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What Causes Pain In The Lower Abdomen?
Hi, I m having a pain in my lower right quadtrant of stomach near where the top of the thigh meets the stomach. I have noticed the pain when I overeat. One day it was a cheese steak sub and yesterday, nuts/dried fruit and grilled veggie quesadilla with refried beans. I thought maybe gall bladder pain, but that doesn t seem to in the right place. In the past years I ve gotten the pain when I ate dense foods, like pork chops or bagles. Do you have an idea what it is and what I could eat today that won t aggravate the problem?
Mon, 7 Aug 2017
Hello
If your lower right abdominal pain is recurrent, precisely located and frequent, then it could be caused by appendicitis, the inflammation of appendix.
Stomach pain after eating is common. Aerophagia, or air swallowing, is common when a person eats food rapidly. Air can get trapped in the intestines, sometimes causing pain. However, aerophagia pain may not always recur in the same spot.
To identify the source of your pain, it's important to recognize any adjacent symptoms. Aerophagia usually causes temporary post-eating pain, often relieved with burping or passing gas.
Where as Appendicitis pain may flare up after eating, with diarrhea, constipation, fever, chills and nausea as additional common symptoms.
Eat slower to treat simple aerophagia. Also eat fewer fatty foods, as these can contribute to gas build-up. Eat light foods. Foods which can be easily digested.
Keep yourself hydrated.
Take more fibrous diet.
Thanks
Dr. Tripat Mehta
If your lower right abdominal pain is recurrent, precisely located and frequent, then it could be caused by appendicitis, the inflammation of appendix.
Stomach pain after eating is common. Aerophagia, or air swallowing, is common when a person eats food rapidly. Air can get trapped in the intestines, sometimes causing pain. However, aerophagia pain may not always recur in the same spot.
To identify the source of your pain, it's important to recognize any adjacent symptoms. Aerophagia usually causes temporary post-eating pain, often relieved with burping or passing gas.
Where as Appendicitis pain may flare up after eating, with diarrhea, constipation, fever, chills and nausea as additional common symptoms.
Eat slower to treat simple aerophagia. Also eat fewer fatty foods, as these can contribute to gas build-up. Eat light foods. Foods which can be easily digested.
Keep yourself hydrated.
Take more fibrous diet.
Thanks
Dr. Tripat Mehta
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