Help please, left sided stomach pain?!
Question: Help please, left sided stomach pain!?
yesterday i saw my dr who said i probly have a virus and that i should rest and eat/drink easy stuff!.!.!. i have had horrible cramping and diarrhea for 6 days, she wants to to drop off a stool sample to be checked for c-diff!. but, while im not having diarrhea anymore really, im tired, achy, and the lower left part of my stomach, colon area, is KILLING me!. i think im gunna go to the hospital- what can i expect while im there and what the heck is going on!?! is this a perforated bowel or something, im scared!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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definetly go tothe hospital they will most likely do x-rays ans a C-scan or an MRI!. To see if they can see anything if not I know here thay have to schdule you an appointment to have an colonoscopy done so I can't say they will do one there!. I know when you have an X-ray done with the cramps they will give you something to drink to bloat you it will hold in your stomach until the x-ray is done and then you better run for the bathroom because it is going to come out I promise been there done that!. have they checked you for food poisoining or salmonella they are having alot of problems with tonatoes if you have eaten any in the last couple of days hope this helped and good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
Certainly sounds like diverticulitis!. This is due to a weak part of the bowel wall ballooning out, usually due to constipation!. Every now and then an infection sets in and the pain can be awful!. The only way to get relief is to take a heavy dose of augmented penicillin!.
Diverticulitis nearly always causes pain on the left side!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Diverticulitis nearly always causes pain on the left side!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's a good decision to go to the hospital!. If you go, for one thing you'll probably be waiting for a while before getting taken care of, but when you do, they will most likely give you a colonoscopy to see if there is anything in there!. Not to intentionally scare you, but the doctors will probably automatically suspect it may be colon cancer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
since you have ruled out the possiblility that your appendix could be on the wrong side!.!.!.!.!.!.it could be an inflammed colon!.!.!.which will produce both vomiting and diarrhea!.!.!.!.!.!.If you drink clear water,,, and vomit up yellow fluid!.!.!.!.that means your liver is "overproducing " bile!.!.!. usually from intestional flu!.!.!. a "hot colon " can be temporarly relieved by taking 4 Advil!.!.!.!.!.!.usually within 30 minutes or less!.!.!.!. get to a doctor ASAP!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
to cure the cramps u should eat bananas, they contain potassium and will ease the pain slightly and also a hot water bottle would help it too,
get better :(Www@Answer-Health@Com
get better :(Www@Answer-Health@Com
it could be growing painsWww@Answer-Health@Com
It's not a perforated bowel!.!.!.!.you would begin to vomit feces long before that would happen due to the elasticity of the intestine!. Chances are that you have a bad case of constipation!.!.!.!.usually diarrhea precedes it b/c the liquid leaks around the fecal mass to produce the diarrhea effect!. If it were appendix fever would USUALLY precede the pain!. Go to your local primary care physician and have them do an outpatient x-ray!.!.!.!.!.!.it's alot cheaper and doesn't waste the time of an ER!. We rack up alotof charges on you by the tests we do b/c they are classified as emergent and in hospital setting!. However if something acute showed on your outpatient x-ray they would call you immediately and it's hundreds of dollars cheaper!. In the case that it's constipation as it is w/ 99% of abdominal pain we see!.!.!.!.then you will drink a big glass of laxative and get to work in a few hours!. Hope this helps!.!.!.!.!.good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
It sounds like you're having dry heaves or your stomach is trying to dispel something but there isn't anything in it!.
It also sounds like you may have developed an ulcer!. Sometimes when your digestive system is dealing with that much acid and on an empty stomach, it can create little holes in the stomach lining!. I would go to the hospital or have your doctor scope your stomach!. If it is an ucler, or acid pain, they will probably give you Nexium or something strong to reduce the acid which will help the pain and cramping!.
Is there any chance that you might be pregnant!? If they feel like period cramps and you can't keep things down, it could be an ectopic pregnancy or a miscarriage!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It also sounds like you may have developed an ulcer!. Sometimes when your digestive system is dealing with that much acid and on an empty stomach, it can create little holes in the stomach lining!. I would go to the hospital or have your doctor scope your stomach!. If it is an ucler, or acid pain, they will probably give you Nexium or something strong to reduce the acid which will help the pain and cramping!.
Is there any chance that you might be pregnant!? If they feel like period cramps and you can't keep things down, it could be an ectopic pregnancy or a miscarriage!.Www@Answer-Health@Com