What is the treatment for cough and abdominal pain?
Patient: Over the years I have had a sharp stabbing pain in my lower right abdomen (slightly below & to the left of my hip bone) occassionally when I sneeze. I have had a bad cough now for several days. Today when I cough, the stabbing pain occurs each time. If I push on that area the pain is not as bad. I am not pregnant. Doctor: HI. This can be due to a nerve entrapped or a hernia. Id the pain coincides with sneezing there has to be a problem.. Consult a Surgeon , who would do a clinical examination and have a diagnosis. May need few investigations if He/ She feels so.Of course you need more treatment for the cough than the pain as coughing is a causative factor , which should be treated first.