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Suggest Treatment For Central Abdominal Pain
My name is Stephanie, my 54 year old husband (Thom) has had a sharp pain that comes and goes, in his upper, central abdomen area. It has been occurring for 4 days now, off and on. The most comfortable position for him when he feels it coming on, is to lay on his back/side and pull his knees up a bit and lay them in the opposite direction. He has tried taking antacid with advil but it only sometimes helps. He thinks it is muscular , but I m not so sure. Thank you for your time.
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
This can not be muscular pain as the muscular one comes continuously.
This is a spasmodic pain and can be due to
Intestinal obstruction or Colitis.
Standing X-ray of the abdomen is diagnostic in many cases, to be added on by ultarsonography and upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy.
As the patient's age is 54 years , it is better to rule out Cancers and such problems at the earliest.
This is a spasmodic pain and can be due to
Intestinal obstruction or Colitis.
Standing X-ray of the abdomen is diagnostic in many cases, to be added on by ultarsonography and upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy.
As the patient's age is 54 years , it is better to rule out Cancers and such problems at the earliest.
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