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What Does Severe Pain Under The Ribcage Indicate?

Hi... I am asking for my cousin who has severe stomach pains, sharp pains under the ribs that come and go, as well as having the feeling of needing to relieve bowels but really doesn t have any bowel movement. Y day he relieved his bowels several times but hasn t really eaten anything since y day around noon...
Fri, 20 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Considering the stomach pain that comes and goes, the feeling of needing to relieve bowels and the fact that he relieved bowels several times yesterday (diarrhea), in my opinion he might have an enteritis.
Enteritis is an inflammation of the small intestine that may also involve stomach, and probably it is caused by a viral infection.
Your cousin can use buscopan 10 mg for cramps pain relieve, Ranitidine 150 mg for stomach pain.
He has to use oral rehydration solutions because he has lost liquids and electrolytics of the body, and also he can use probiotics to help improve the diarrhea.
If these symptoms persist more than four days and if he notices blood in the stool or if he has fever , he has to seek medical attention.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Does Severe Pain Under The Ribcage Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Considering the stomach pain that comes and goes, the feeling of needing to relieve bowels and the fact that he relieved bowels several times yesterday (diarrhea), in my opinion he might have an enteritis. Enteritis is an inflammation of the small intestine that may also involve stomach, and probably it is caused by a viral infection. Your cousin can use buscopan 10 mg for cramps pain relieve, Ranitidine 150 mg for stomach pain. He has to use oral rehydration solutions because he has lost liquids and electrolytics of the body, and also he can use probiotics to help improve the diarrhea. If these symptoms persist more than four days and if he notices blood in the stool or if he has fever , he has to seek medical attention. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.