome for further query in this regard.
Have a Good Day...!!
With Regards
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What Could Abdominal Lumps In Patients With Severe Diarrhea Suggest?

Hi,Dear, Thanks for the query to My HCM Clinic. I studied your query in details and understood your health concerns. -Treatment Advise and Cause of your hard -lump on lower left side of abdomen- a-In -my opinion-from the facts given by your query -it mostly suggests as-due to Strangulated old hernia with -severe intermittent-diarrhoea. -Other possibility is chronic TB enteritis with hard lumpy-node in the groin Area. b-I would advise -USG, which would fix the diagnosis amongst many probabilities as suggested above. c-After confirmation of diagnosis,Urgent-Repair of Hernia with Release of strangulated chronic hernial adhesions is advisable. This advise would help you to plan treatment with your doctor. Hope this resolves your query. Wellcome for further query in this regard. Have a Good Day...!! With Regards