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What Causes Stomach Pain With Weight Lose?
My niece has been having stomach pains far and year or so and gotten worse she s losing weight a lot can t eat or very little I m worried the parents aren t doing anything but once a week seeing counselor and her primary doctor once a week so what does this mean I m concerned for her
Thu, 23 Jul 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach pain could have many causes from acute gastritis to malabsorption syndrome.
Can you tell me since how many days your neice are facing this problem and is there any specific diet after which she has pain inside stomach.
The causes could be excess stomach acid or acute gastritis, gastroenteritis,gastric ulcer or Helicobacter pylori infection or malabsorption syndrome.
She must undergo routine blood investigations and H.pylori,liver function tests,urinalysis and stool for blood,abdominal ultrasound and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (if required) to detect the underlying cause.
Treatment is mainly depend on the cause but she may take symptommatic treatment meanwhile.
Antacids like h2 blockers (ranitidine) or proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or rabeprazole) will help to reduce excess acid production in stomach.
She can also take digene gel or liquid or ulcero-protective agents like sucralfate or bismuth subsallicylate to reduce the burning sensation.
Give her appetizer like syrup aristozyme to have a good appetite.
Consult physician for complete examination.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach pain could have many causes from acute gastritis to malabsorption syndrome.
Can you tell me since how many days your neice are facing this problem and is there any specific diet after which she has pain inside stomach.
The causes could be excess stomach acid or acute gastritis, gastroenteritis,gastric ulcer or Helicobacter pylori infection or malabsorption syndrome.
She must undergo routine blood investigations and H.pylori,liver function tests,urinalysis and stool for blood,abdominal ultrasound and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (if required) to detect the underlying cause.
Treatment is mainly depend on the cause but she may take symptommatic treatment meanwhile.
Antacids like h2 blockers (ranitidine) or proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or rabeprazole) will help to reduce excess acid production in stomach.
She can also take digene gel or liquid or ulcero-protective agents like sucralfate or bismuth subsallicylate to reduce the burning sensation.
Give her appetizer like syrup aristozyme to have a good appetite.
Consult physician for complete examination.
Regards,
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