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What Is The Cause For Abdominal Pain And Coughing In The Night?

I have sharp pain in my left abdomen in between my lower rib and hip.. I don't know what to do, it hurts very bad. I have this cough too but i only cough in the middle of the night when I'm sleeping its been going on for a couple days now. Can anyone give me any answers?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to HCM.

That pain can be due to kidney or ureteric stone or gastritis. Cough is mostly a coincidence.

You need to get an ultrasound of your abdomen to look for the stones.

If usg is normal, then its mostly gastritis and you need to take some antacid.

Regards
Dr. Ashish Verma
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What Is The Cause For Abdominal Pain And Coughing In The Night?

Hi, Thanks for writing to HCM. That pain can be due to kidney or ureteric stone or gastritis. Cough is mostly a coincidence. You need to get an ultrasound of your abdomen to look for the stones. If usg is normal, then its mostly gastritis and you need to take some antacid. Regards Dr. Ashish Verma