Abdominal cramping, burning sensation, heartburn, heavy breathing. Why the pain?
Patient: I have some abdominal cramping and my stomach is burning this has been going on off and on for about  2 maybe three weeks. At first i thought it might be heart burn its in my stomach area, and the cramping is off and on as well . It feels like a menstrual cramp but worse this comes and goes and im just not sure what to do. I would just like some kind of input on what this might be. When this does happen I need to sit down breath heavy and then the pain goes away it seems as though its worse at night i dont know. Doctor: Hello Good Evening,You might be suffered from gall stone, which cause similar symptoms as you described.Symptoms commonly begin to appear once the stones reach a certain size (>8 mm).A characteristic symptom of gallstones is a "gallstone attack", in which a person may experience intense pain in the upper-right side of the abdomen, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, that steadily increases for approximately 30 minutes to several hours. These symptoms may resemble those of a "kidney stone attack". Often, attacks occur after a particularly fatty meal and almost always happen at night, and after drink.But you should also go for Gastric ulcer/duodenal ulcers and cardiac evaluation.Please get evaluated by following investigation:-Blood tests-X-ray Chest PA-X-ray FPA-UGI Endoscopy-USG Whole AbdomenOnce we reach the final diagnosis, management will be easy.Regards,Dr. Naresh Jain.