
What Causes Pain And Tenderness In Lower Abdomen, Gas And Weight Loss?

From the symptoms you have mentioned it is not cancer
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Hello welcome to HCM
I can understand your concern and it is common to develop health anxiety in a number of individuals. First of all I would like to reassure you that the symptoms you are having like dull pressure like pain in lower abdomen and stomach, lot of gas etc don't dentate any serious abdominal pathology. You have lost appetite and are losing weight due to anxiety only.
Fullness of abdomen can be explained by severe anxiety also. First of all if we consider cancer as cause of these symptoms even then at your age stomach cancer and intestinal cancers are not common. Commonly Gastric Cancer is seen in people of more than 60 years of age and in younger people the cancer is not common. The clinical presentation is usually epigastric burning along with reduced appetite especially with meat. But you have not mentioned these symptoms.
The reduction is weight is also not a significant reduction in weight. 7 lbs over 2 weeks is not very significant.
If we consider intestinal cancer then you have not shown any symptoms related to this. There is absence of symptoms like blood in stools, alternating diarrhoea and constipation apart from other common symptoms.
So please don't panic for these symptoms and wait for your investigations done. From the symptoms you have mentioned this is not cancer so no need to worry.
Thankyou


Epigastric burning and hemorrhoids
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up .
Epigastric burning occurs commonly with GERD or acid reflux.
The epigastric discomfort of carcinoma of stomach is different from burning of GERD .
It is usually associated with proper clinical spectrum like age of onset , fullness of abdomen after meals , recurrent and persistent loss of appetite fro months , blood in vomitus , significant loss of weight , low grade fever , easy tiredness are symptoms .
In a person with similar presenting of your age , diagnosis of cancer is unlikely .
Blood after stool can occurs due to hemorrhoids , detailed examination is needed to make diagnosis .
Blood from intestinal cancer is profuse in amount and not just stool soiling.
So be assured most likely you are not suffering from cancer.
These measures may be useful for you in acid reflux .
Try raising the head of your bed about 4 inches with blocks. It also might help to avoid eating or drinking for 2-3 hours before you lie down, To help control stomach acid one should not drink alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them or eat chocolates or pizza or burger or greasy or fatty foods.
Take antacid but if symptoms are severe , you may need drugs like pnatoprazole-d .
Good luck.


Thanks
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Once again thanks that you became tension free, it is my pleasure , good luck , god bless you.

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