Hernia Forum - Diagnosing Severe Pain in the Stomach Area

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Abdominal pain and bellyaches are common. Though most cases of abdominal pain aren't serious, sometimes you will need to see a doctor. We’ll review some of...

Q: Diagnosing Severe Pain in the Stomach Area

asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 4th, 2006

I have had severe pain in my stomach area righ in the middle of the breast bone-I looked up the pain location on the computer, the computer showed me Epigastric Hernia- The pain is pretty intense. I also have some dull aches in my right groin area-I did have surgery in this area about one in a half yeras ago for hernia-could it be scar tissue ? I about went to ER a couple of nights ago. What stopped me was no insurance.

Any advice would be helpful.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on August 17th, 2006

Hernia Answer A1333

You can request an abdominal ultrasound first, and then a gastroscopy to help diagnose this condition. Standard blood analyses plus a liver status report are also recommended as diagnostic tools for the symptoms that you mention. In the meantime, you can request a prescription for some spasmolitic (trospium) and ranitidine to help relieve the pain.

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