Severe stomach pain after having a change in the food. Medication?
Patient: doc , i had my stomach aching since last night. the actual pain occurs every hour and then. it really hurts my abdomen. the reason i think might be the korean food that we ate last night since my stomach isn't used with those stuff. i then had my LBM but its controllable unlike the usual. what medicine can you doc recommend me to drink? and what do you think is this condition? thanks in advance . Doctor: Hi and thanks for the query,Its important you recognize already that its due to a change in diet. The first thing might be try to know whether the symptoms you are experiencing are also experienced by others who ate the same food. This could be important to give an idea on food intoxication. If others are not complaining, that it would be worthwhile somewhat avoiding the particular food type in future. Depending on whether you are experiencing only abdominal pain, or is accompanied by diarrheoa or vomoiting the management would be different. If pain is mainly above the navel and moving to the back, this could be indicative of gastritis, and if present, antacids could give relief. If its only abdominal colics, anti spasmodic drugs could help for now.In case symptoms persist for two or more days, you might to consult your primary care physician for reevaluation. For now, antacids and antispasmodics, as advised by your pharmacist could be very useful.Thanks and best regards,Luchuo, MD.