General Medical Question - Non Urgent - stomach pains

moonprincessanita · 25-07-2009, 01:22 AM

So i've been having lower stomach pains for the past 2 days. what could be causing this?

Animad · 25-07-2009, 11:28 AM

A lot of things could be causing them as a lot of organs in the area. Can you be more specific about where they are? What do you feel like? What makes them worse? Do you otherwise feel normal? If you tried anything to reduce the pain; using a hot water bottle may help depending on what the problem is. Is there any pattern to when it occurs?

moonprincessanita · 26-07-2009, 07:00 AM

i'm not sure. I haven't really been paying attention the last few days. when it did hurt it was like an inch or two below my belly button in the middle. like right below it. I pretty much feel normal except for the pain in my stomach. it's not constant pain. it comes and goes. i don't this was much help

Animad · 26-07-2009, 02:04 PM

It may be pain from your small intestines as they are around that area though there are other things; if it's more towards the right side and hurts if you press just below and a couple of inches to the right of your belly button then you need to get seen straight away just in case it is Apendicitis.

If it is getting better then I'd just wait and see if it happens again and then if it continues to occur then it would be a good idea to get checked over by a doctor but if not then I'd not worry about it. Also, if it is still there, especially if it is worsening, and you've had it for a few days, it may be worth popping in and seeing your doctor. Using a hot water bottle may help with the pain. Paracetamol also may do if you have no medical conditions/ on any medications that are against it's use; take it as instructed on the box. I wouldn't really advise taking Ibuprofen/ Aspirin in this case as they can be quite harsh on your digestive system and so if there is a problem there then it could worsen it.

I don't suppose your poo has been any different to normal? Have you had any diarrhoea/ has what you've been passing been black or tarry? Also, have you got any pain when you urinate or finding the need to go more often/ drinking more/ have a pink tinge to your urine?

moonprincessanita · 26-07-2009, 07:35 PM

i'm almost positive it isn't Appendicitis.

No it hasn't. No, no. No pain when urinating. i don't know about a pink tinge. i don't really look.

I sort of felt nauseated earlier. i was just sitting down and felt sick all of a sudden. i also feel more hungry. like I usually go to bed around 4am and get up around 1pm or 2 pm. yesterday i went to bed at 3am and was finding it difficult to sleep. I woke at 9am. I ate a bowl of cereal sortly after waking up and then was hungry again within an hour or so. usually i dont eat until around 5pm since i wake up later but i'm really hungry today.