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Q: Stomach pain after child birth

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 30th, 2008

since giving birth 2 and a half weeks ago on the 12/12/08 to my son who weighed 9lb 7oz. i have been having a constant sharp burning pain in my upper stomach on my left side and is tender when touched it is constanly there but sometimes gets worse when i bend down and rinse the mop etc... what could this be?

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on January 1st, 2009

Womens Conditions Answer A5227

The pain you reported might be related to the stomach. An inflammation of the stomach might have occurred. Whether it was pre-existent and only triggered after birth, or it is a new one, can not be told. You might want to try to ease the pain and tenderness with various over-the-counter antacids. If that does not help within days, you might want to seek help from a gastroenterologist for further examinations. If the pain at any time turns severe and the whole abdomen becomes hard, then go to ER immediately.

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