Sudden upper stomach pain...what could it be?

Hi guys! Hope you all are having a great start of the year. My husband has been doing really well. More energy than he's had in 6 years, happy and eating a ton! Hasn't tried veggies yet after ileostomy surgery 10/31/11...I think it's about time, but after a partial obstruction few weeks after surgery he's scared to. I dont want to push him, so I'm sure he will in his own time.

Well, on Wednesday, he had lunch (pasta with creamy sauce) and then shortly after he started having sharp pain in his upper middle stomach area right under his rib cage. It's been coming and going in waves. No other symptoms, output is normal. What do you think it could be? He put in a call to the dr., but haven't heard back yet.

I'm stressing because finally he feels good and I'm scared...

It could also be over-acidity and needs to be treated with something that reduced these acids in the stomache.

Does he still have his gall bladder? What you are describing sounds a lot like the attacks I got when I had gall stones. Fatty food can trigger the attacks because that stimulates the gall bladder into action which causes it to contract around the stones and spasm.

If the above suggestions about gas don't help and the pains continue, he may want to get an ultrasound done to check for gallstones.

My son had experienced the same thing the other day after eating a bag of chips.  He was recently released from the hospital with Ileus and a partial blockage so that was the first thing we thought was happening again.   I had him drink 3-4 cups of warm chicken broth and kept him on clear liquids for 24 hours.  I also massaged him stomach on and off for a couple hours and it seemed to get the gas to move and his stoma started "farting" and then the output increased and the pain in his stomach subsided.  Whatever was trapped seemed to moving and today he feels much better.

Hope you are feeling better!

Yay!!

Madigascar, I hope your hubby is still doing well, and blueglass, people mistake me for Izzie on Grey's Anatomy, which is a very nice compliment, especially since she seems friendly and down-to-earth.

Cece

Wow cece!! Awesome picture!

My husbands pain is gone! We took our 17 month old daughter to the petting zoo, rode the little choo choo train, and strolled around the park for a couple hours....it was so nice. Life is great right now...so whenever he hurts a little, i freak out! :)

Thanks, Madi! So glad your hubby's pain is gone and you two were able to have a wonderful day with your daughter. I also get nervous every time I have some sort of abdominal pain. I think it's normal after everything we've been through.