What Cuases Pain In Stomach And Back In A Heavy Beer Drinker?

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2014

Question: Hi.. My father (age 63) is a heavy beer drinker for past many years.. He has been feeling pain in the side of his stomach and back for the last 10-15 days and I got his liver and kidney function tests done. Report ia attached, SGOT,SGPT &GGTP are above range- pls advise. Also he has taken tinidazole for the last 3 days and including today which is the day that the blood sample has been given for the above tests.

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
looks like pancreatitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi Supreet,

Welcome again to HealthcareMagic.

Chronic alcohol intake, with pain in stomach and back with raised liver enzymes and low serum calcium levels point towards acute pancreatitis.

And this has nothing to do with tinidazole.

Get his serum lipase and amylase levels done and show him to a gastro specialist. And he might need admission and a ct scan of his abdomen (low calcium may suggest saponification, so).

Regards,
Dr. Deepika Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Deepika Patil (12 minutes later)

What about the increased ggtp, sgot and sgpt? Is that also on account of pancreatitis?

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
yes maybe

Detailed Answer:
Hi Supreet,

These sgot, sgpt and ggtp are the liver enzymes and can be raised in acute pancreatitis.

In the morning show him to a gastro specialist or a surgeon and admit him if they feel necessary.

Regards,
Dr. Deepika Patil

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T