Epigastric abdominal pain is what to do?
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Question
Hello doctor,
I have abdominal pain in the epigastrium, sometimes the whole stomach hurts for several days in a row. I have pain often at night. But to this day, I've been in pain all day. I took painkillers but it didn't work. The doctor advised me what to do with epigastric pain? Thank you doctor.
Quach Thi Cam Tran (Ho Chi Minh)
Answer
Answered by Specialist Doctor I Vu Huy Hien - Gastroenterologist - Department of Gastroenterology - Hepatobiliary Medicine - Vinmec Times City International Hospital .
Hello,
With the question "What's wrong with epigastric pain?" , the doctor would like to answer as follows:
The epigastrium is the abdomen with the boundary from the navel upwards to below the sternum. Epigastric abdominal pain often occurs, but in some cases, this sign is warning the body to have a few diseases such as esophagitis, gastric reflux, stomach ulcer, ....
In case pain medication does not go away, you should go to a medical facility for a full examination, find out the cause and have appropriate treatment.
If you still have questions about epigastric pain, you can go to the hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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