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My chronic constipation affects my normal life. What should I do?
Query: Hi doctor,I am hoping to get a second opinion on my current symptoms. I am a 23-year-old female. I am experiencing severe constipation and inability to pass gas with left side abdominal pain. It feels as if my bowel shrunk down to the size of a pencil. It started with mild constipation and left side... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can imagine how much you have been upset about your health. Constipation and left side lower abdominal pain with no alarming features (such as ongoing bleeding, weight loss, reduced appetite, and normal colonoscopy) make me think that you have irritable bowel syndr... Read Full »
What does stomach pain with constant reflux and acid taste while burping indicate?
Query: Hello doctor, I have regular pain in the stomach while not having food in 2 hours or so. I have constant reflux, air goes from both ways. While burping, I feel acid taste. Frequently, after defecation I feel itching in the sphincter. I am having a hard time if constipation occurs. I am diagnosed ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome you to icliniq.com. I can imagine how upset you have been since the start of your symptoms. I will try to provide you the best options for your treatment. So far I understand that you have H.pylori induced gastritis. You have taken medications for it, but it turns positive every ti... Read Full »
Please suggest some solution for stomach flu with slight abdominal discomfort.
Query: Hi doctor, I have been battling what I think is stomach flu, but not for sure. I do not have vomiting anymore but still have abdominal issues like slight discomfort, and my poop is not normal yet. My body is paining, and I get fatigued. This all started at the beginning of this week. I am thinking o... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The symptoms seem of irritable bowel syndrome, or in other words, stomach flu. So, the transit of bowels and stomach became very fast, causing bloating, gas, and altered stools to form with plus-minus some pain. This is another wise common thing... Read Full »
What should I do to help my IBS-D?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 34-year-old female suffering from bowel changes for the past four years. My physician then said that the symptoms are probably like IBS-D passage of loose or unformed stool that used to happen twice or thrice in a year for around one to three weeks every time. Nowadays, this bow... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand you must be very upset about your problem. I want to explain to you what it could be and how to approach it. For diagnosis of IBS-D (irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea predominant), the patient will have abdominal pain, which changes in intensity ... Read Full »
What is the treatment for abdominal pain due to duodenal ulcer?
Query: Hello doctor, Based on the UGI test, I am suspected for duodenitis with ulceration. I have abdominal pain for the last six months. No other symptoms. No H.pylori infection per stool test. I have been taking PPI from the last four months. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, it is rarely possible that you have pain secondary to duodenitis and ulcers after taking PPI for so long. Nor did you have H.pylori infection to claim that there is ongoing infection with H.pylori and cause of persistent ulcers. It is highly likely that you ... Read Full »
What could be the reason for lower abdominal pain accompanied by diarrhea?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 31-year-old male. For the past four months, I have periodically experienced severe pain in my lower right abdomen and lower right back regions. The pain comes quickly and can last for a few hours, and is so severe that all I can do is lay down and writhe. I have never passed an... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, I understand you have pain with diarrhea and pain that lasts a few hours before it goes away. Listening to your history, it seems a few possibilities. The pain of intestinal loops affecting the cecum a part of large bowel or terminal ileum which is small bowel.... Read Full »
What could be the reason for lower abdominal pain with intestinal discomfort and gas formation?
Query: Hello doctor, I am not feeling well in my large intestine for the past three days. I have abdominal pain in my lower part and it is effecting my bladder too. I feel a bunch of gas in my colon but I am unable to expel it. Please advise. I just used Entamizole tablet yesterday night and today morning... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, it seems that you have intestinal colic (spasm of intestine). The Entamizole (Diloxanide Furoate and Metronidazole) can work well if you have an infection otherwise not. It may be because of you had something unusual with food that probably has caused increased... Read Full »
What causes shaky abdominal pain with dizziness and breathing difficulty?
Query: Hello doctor, I experienced a sudden and severe pain in my stomach (lower part) and anus, which caused me to shake, become dizzy, and really pale, and I have difficulty breathing. I did not faint, but if I were standing up then, I probably would have. It happened to me once before and I was on my p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, most of our patients initially complain to us about very vague symptoms at onset, just like yours. But we explore the possibility based on some more information and yes, of course, investigating them thoroughly. The pain you mention which made you still and s... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from severe abdominal pain and acid reflux since yesterday. The pain was more like a burning sensation that radiated throughout the upper and lower abdomen. Also, I had nausea and felt lethargic throughout the day. I consumed a product containing antacid and aloe ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I reviewed your query, and the findings you mentioned can occur in a few conditions, such as peptic ulcers in which there are ulcers in the stomach lining. The other possibility is acute colitis, inflammation of the large intestine. I want... Read Full »
Are chest burn, stomach pain, and blood in stools signs of blood cancer?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 28-year-old female. I have a 2-year-old baby through c-section. My doctor did a blood test and said I have H. pylori infection because I felt some symptoms like chest burning and continuous burping. Three weeks before my doctor gave me antibiotics Clarithromycin 500 mg (one tab... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, such short onset of symptoms does not point towards stomach cancer. For that, there should be other symptoms as well like vomiting, decreased appetite, weight loss, and blood in vomiting of mouth. None of above symotoms are present in you. You received the H.p... Read Full »