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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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