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What Causes Cramps And Pain In Abdomen And Loose Stools?
Question: for about a week ive been having dull kind of crampy pain in my upper left abdomen it does last long during one period of time sometimes a couole of seconds sometimes a minute or 2. I was constipation before the pain started...after taking laxative im starting to go but my poop is a light brown and diarrhea like. it yellowish when I wipe and sometimes has dark streaks in it. it floats to sometimes
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Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Your symptoms may be caused by bad diet (low fiber intake), bacterial infection or even partial bowels obstruction due to inflammatory bowels disease.
Diet has a great impact to bowels proper work. Lack of fiber intake, fatty foods, lots of sugars in diet can cause chronic constipation.
In some cases chronic bacterial infection of gastrointestinal tract can give symptoms mentioned by you.
Also partial bowels obstruction due to Crohns disease or Ulcerative Colitis can give such symptoms. Usually weight loss is present and bloating.
I suggest you to start with diet improvement. Increase fiber intake and start probiotic intake. If this wont help, stool tests and stool culture test should be done. Rifaximine treatment should be considered.
As the last step colonoscopy should be done.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Your symptoms may be caused by bad diet (low fiber intake), bacterial infection or even partial bowels obstruction due to inflammatory bowels disease.
Diet has a great impact to bowels proper work. Lack of fiber intake, fatty foods, lots of sugars in diet can cause chronic constipation.
In some cases chronic bacterial infection of gastrointestinal tract can give symptoms mentioned by you.
Also partial bowels obstruction due to Crohns disease or Ulcerative Colitis can give such symptoms. Usually weight loss is present and bloating.
I suggest you to start with diet improvement. Increase fiber intake and start probiotic intake. If this wont help, stool tests and stool culture test should be done. Rifaximine treatment should be considered.
As the last step colonoscopy should be done.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
the pain is sometimes in the lower back as well almost like poping bubbles and the last few times I went it was burning?
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If the burning appears with urinating, an infection is also possible. The point is that urinary tract infection does not give diarrhea or constipation.
Left side on the back is where sometimes large intestine pain can be present as well.
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Detailed Answer:
If the burning appears with urinating, an infection is also possible. The point is that urinary tract infection does not give diarrhea or constipation.
Left side on the back is where sometimes large intestine pain can be present as well.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
also for the most part during this time I can eat fine but sometime its almost a struggle is this also common or could it just be nerves because im worried it could be my pancreas
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Detailed Answer:
Pancreas problem is the last organ you should be worried at with such symptoms. When there is too much stool inside the intestines, another part of food can cause nausea as there is no room for it.
So please start with diet improvement and follow mentioned above steps.
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Detailed Answer:
Pancreas problem is the last organ you should be worried at with such symptoms. When there is too much stool inside the intestines, another part of food can cause nausea as there is no room for it.
So please start with diet improvement and follow mentioned above steps.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you and im going to see a gastroenterologist too just so he can do some test
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Detailed Answer:
You are welcome. Gastroenterologist is a good choice.
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Detailed Answer:
You are welcome. Gastroenterologist is a good choice.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you 1 more question with the symptoms I mentioned can the pain be stabbing at anypoint just wondering
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Detailed Answer:
Stabbing pain is not characteristic for intestinal issues. It is more present with nerves problem (like rib nerves pain), spine problems or kidney stones.
Typical abdominal pain is dull or cramp-like.
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Detailed Answer:
Stabbing pain is not characteristic for intestinal issues. It is more present with nerves problem (like rib nerves pain), spine problems or kidney stones.
Typical abdominal pain is dull or cramp-like.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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