Abdomen Pain
Pain in the abdomen is the most common symptom felt by most of us at least once in a life time. This is a normal physiological phenomenon, in children, the commonest cause of pain, is due to worms in the abdomen. In the young, the common cause of pain in the
abdomen is due to appendicitis or diseases of the appendix. In the young adults, the commonest cause of pain is due to peptic ulcer or gall bladder diseases of the stomach. In the elderly people the commonest cause of pain in the abdomen may be due to cancer of the abdominal organs.
When there is pain in the
abdomen the doctor always asks the patients to show the exact site of pain with the tip of his index finger. Because the pain is usually felt on the surface of the abdomen depending upon the organ underlying there, it also helps the doctor to think of diseases which are common at that site.
Allopathic science is the most modern medicine accepted by most of the advanced countries of the world, because it is totally scientific and the amount of research that is taking place in this system is enormous. That‘s why this system is accepted by most of the people in the world. The thing of today is improved tomorrow because of constant research that is taking place in every branch of medicine and paramedical sciences.
If the patient comes to the doctor immediately, better will be the result because the
diagnosis can be made early and the treatment can be given at the earliest before the disease progresses.
The different systems of the body produce different symptoms. For example the respiratory system which consists of lungs, air tubes, produces symptoms like cough with or without sputum,
pain in the side of the chest, difficulty in breathing etc. the symptoms like loose motions vomiting, loss of appetite, blood in the vomit, blood in the stools, denote gastro intestinal disease. In the urinary system you get symptoms like burning during urination, frequency of urine, blood in urine, inability to pass urine.
In each quadrant the common diseases that are encountered were fully explained to the audience. For example the pain in the right iliac fossa is commonly due to
appendicitis, this is a very common disease seen in children and young people. It is very common in advanced countries, cities and towns where predigested food is consumed and cellulose content is much less in the food like biscuits, cheese, tinned foods. Leafy vegetables and bread contain more cellulose. If you go to high school class and ask the class to raise their hands saying who had
appendix operation done, you will be surprised that the majority of the student will raise their hands saying that the disease has been curd by appendix removal.
Appendicitis is very much less common in villages and in the remote areas. In cities and big towns the incidence of the disease is increasing. This is because of the fact that the people are consuming food with less cellulose and fibers. This disease is easy to
diagnose and treat. The permanent treatment is by removal. Modern surgery is made safe by the latest laparoscopic method where no long incision is made on the body. There are no stitches, no pain, no bleeding, no ugly scars, no need of removing sutures and most important thing is, the patient can go home within 12 to 24 hours and resume his duty within 2 or 3 days.
The commonest cause of pain in the epigastria is due to stomach ulcers which are commonly seen in young adults. The common cause of pain in lumber region is due to kidney disease. Pain in hypochondriac region is due to
gall bladder disease. The common cause of pain in the centre of the
abdomen around the umbilicus is due to small intestinal diseases. Pain in the left iliac fossa is commonly due to ameobiasis in the pelvic colon. Pain in the supra pubic region is commonly due to bladder and uterine diseases in females.
Instructions: -
- Not to massage the abdomen for relief of pain because it may produce fatal results.
- Not to give purgatives this may result in bursting of the intestines.
- To consult a physician as early as possible to get good results.
