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What Causes Pain In Stomach Below Rib Cage?
Question: help having shooting pains just above stomach and below rib cage is it serious , i dont have insurance and cant afford to go to the docs unless it cant be avioded
Brief Answer:
please provide more history
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read the history and understood your problems.
Please provide some more information for me to be in position to give you a legible answer:
Since when have you got this problem?
Is it associated with any other symptoms like nausea, vomiting, loose motions (BM), bloating, burning in the center of the chest, pain on pressure in the same area or so ?
How much is the pain on a scale of 1 o 10 ?
The area of your pain is more suggestive of gastritis, lower esophagitis, epigastric hernia and so on.
The seriousness depends upon the associated symptoms with the ones you have and the diagnosis depending upon the a few investigations if needed.
I would advise you the following:
Continue Antacid 3 tea-spoonful every three hours.
Add Ranitidine or PPI,
Add Domperidone or such motility regulators.
Soft bland diet.
No aerated colas / soda/ drinks.
Early dinner. No late nights.
Lying in a reclining position
Walk around after dinner.
Think of the factors which increased the present problem, GERD, anxiety and try to avoid.
If no relief, get Upper GI endoscopy, blood tests including that of amylase and lipase done and get prescription for added Medicines.
EKG for the heart on a safer side to rule out cardiac problems.
This helps all my patients and may probably help you hopefully.
I hope this answer helps you in such a situation in which you can try a few things at home.
please provide more history
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read the history and understood your problems.
Please provide some more information for me to be in position to give you a legible answer:
Since when have you got this problem?
Is it associated with any other symptoms like nausea, vomiting, loose motions (BM), bloating, burning in the center of the chest, pain on pressure in the same area or so ?
How much is the pain on a scale of 1 o 10 ?
The area of your pain is more suggestive of gastritis, lower esophagitis, epigastric hernia and so on.
The seriousness depends upon the associated symptoms with the ones you have and the diagnosis depending upon the a few investigations if needed.
I would advise you the following:
Continue Antacid 3 tea-spoonful every three hours.
Add Ranitidine or PPI,
Add Domperidone or such motility regulators.
Soft bland diet.
No aerated colas / soda/ drinks.
Early dinner. No late nights.
Lying in a reclining position
Walk around after dinner.
Think of the factors which increased the present problem, GERD, anxiety and try to avoid.
If no relief, get Upper GI endoscopy, blood tests including that of amylase and lipase done and get prescription for added Medicines.
EKG for the heart on a safer side to rule out cardiac problems.
This helps all my patients and may probably help you hopefully.
I hope this answer helps you in such a situation in which you can try a few things at home.
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