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What Is The Treatment For Stabbing Abdominal Pain?

ok my girlfriend has been told she has diabetes but the tests have not been completed yet. So we are unsure if it's true or not. She is now complaing of on and off abdominal pain very sharp stabbing pains on and off for about 2 hours now. It's the lower left quadrant so i dont know if that could be appendix or not. p.s she is not one to complain about something that isnt there hence me being worried

Thu, 27 Nov 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
The appendix is usually in the RIGHT lower quadrant, NOT the Left lower quadrant hence the pain being on the left side is possibly not due to appendicitis.
The most probable cause of pain in the lower left quadrant in abdomen is :
Colitis particularly the left colon and sigmoid colon, it can go into spasm causing such a severe pain. This can be due to IBS, bacterial or spastic colitis.

Diabetes may be a contributory factor as the infection is more common in diabetes.
I would advise her the following:
Take her to ER as she is in severe pain.
get a consultation and investigations as may be advised by the Doctor.
She needs a good clinical examination, urgent blood sugar level, antispasmodic injection. And other medicines as per the diagnosis.

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What Is The Treatment For Stabbing Abdominal Pain?

Hi. Thanks for your query. The appendix is usually in the RIGHT lower quadrant, NOT the Left lower quadrant hence the pain being on the left side is possibly not due to appendicitis. The most probable cause of pain in the lower left quadrant in abdomen is : Colitis particularly the left colon and sigmoid colon, it can go into spasm causing such a severe pain. This can be due to IBS, bacterial or spastic colitis. Diabetes may be a contributory factor as the infection is more common in diabetes. I would advise her the following: Take her to ER as she is in severe pain. get a consultation and investigations as may be advised by the Doctor. She needs a good clinical examination, urgent blood sugar level, antispasmodic injection. And other medicines as per the diagnosis.