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What are the conditions of abdominal pain?

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Of an organ (for example, obstruction of the intestine, blockage of a bile duct by gallstones, swelling of the liver with MORE

What conditions cause abdominal pain?

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Abdominal pain termed as tummy ache or stomach ache. Abdomen pain can be acute pain. Any age group people can complain of abdominal pain. You should always consult with your doctor for the treatment of stomach ache. Several factors cause ab…

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Abdominal Pain please help?

Q: Ok I’ll start this by saying. I have been to atleaste 6 doctors about my pain. Now I will describe the tests I have had and what the doctors have told me. I have had a CT scan and MRI. Both results came back with nothing. Everything looks normal and functioning well. I’ve been to two abdominal speacialist and several doctors. Here are my symptoms. I get a pain in my belly button feels like a needle or sometimes a knife being stabbed into it. The pain is sharp sometimes it is dull or bruise like feeling. The bruising pain is above my belly button. The sharp stabbing pain is in the center and right below my belly button. Sometimes the pain will shoot from my belly button to the head of my penis. I noticed this 3 to 4 yrs. ago. I lifted some boxes and when I stood upright with boxes in hand it felt like a needle had been stabbed in the center of my belly and the more upright I stood the worse it hurt. So I stayed hunched until I was able to stand up straight. Several months go by and no pain. Did some heavy lifting with some bricks a lot of bending down and standing up and a lot of side to side twisting motion when passing bricks down an assembly line of workers. No pain worked a 10hr. day, went home took shower, sat on couch, sat there for about 30 min went to get up and that pain in belly button was there but this time more intense pain and I could not stand up straight. When I did force myself to stand up stright the pain increased and I felt it shoot down to the head of my penis. If I sit down with my back hunched forward for more than 30 min. the pain in my belly button starts. I restacked my wood pile a few weeks ago. Took my time and made sure not to pick up more that 10lbs of wood at a time. No pain during this, got done mom came over and we went outside and sat at the table for about 30 to 45 min. When I went to stand up there it is again. The more I tried to strighten up the more the pain hurts. Not all the time does it shoot to the head of my penis but often enough. The pain in my belly button is more intense then the pain in the head of my penis. I was told that I may have a rare medical condition that when my umbilical cord was formed there is a tendon or ligament that is attached to my belly and penis. Over time of me growing it has not and is been strained. One doc said it will tear away over time the other doc who said this same thing said nothing about it tearing away. Both were abdominal speacialists. To get the pain to go away I just force my self to lay on my back and hours later it finally goes away. I feel the best when I have slept and gotten up. I feel a pinch like pain during the day right below my belly button everyday it seems. But I just blow it off ofcorse until I do something that makes the pinch turn into the above pain as described. I can’t play my wii fit boxing for more than 30 min. or later I will be hurting. Sorry this is so long I just want to be as thorough as possible about this problem. When this pain is severe to where I cannot stand up right it hurts worse when I poop. The pooping does not releave the pain afterwads.I played football and ran track in school and continued to work out after I graduated. Never had this problem till that day I lifted those boxes. I was 24 or 25 then. I am now 28. I am a small guy 5ft 3 inches tall and have no other health problems. I weigh about 103 to 105 have been this size since I was 18. It is loud where I work so I have to speak with a loud voice for people to hear me. If I talk loud for around 15 min the pain flares up in my belly button. Also I cannot lay on my stomache for more than 15 to 30 minutes or the pain will flare up and shoot down to my penis. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Sorry for being so long. THanks for all advice and info God bless to you all.

A: Sounds more like a neurological disorder to me, you may want to consult with a neurologist. It may be as simple as a pinched nerve.

Strong abdominal pain (Upper Right Quadrant)?

