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What Could Discomfort Around Abdomen, Painful Joints And Stiff Foot Indicate?
I feel some discomfort around my belly region, and I also feel pain in my joints especially if I workout. Sometimes my foot gets stiff once in a while and I feel some pain for about 5 minutes till it passes. My hair scratches me, and I was told by my doctor to avoid alcohol which I have done faithfully. But the problem is that I don t know what is wrong with me. Could it be rheumatic heart disease?
Fri, 28 Aug 2020
Hi.
Noted your history about having pain around abdomen, painful joints especially on workout. stiff foot, alcohol avoided on Doctor's advise, wants to know whether this may be rheumatic heart disease.
Since there are no heart related symptoms like murmur, breathlessness, palpitation or so, it is difficult to say whether this is due to rheumatic heart disease unless proved otherwise by cardiac evaluation.
Painful joints and stiff foot along with pain in abdomen an be due to gastroenteritis causing sort of toxin production and thus the symptoms.
Also get an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon to see for any specific cause like Rheumatic disease.
For pain in abdomen watch for any changes in stool, urine and get investigated and treated as per the cause found.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon
Noted your history about having pain around abdomen, painful joints especially on workout. stiff foot, alcohol avoided on Doctor's advise, wants to know whether this may be rheumatic heart disease.
Since there are no heart related symptoms like murmur, breathlessness, palpitation or so, it is difficult to say whether this is due to rheumatic heart disease unless proved otherwise by cardiac evaluation.
Painful joints and stiff foot along with pain in abdomen an be due to gastroenteritis causing sort of toxin production and thus the symptoms.
Also get an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon to see for any specific cause like Rheumatic disease.
For pain in abdomen watch for any changes in stool, urine and get investigated and treated as per the cause found.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon
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