Pain in my intestinnes?!


Question: I get this pain in my intestines whenever I eat something, about 30 minutes later, in my intestines. My mom is a doctor and you know the usual phrase "Oh, it will get better" but, its been with me for a while, could it be a tapeworm? Please answer


Answers: I get this pain in my intestines whenever I eat something, about 30 minutes later, in my intestines. My mom is a doctor and you know the usual phrase "Oh, it will get better" but, its been with me for a while, could it be a tapeworm? Please answer

Many different conditions can cause abdominal pain. The key is to know when you must seek medical care right away. In many cases you can simply wait, use home care remedies, and call your doctor at a later time only if the symptoms persist.

Possible causes include:

Excessive gas
Chronic constipation
Lactose intolerance (milk intolerance)
Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Heartburn or indigestion
Gastroesophageal reflux
Ulcers
Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) with or without gallstones
Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix)
Diverticular disease, including inflammation of small pouches that form in the large intestines (diverticulitis)
Bowel obstruction -- in addition to pain, this causes nausea, bloating, vomiting, and inability to pass gas or stool
Food allergy
Food poisoning (salmonella, shigella)
Hernia
Kidney stones
Urinary tract infections
Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
Intussusception (telescoping intestines) -- while uncommon, this is a serious possible cause of pain in an infant who may be drawing his or knees to the chest and crying to indicate the pain
Dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm -- bleeding into the wall of the aorta
Parasite infections (Giardia)
Sickle cell crisis
Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis (two different types of inflammatory bowel disease)
Epiploic appendagitis
When an inflamed organ in the abdomen ruptures or leaks fluid, you not only have excruciating pain, your abdomen will be very stiff (board-like) and you will likely have a fever. This occurs when you have peritonitis due to an infection spreading in the abdominal cavity from the ruptured organ, like the appendix. This is a medical emergency.


Abdominal pain may actually be caused by an organ in the chest, like the lungs (for example, pneumonia) or the heart (like a heart attack). Or, it may stem from a muscle strain in the abdominal muscles.

Cancers of the colon and other gastrointestinal areas are serious but uncommon causes of abdominal pain.

Other more unusual causes of abdominal pain include a type of emotional upset called somatization disorder, reflected as physical discomfort (including recurrent abdominal pain). Strep throat in children can cause abdominal pain.

Home Care:
For mild pains:

Sip water or other clear fluids.
Avoid solid food for the first few hours. If there has been vomiting, wait 6 hours. Then, eat small amounts of mild foods.
If the pain is high up in your abdomen and occurs after meals, antacids may provide some relief, especially if you feel heartburn or indigestion. Avoid citrus, high-fat foods, fried or greasy foods, tomato products, caffeine, alcohol, and carbonated beverages. You may also try H2 blockers (Tagamet, Pepcid, or Zantac) available over the counter. If any of these medicines worsen your pain, CALL your doctor right away.
AVOID aspirin, ibuprofen, and narcotic pain medications unless your health care provider prescribes them. If you know that your pain is not related to your liver, you can try acetaminophen (Tylenol).

it's called "gas". listen to your mother.

possibly, also could be IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) - that is often associated with eating - any particular foods trigger the pain or all foods? any diarrhea or constipation? could also be IBD/ulcerative colitis or crohns disease, go see YOUR dr (family is not the person to ask as a general rule) - they will prly do a physical and ask a thousand and one questions, as well as some blood work and maybe a stool sample to r/o parasites inc tapeworm. any questions or for more info feel free to PM me.

Could it be tapeworm? Sure. But is it? I guess that would depend on the top 10 reasons for abdominal pain in your geographic distribution. In general in the US tapeworm is not the leading cause of abdominal pain after eating. More common causes are gallbladder stones, gallbladder stones, gallbladder disease, gallbladder disease, if you are a drinker then pancreatitis or pancreatitis because of gallbladder disease.
Would seek a full medical evaluation.





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