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What Causes Acute Abdominal Pain?
I have been having a constant pain in my left upper abdomen area under my ribs and its a dull achey pain but when I am under stress or get upset and or eat spicy foods it makes my pain go from a dull achey constant pain to a sharp stabbing pain and gets so severe It hurts to move. What can it be?
Tue, 9 Sep 2014
HI.
The pain in the left upper quadrant under the ribs can be due to Gastritis Gastric Cancer, Colitis , Colonic Cancer , Panreatitis and so on.
You need to undergo the following tests.
CT scan of the whole abdomen.
Upper GI Endoscopy.
relevant blood, urine and stool tests.
Colonoscopy if required.
The treatment t is :
To stop the hot and spicy food, aerated drinks.
PPI.
Antacid.
And the other treatments or surgery as per the diagnosis on investigations.
The pain in the left upper quadrant under the ribs can be due to Gastritis Gastric Cancer, Colitis , Colonic Cancer , Panreatitis and so on.
You need to undergo the following tests.
CT scan of the whole abdomen.
Upper GI Endoscopy.
relevant blood, urine and stool tests.
Colonoscopy if required.
The treatment t is :
To stop the hot and spicy food, aerated drinks.
PPI.
Antacid.
And the other treatments or surgery as per the diagnosis on investigations.
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