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What Causes Lower Left Abdominal Pain With Flatulence?
Question: Pain in the Lower left abdomen,gass,bloding,very hard stomach for almost 3 weeks.
Pain is not getting better with cutting lactose,and all flower products.
I am m/60 years old.
What do you think it is and what would be the best test to fined out?
Pain is not getting better with cutting lactose,and all flower products.
I am m/60 years old.
What do you think it is and what would be the best test to fined out?
Brief Answer:
Left lower abdominal pain with gases / Under Evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hi Dear !!
Read and reviewed facts of your query in context to your health concerns of pain and gases in left lower abdomen. With the limited information, you seem to be a case of Acute / On Chronic Colitis with Constipation, as you have pain and gases in left lower abdomen.
Please update more info as follows-
Have you had street/ or hotel food lately before you started this pain and gas problem?
Whether you had recent travel before this health issue started ?
Do's Suggested to find out the cause of this pain-
Consult with your family Physician and get his physical examination report.
Get Stool Ova / Cyst done.
IF need be Consult Surgeon for anal examination / and proctoscopy to rule out any undetected proctitis / fissure in ano/ hemorrhoids.
If need be, should get CT Colon study to rule out Crohns'/Diverticulitis.
If indicated, Colonoscopy from GI endoscopist would resolve this issue.
Awaiting for more info and further query in this regard.
Good Day !!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Left lower abdominal pain with gases / Under Evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hi Dear !!
Read and reviewed facts of your query in context to your health concerns of pain and gases in left lower abdomen. With the limited information, you seem to be a case of Acute / On Chronic Colitis with Constipation, as you have pain and gases in left lower abdomen.
Please update more info as follows-
Have you had street/ or hotel food lately before you started this pain and gas problem?
Whether you had recent travel before this health issue started ?
Do's Suggested to find out the cause of this pain-
Consult with your family Physician and get his physical examination report.
Get Stool Ova / Cyst done.
IF need be Consult Surgeon for anal examination / and proctoscopy to rule out any undetected proctitis / fissure in ano/ hemorrhoids.
If need be, should get CT Colon study to rule out Crohns'/Diverticulitis.
If indicated, Colonoscopy from GI endoscopist would resolve this issue.
Awaiting for more info and further query in this regard.
Good Day !!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Did the CT of the lower abdomen with and without contrast+ blood work,nothing was found.
The pain is still there.(Gass and bloding much better)
Stool is much better no bad smell and nicely formed,normal color.
I am taking Acidophilus PtoBiotic
I Cut out the Deiray product
I am Eating gluten free only.
General feeling is much better but the pain is still present,some times just pain and some times pain and burning sensation.
.(The pain Comes and go)
Waiting for colenoscoppy next week.
What do you think it is.
PS.
Yes I did some traveling out of the USA.(I did have a very bad episode of very bad constipation wile I was abroad 2 weeks after that the pain started)
The pain is still there.(Gass and bloding much better)
Stool is much better no bad smell and nicely formed,normal color.
I am taking Acidophilus PtoBiotic
I Cut out the Deiray product
I am Eating gluten free only.
General feeling is much better but the pain is still present,some times just pain and some times pain and burning sensation.
.(The pain Comes and go)
Waiting for colenoscoppy next week.
What do you think it is.
PS.
Yes I did some traveling out of the USA.(I did have a very bad episode of very bad constipation wile I was abroad 2 weeks after that the pain started)
Brief Answer:
Left lower abdominal pain with gases -from Entero-Colo-Proctitis
Detailed Answer:
Read and reviewed your query and feel concerned about your health issues.
My presumptions told in last reply have come to and are being confirmed by your update information and by tests done so far. My impression of -Colitis with Constipation is confirmed by your updates and submission of travel out of USA after which this lower abdominal pain started. Therefore, your symptoms are mostly from traveller's food induced Entero-Colitis with Proctitis causing burning off and on, and is caused by food taken during your out of USA travelling
I understand you were tested and reported normal. But you have not yet done Stool-Ova/ Cyst, which you missed out. The stool test would have helped rule out infections of amoeba or giardia.
At this point, your symptoms seem to be improving. I will suggest the following do's:
1. Be on Bland non spicy diet / and plenty of fluids x 2 weeks
2. Skimmed / watery thin sore Butter Milk x 2 times / day x 2 weeks would recoup the disturbed bacterial flora.
3. Diet suggested-Reduce solid food intake for 2 weeks and be on semi-solid , low on vegies, more on rice porridges diet.
If your symptoms don't resolve over the next few days, I will recommend you consult GI-Surgeon and get Colonoscopy done to rule out other causes such as-undetected Colonic Diverticulosis and growths,needs to be ruled out. Please note that this is only a precautionary work up,for your advanced age, where these causes need to be kept in mind,while planning treatments in cases like you.
Hope this reply would help you to plan further treatment in your intriguing case of yours,with help of expert doctors there in your place.
Welcome with more query in this regard.
If you feel satisfied with this reply, Your few pleasing excellent remarks to rate this reply would boost morale of incoming patients to My Virtual Clinic at HCM.
Wishing you fast recovery in time to come!!
Do keep Me informed for any help needed from Me, till this problem is resolved to your satisfaction.
Good Day !!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Left lower abdominal pain with gases -from Entero-Colo-Proctitis
Detailed Answer:
Read and reviewed your query and feel concerned about your health issues.
My presumptions told in last reply have come to and are being confirmed by your update information and by tests done so far. My impression of -Colitis with Constipation is confirmed by your updates and submission of travel out of USA after which this lower abdominal pain started. Therefore, your symptoms are mostly from traveller's food induced Entero-Colitis with Proctitis causing burning off and on, and is caused by food taken during your out of USA travelling
I understand you were tested and reported normal. But you have not yet done Stool-Ova/ Cyst, which you missed out. The stool test would have helped rule out infections of amoeba or giardia.
At this point, your symptoms seem to be improving. I will suggest the following do's:
1. Be on Bland non spicy diet / and plenty of fluids x 2 weeks
2. Skimmed / watery thin sore Butter Milk x 2 times / day x 2 weeks would recoup the disturbed bacterial flora.
3. Diet suggested-Reduce solid food intake for 2 weeks and be on semi-solid , low on vegies, more on rice porridges diet.
If your symptoms don't resolve over the next few days, I will recommend you consult GI-Surgeon and get Colonoscopy done to rule out other causes such as-undetected Colonic Diverticulosis and growths,needs to be ruled out. Please note that this is only a precautionary work up,for your advanced age, where these causes need to be kept in mind,while planning treatments in cases like you.
Hope this reply would help you to plan further treatment in your intriguing case of yours,with help of expert doctors there in your place.
Welcome with more query in this regard.
If you feel satisfied with this reply, Your few pleasing excellent remarks to rate this reply would boost morale of incoming patients to My Virtual Clinic at HCM.
Wishing you fast recovery in time to come!!
Do keep Me informed for any help needed from Me, till this problem is resolved to your satisfaction.
Good Day !!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
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