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What Causes Pain In Upper And Lower Stomach Along With Stomach Bloating?
Question: I have pain in my upper and lower stomach. It bloats and also goes into the sides. Could you tell me what that is and a remedy.
Brief Answer:
It could be due to gastritis or dyspepsia.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach bloating is caused mainly because of air swallowing known as erophagia.
The first causes which came in my mind is gastritis or dyspepsia or may be due to irritable bowel syndrome as you described the bloating goes into the sides of abdomen.
It may have affected your liver also,so here I would advise you to undergo complete blood count,liver function tests to check whether there is stomach infection,abdominal ultrasound to see if there is an obstruction of the bowels.
If all above investigations comes normal then i would suggest you for upper GI endoscopy which will clear the whole picture.
Meanwhile,you should take,
1) Antacids whenever acidity shows up,(pantoprazole or omeprazole) to suppress acidity if it is troublesome.
2) Fiber supplements and peptobismol may also help sometimes.
3) Drink the cleanest water possible to avoid further stomach infection.
4) Stomach massage will help with passing out the gas, especially the ILU massage. Lying on your tummy may also help.
5) Avoid oily,spicy foods and eating with full stomach rather than you should eat small frequent meals.
6) Avoid taking rest for 2 hours after meal.You can walk slowly up to first 2 hrs of meal but don't walk fast and made regular eating pattern.
So,you should see some surgeon or gastro-physician who will know all the tests regarding stomach bloating and can prescribe you appropriate treatment depending upon the cause.
Hope i have given answer who will certainly help to alleviate from your symptoms.If you have any query then feel free to ask me.
Regards,
Dr.sandipkabra
It could be due to gastritis or dyspepsia.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach bloating is caused mainly because of air swallowing known as erophagia.
The first causes which came in my mind is gastritis or dyspepsia or may be due to irritable bowel syndrome as you described the bloating goes into the sides of abdomen.
It may have affected your liver also,so here I would advise you to undergo complete blood count,liver function tests to check whether there is stomach infection,abdominal ultrasound to see if there is an obstruction of the bowels.
If all above investigations comes normal then i would suggest you for upper GI endoscopy which will clear the whole picture.
Meanwhile,you should take,
1) Antacids whenever acidity shows up,(pantoprazole or omeprazole) to suppress acidity if it is troublesome.
2) Fiber supplements and peptobismol may also help sometimes.
3) Drink the cleanest water possible to avoid further stomach infection.
4) Stomach massage will help with passing out the gas, especially the ILU massage. Lying on your tummy may also help.
5) Avoid oily,spicy foods and eating with full stomach rather than you should eat small frequent meals.
6) Avoid taking rest for 2 hours after meal.You can walk slowly up to first 2 hrs of meal but don't walk fast and made regular eating pattern.
So,you should see some surgeon or gastro-physician who will know all the tests regarding stomach bloating and can prescribe you appropriate treatment depending upon the cause.
Hope i have given answer who will certainly help to alleviate from your symptoms.If you have any query then feel free to ask me.
Regards,
Dr.sandipkabra
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