Q: I am a 20 year old male. I am 6’0″ and weigh 154. Since around Christmas of last year I have been constantly experiencing pretty strong pains in the upper right quadrant of my abdomen, which get extremely severe at times. A few of the attacks have been so severe I have collapsed and have been transported by EC unit to the ER, requiring opiates to ease them. Along with the attacks come severe nausea, vomiting and shortness of breath. During some attacks, the pain radiates into my right shoulder.The worst attacks seem to occur after eating a particularly greasy meal, and where I’m from, if it’s edible, it’s usually full of some kind of grease. Gravy seems to be the worse culprit of all. I have modified my diet to include less grease and fat, however, the pain persists.I have saw a GI specialist, had more CT’s with and without contrast than I can count, 3 ultrasounds, x-rays, blood work, etc. Each time, I am disappointed to discover nobody has a clear diagnosis. Between myself and my co-workers (I am an EMT), we suspect it’s my gallbladder. However, my doctor maintains that it would have shown up by now and he has put me on medicines used for ulcers, abdominal and intestinal distention, and many other medical conditions with absolutely no success. I am starting to get really discouraged and somewhat depressed that nobody can find what’s wrong. Am I going crazy or is there something I could be overlooking? Any ideas of what I could do to be rid of this problem for good? Medical co-pays and sick days are difficult to come by when trying to start a family, pay off a house and car, and keep food on the table, so continual visits to the doctor aren’t really an option which really makes things difficult.Side note: I recently learned my mother had the same problem develop when she was pregnant with me. She suffered for close to two years before doctors decided to to remove her gallbladder, and has not had a symptom since.

A: Your symptoms are exactly those caused by gallstones. I had this same problem and, like your mother, suffered for about a year and a half before I had my gallbladder removed. I also had many different trips to the doctor and ultrasounds, CT scans, and even an upper GI with barium. EVERY time the tests came back normal & the doctor would say that I might have a stone that is lodged somewhere & it will eventually pass on its own. A few days after each attack I would feel better but it was just a matter of time before the next one. The doctor also put me on meds like Zantac; which didn’t help. Then one night 4 months after my baby was born (pregnancy aggravates the condition), I awoke in EXTREME agony feeling like someone was stabbing with a butcher knife. I went to the ER and they did an ultrasound of my gallbladder (after giving me a ton of morphine) and found that it was “filled with gallstones” (none were showing a year before). I ended up having surgery within a few hours to remove my gallbladder. Like your mom, I have had NO attacks since.I feel really badly for you because they won’t just take out your gallbladder if no stones are showing, so you will probably have to wait until more develop and, as weird as it sounds, hope that they are big enough to be seen on the ultrasound. I wish I had better advice but it’s pretty clear what your problem is. I hope you can get some kind of relief soon. Best of Luck!

Are there any conditions that have the same symptoms as an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

Q: I went to the hospital twice this week because my symptoms are matching the symptoms of AAA (lower back/leg/groin/chest pain, pulsing in stomach). Both times they told me that they didn’t think that’s what it was (although they ran no tests). All they did was listen with a stethoscope and tell me the pain was probably acid reflux and that the pulsing was “common” for thin people. I’m 23 years old and all the docs keep saying “people your age rarely get AAA” but I don’t see how they can just rule it out like that. People my age aren’t supposed to have heart conditions and kidney stones and I’ve had both of those. They just won’t take me seriously. I can’t afford to go to the hospital again. I don’t know what to do. I’ve had acid reflux related issues before and they DON’T feel like this. I don’t think acid reflux could cause a constant pain in the abdomen just above the belly button. It’s been hurting for two days. I feel the pain more when I breathe deeply. Plus the pulsing has never happened like this before and I’ve always been thin. I can actually see it pulsing and so can other people.Thanks for your help. Also, the heart condition I have is Mitral Valve Prolapse. I have a pretty hard, rapid heartbeat frequently as well.

