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Q: Abdominal pain , peptic ulcers , and chronic pancreatitis
asked by: DoctorQuestion on June 26th, 2008
What else could this pain be? No one seems to know. I don't think it's stress or muscle spasms as my doc seems to think. The pain is still happening with the medication.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on June 27th, 2008
Appendix, Appendicitis, Gallbladder Disease Answer A4335
The abdominal pain could be due to a peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum. Chronic pancreatitis is also possible.


You can request an upper endoscopy (gastroduodenoscopy) to find out if there is a peptic ulcer.
Alpha-amylase and lipase in the blood should be checked for eventual pancreatitis.


You can also request a Helicobacter pillory serology.


You may want to consult a gastroenterologist about this.





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