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Posted 2/27/2013 6:47 AM (GMT 0)
From two days I have been experiencing with severe stomach pain and back pain after eating. What could be the reason I am very much worried as I have been hearing that it can be due to ulcers which is not curable and one has to survive with it till end. How can I deal with it? Is anyone here with the same problem? Do share your ideas.
Posted 2/27/2013 7:31 AM (GMT 0)
Hi angelinabailey is your pain right after you eat? and where in your back is your pain is it under your shoulder blade on the right or left side or is it some where else on your back also your pain is it on the right left or center of your abdomen? also what types of food do you eat? does certain foods make it worse or better? Also ulcers are cureable and you do not have to live with them for the rest of your life. But who is to say that it is ulcers. There are a host of different things that could cause that type of pain! You definitely should see your doctor and tell him about it. And make sure you tell him when you have the pain, and where exactly it is, an what foods you eat and what foods seem to make it worse. The have found that allot of ulcers are caused by a bacteria, and can be treated with antibiotics. So all is not hopeless, but you definitly need to see a doctor, if this continues to be a problem.

I wish you well!

White Beard
Posted 2/27/2013 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Angelina, it sounds as if it is stomach related and may be GERD I would think before ulcers both of which are treatable. Gas has a tendancy to display pain between the shoulders and in the mid-back area.

I agree with WB that you need to see at least your PCP or a GP to start and go from there. In the meantime try eating smaller meals more times versus 2 or 3 larger meals and stay away from fried foods and anything acidic for a few days and see if that helps.

You can get OTC zantac or pepcid and take prior to eating about an hour before and if that helps at all then your probably looking at some type of acid reflux problem.

Vickie
Posted 2/27/2013 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
A classic symptom of gall bladder issues is simultaneous stomach through back pain after eating. See a doc. A simple list of foods to avoid may be enough to get through this, later action may be needed.

Does not sound like an ulcer. Personally speaking.
Posted 2/27/2013 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
You need to see a doctor and get diagnosed. My first guess would be you are having gallbladder issues since you are reporting both back and stomach pain after eating. I have went through this with my ex-wife as well as my current one. My current wife also has an ulcer and she does not have any back pain with that.

Anyway until you see a doctor try avoiding fried foods and foods with lots of fats and also foods with high acid content. These are known triggers for gallbladder attacks and also are known to aggravate ulcers.

As mentioned already gallbldder issues and ulcers are both manageable and curable.
Posted 2/27/2013 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
A bit more info on the gall bladder. The diagnostics for gall bladder are easy enough, blood tests for liver enzymes and white blood cells counts, and xrays usually. Sometimes an ultrasound.

The first step however, unless you are showing obvious infection signs that would require surgery. are dietary changes, and journaling the results. Plain oatmeal is a standard starting point. No dairy added to it. If you can handle that with no ill effects, your doctor will add foods and food groups to your diet until pain returns. Many can avoid surgical intervention for a while, sometimes altogether, while the gall bladder gets back on track.
Posted 2/27/2013 4:12 PM (GMT 0)
My first thought was gallbladder also. I had something similar a few years back which got progressively worse. I lost 40 pounds in about 4-5 months. The problem was mine didn't show up right away because I didn't have typical stones. My was "sludge" which was like tiny stones and was diagnosed with my symptomology. I would definitely see a doctor soon to get to the bottom of it.
Posted 2/27/2013 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Angelina, sorry to hear that you are having tummy troubles.The best thing you can do is get in to see your dr and see what he has to say.We could sit here all day and makes guesses as to what could be going on with you and be totally wrong. I had problems going on with my gallbladder and they did not find the problem until they did the Hida scan. That is pretty much the gold standard of testing. At the end of the scan they have you drink this liquid which reminded me of half & half. It took no time for that drink to trigger a gallbladder attack which they said would happen if it was gallbladder. Good luck....Susie





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Posted 3/1/2013 7:28 AM (GMT 0)
Hi White beard, thanks for your response. The pain is exactly on the center of the abdomen and sometimes on the left side also. I would definitely seek for medical attention.
Posted 3/1/2013 8:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hi angelina. Yes, you definately need to see your doctor. It does not sound like ulcers to me, but as WhiteBeard said, it could be a host of many other things, which I wont even try to guess here, as there are just too many of them, and I'm not a doctor, just an experienced patient. The best thing you can do is let the doctors diagnose you, and not try to rely on your own understanding, many people end up far worse by putting a small problem off, than they would have had they gotten it taken care of.

Take care, and keep us posted on what is causing the tummy problems.
Posted 7/22/2013 6:06 AM (GMT 0)
Did you see a doctor?

I had similar symptoms for years and finally when i saw a doctor they told me it was crohns disease. I also had a lot of pain specific to the lower right side of my back which I guess was do from inflammation. My abdominal pain is now pretty much gone but I still have this isolated pain. Therefore I do some stretches that I found on this website, lower right back pain. This has helped a lot! Hope you are all better!
Posted 7/22/2013 12:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Kyle. This poster hasn't been on since early March and was all over the forum then. That being said you may not get a response.

Wanted to welcome you to the forum and if you post a introduction thread everyone here would love to welcome you to the CP forum.
Posted 7/23/2013 7:49 AM (GMT 0)
If your stomach affects after eating anything I think you should think of gastritis ulcers irritable intestinal syndrome or consult the expert physician. Both gastritis and sores are carefully related and identical illnesses, their signs are very identical and both illnesses are very common, causing symptoms of heartburn, abdomen pain specially after eating, gas, stomach ache, stomach pain, back pain and more are signs of it.
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