A: Firstly, I can’t comment on the care you’ve already received – just like any other profession, there are some doctors worse than others. However, it is the task of modern medicine to rule out serious disease, so I would be very surprised if the care you received was not adequate. Whether or not they explained this to you adequately is a different matter. Please differentiate ‘not ruling out AAA’ from ‘not explaining why it’s not a AAA’.So, at 23 a AAA is unlikely, but still possible with certain inherited conditions. You don’t mention any, so I’ll presume you’re otherwise healthy (except for an unspecified heart condition and a history of kidney stones). Your age is important, but we’ll come back to that.While the hallmark of medical care is to take a complete and thorough history of the problem, we are a little limited here with the information you’ve provided. However, it is important to note a few things to lean either towards or away from a AAA:1) You’re 23 – unless you have a precipitating cause (eg. inherited condition, which would manifest usually in other ways as well), it would be almost impossible to have a AAA. An aneurysm arises from either a lifetime of stressing the wall of the artery (hence age or high blood pressure), or a weakness in the wall of the artery (hence inherited connective tissue disorder, age-related degeneration, etc). There is no other way for an aneurysm to form, so already it is terrifically unlikely that you are unlucky enough to have a connective tissue disorder that has not yet been picked up (since you don’t have old age or blood pressure on your side).2) Pulsing in your abdomen is normal. It is a function of being thin and the effect of cardiac output (and, hence, blood pressure). If, for whatever reason, you are anxious (eg. if you think you have a AAA), your cardiac output rises and any pulsation will be more visible. My abdomen clearly pulsates after I’ve been for a run, for example – for the same reason (an increased cardiac output). 3) We don’t tend to notice things until we’re worried. Just like when you were a kid and you first saw a new car, and then noticed the same model everywhere, when we are concerned about something we get more attentive to detail. While you may not have noticed the pulsation, I would be 99% confident it’s always been there – as a part of a normal physical examination I will look at the pulsation on a patient’s chest, for example. That is a normal finding. Same in the abdomen. Just because you haven’t noticed it before, doesn’t mean it wasn’t there. In someone who’s relatively thin (ie. anyone who doesn’t have a huge gut), I am able to see the pulsation of the abdominal aorta.4) The pain – acid reflux can and does cause a constant pain above the belly button. So does gastritis (eg. excess alcohol, post-gastroenteritis, etc), peptic ulcer disease, pancreatitis, etc etc etc – in fact, given your symptoms the other serious diseases to rule out would include MI (heart attack), pneumonia, PE, pneumothorax, appendicitis etc etc. All of these things are not only AS serious as an AAA, but also more likely – so the question should arise in your mind “why am I worried about AAA?”. Do you know someone who had a AAA? Have you seen horror stories on the net? Is it because it could kill? Whatever it is, it’s worthwhile thinking why it concerns you.5) “They just won’t take me seriously” – this is a shame, and unprofessional. However, from the small amount of information you’ve supplied, I’d suggest a AAA is still incredibly unlikely. I’d suggest, gently, that they have taken you seriously, have adequately ruled out a AAA, but have just been unable to adequately explain this to you or put your mind at ease.What IS likely, given your age, other health and general description above, is normal, healthy anxiety about your health, coupled with a NON-serious cause of abdominal pain. Anxiety is a very common medical condition that manifests in a number of ways.I’ve actually gone through a similar thing – a small amount of knowledge is a dangerous thing (ie. if you didn’t know what a AAA was, you wouldn’t be worried). It’s quite common as students start med school, to suddenly become very concerned with their health and start to self-diagnose all sorts of life-threatening conditions. The key to solving this is three-fold:First, get yourself to a family doctor who is thorough enough to convince you that they’ve ruled out a AAA – usually, a feel of your belly should be enough (Drs can measure the width of your aorta using two hands – this should be enough to put you at ease).Second, educate yourself. It is astonishingly difficult to die as a 23 year old. I’ve seen people survive who the movies would have written off as a tragedy. Not only that, but the likelihood of having a serious problem with your health is tiny. You’re more likely to be hit by a bus in the street than to have a AAA.Thirdly, if you continue to