What causes a gripping pain in my stomach?
Patient: Hi,  I have a pain in my stomach it feels like a fist gripping me inside or like the feeling after you've been punched in the stomach I just want to know if it could be something serious that I may need to have the light run down my throat and have checked out what do you think it could be? Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your query.You have a history of fist griping in the stomach or as if punched in the stomach.I do not think that passing the light down the throat (endoscopy you mean it seems) may be helpful if this is stomach volvulus or duodenal problems. I would advise you to visit ER ASAP, get a simple X-ray of the abdomen in the standing position, ultrasonography to get an idea about the diagnosis and get further investigated like : Enteroclysis and so on and get treated accordingly.