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What Causes Abdominal Pain And Cramping ?
I have had lower abdominal pain for a week. Feels like I have to go to the bathroom, some cramping also. Pain is dull. I have had regular bowel movements, but the pain is there. My appetite is less than normal but when I am hungry seems like the pain is more pronounced.
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Your history>>lower abdominal pain for a week- increases on empty stomach- feeling like going to bathroom-
This can be due to enteritis, that is inflammation of the intestines of mild nature not causing other symptoms to creep up.
A course of an antibiotic suitable for intestinal infection like cefixime will be diagnostic if you are getting a relief and therapeutic if it is helping to get a cure with a course of 5 to 7 days.
If no relief - you may please go for blood and stool investigations, ultrasonography of the abdomen to see the cause
Thanks for your query.
Your history>>lower abdominal pain for a week- increases on empty stomach- feeling like going to bathroom-
This can be due to enteritis, that is inflammation of the intestines of mild nature not causing other symptoms to creep up.
A course of an antibiotic suitable for intestinal infection like cefixime will be diagnostic if you are getting a relief and therapeutic if it is helping to get a cure with a course of 5 to 7 days.
If no relief - you may please go for blood and stool investigations, ultrasonography of the abdomen to see the cause
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