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What Causes Abdominal Discomfort, Stomach Rumbling, Nausea And Belching?
I am 55 yo black female. Recently, I ve started having discomfort in my stomach. It started on Saturday night (at least that s when i first noticed it). I thought it was because i was hungry because there were also hunger sounds (stomach growling), and the discomfort went away after i had eaten. But then it returned on Sunday, which included some nausea. It lasted pretty much all day, until i ate something. It returned Sunday night (late). It returned this morning (Monday) and was present, again until i ate something. It has know returned. The only way to describe it is it feels like a bubble trying to squeeze through a tube. It s not painful, just uncomfortable. There is also belching, too. I had the same feeling years ago when i had acid reflux (was on medication). But I no longer suffer from acid reflux. I ve never had an ulcer, hope that s not what it is. I take metphormin (diagnosed with pre-diabetes about 3 years ago and hyzaar ( high blood pressure-controlled). Thanks
Mon, 17 Sep 2018
Hi,
There may be many reasons for the discomfort you are experiencing:
- Stomach problems or peptic ulcer disease, even though less likely in your case, is one of the possible causes and generally all patients over 40 years of age that experience these symptoms need to have an endoscopy done to rule these out.
- Both medications that your mention can cause stomach upset and similar symptoms to what you explain and maybe the most likely cause in your case. i would recommend you to talk with your doctor on these and see the chance that they may be related to the medications and consider proper further steps.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zotaj Antoneta,
General & Family Physician
There may be many reasons for the discomfort you are experiencing:
- Stomach problems or peptic ulcer disease, even though less likely in your case, is one of the possible causes and generally all patients over 40 years of age that experience these symptoms need to have an endoscopy done to rule these out.
- Both medications that your mention can cause stomach upset and similar symptoms to what you explain and maybe the most likely cause in your case. i would recommend you to talk with your doctor on these and see the chance that they may be related to the medications and consider proper further steps.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zotaj Antoneta,
General & Family Physician
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