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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain On The Left Side?
Question: Hi, I am female and 49 and overweight. I have been having severe left side abdominal and left side back pain.
What can be the problem.
What can be the problem.
Brief Answer:
Please give details and post actual reports.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/49 - overweight - severe pain in left side of the abdomen and back on the same left side - scheduled for a complete physical next Tuesday - wants to what can the problem be ...
With the short history you have noted, the problems can be:
- Stone in the left ureter with hydronephrosis
- Severe colitis
- Large cyst with hemorrhage or torsion.
This can be diagnosed by:
Clinical evaluation.
Investigations like ultrasonography of the abdomen, tests of urine, stool and blood.
CT scan of the abdomen if required and any further tests after teh initial diagnosis.
Please give additional information so that I can assist you better:
- Since when have you got this pain?
- Are there any urinary complaints?
- Any other complaints like related to bowel movements or so, bloating, constipation, loose stools and so on?
- Is the pain continuous or intermittent, that is comes and goes?
Awaiting your history in details so that I can assist you the best possible.
Please give details and post actual reports.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/49 - overweight - severe pain in left side of the abdomen and back on the same left side - scheduled for a complete physical next Tuesday - wants to what can the problem be ...
With the short history you have noted, the problems can be:
- Stone in the left ureter with hydronephrosis
- Severe colitis
- Large cyst with hemorrhage or torsion.
This can be diagnosed by:
Clinical evaluation.
Investigations like ultrasonography of the abdomen, tests of urine, stool and blood.
CT scan of the abdomen if required and any further tests after teh initial diagnosis.
Please give additional information so that I can assist you better:
- Since when have you got this pain?
- Are there any urinary complaints?
- Any other complaints like related to bowel movements or so, bloating, constipation, loose stools and so on?
- Is the pain continuous or intermittent, that is comes and goes?
Awaiting your history in details so that I can assist you the best possible.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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