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What Causes Intermittent Abdominal Cramps Due To A Lump?
Question: I get andomen cramps intermintaly witch hurts.It is a lump
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I am sorry to hear that you are having abdominal pain and cramping. Where is the pain located? Is it located in the groin area? around the navel upper or lower abdominal area? Do you feel a lump at the location of the pain. Is the pain sharp dull aching or burning? Does the pain radiate or go in any direction. Does eating make the pain better or worse? Does going to the bathroom make the pain better or worse.
What medications are you on and have you had any previous surgery?
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I am sorry to hear that you are having abdominal pain and cramping. Where is the pain located? Is it located in the groin area? around the navel upper or lower abdominal area? Do you feel a lump at the location of the pain. Is the pain sharp dull aching or burning? Does the pain radiate or go in any direction. Does eating make the pain better or worse? Does going to the bathroom make the pain better or worse.
What medications are you on and have you had any previous surgery?
Please respond so I can better answer your concerns
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It is a sharp pain when it cramps it does it on either side of the abdomen and it is intermittent and some times both sides above the hip and/or bottom of the rib cage.Some times they both cramp at the same time.
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abdominal spasms
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From your response I gather that the pain is comes and goes and is located in various areas of your abdomen. The cramps occur along the lower and upper quadrants. These areas of pain and cramping are derived from the colon. The colon goes from the right lower area up to the rib cage, just below the rib cage to the left side and then down to the left lower quadrant. Anywhere along that tract your colon can have spasms and give you the intermittent pain.
To help reduce the pain I recommend a high fiber diet that prevents had stool and allows for easy passage of stool. You may also use high fiber laxatives like Metamucil or citracel. Also certain foods that include caffeine, coffee and tea, may aggravate the cramping. Sometimes if the cramping is severe a doctor can prescribe medications that reduce colon spasms.
If the pain ever becomes severe and is associated with nausea vomiting or black or bloody stools then you should seek medical treatment immediately as this maybe a sign of colon blockage.
In summary
1. colon spasms
2. High fiber diet
3. prevent constipation
4. Use stool laxatives with fiber
5. reduce caffeine including coffee and tea
6. Anti-spasmotic medication
7. Seek medical attention if pain is accompanied with nausea vomiting or blood black stools
I hope this answers your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care questions or concerns
abdominal spasms
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for returning to HCM with your response.
From your response I gather that the pain is comes and goes and is located in various areas of your abdomen. The cramps occur along the lower and upper quadrants. These areas of pain and cramping are derived from the colon. The colon goes from the right lower area up to the rib cage, just below the rib cage to the left side and then down to the left lower quadrant. Anywhere along that tract your colon can have spasms and give you the intermittent pain.
To help reduce the pain I recommend a high fiber diet that prevents had stool and allows for easy passage of stool. You may also use high fiber laxatives like Metamucil or citracel. Also certain foods that include caffeine, coffee and tea, may aggravate the cramping. Sometimes if the cramping is severe a doctor can prescribe medications that reduce colon spasms.
If the pain ever becomes severe and is associated with nausea vomiting or black or bloody stools then you should seek medical treatment immediately as this maybe a sign of colon blockage.
In summary
1. colon spasms
2. High fiber diet
3. prevent constipation
4. Use stool laxatives with fiber
5. reduce caffeine including coffee and tea
6. Anti-spasmotic medication
7. Seek medical attention if pain is accompanied with nausea vomiting or blood black stools
I hope this answers your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care questions or concerns
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
It is both sides but it is the abdomen muscle that is cramping.It is a hard lump and is very painful just like a XXXXXXX horse of the calf.It can happen when sitting,the toilet and/or standing up.
Brief Answer:
Abdominal muscle cramps
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for responding to my prior answer. I am sorry I did I not completely understand your symptoms. You describe the cramping as actual muscle cramping. This abdmonial muscle cramping is so bad that you feel the muscles bunching up into a lump and that going from sitting to standing exacerbates the problem. This makes me concerned that you may have an electrolyte imbalance. with changes in electrolytes the muscles are more apt to cramp. The potassium, magnesium or calcium levels could be off. I recommend that you see your physician to have blood work to correct this imbalance. To correct this imbalance may need additional medication or supplements.
I hope this answers your question. please contact us again with your health concerns or questions.
Abdominal muscle cramps
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Thanks for responding to my prior answer. I am sorry I did I not completely understand your symptoms. You describe the cramping as actual muscle cramping. This abdmonial muscle cramping is so bad that you feel the muscles bunching up into a lump and that going from sitting to standing exacerbates the problem. This makes me concerned that you may have an electrolyte imbalance. with changes in electrolytes the muscles are more apt to cramp. The potassium, magnesium or calcium levels could be off. I recommend that you see your physician to have blood work to correct this imbalance. To correct this imbalance may need additional medication or supplements.
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Dr. Prasad
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