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@nicolemramirez
Has your boyfriend gone to a dermatologist to ask what could be done to treat his skin on his stomach and back? It looks like his skin is burned and may need special treatment. I don’t think the heating pad is a good idea because heat would not help GI issues. Abdominal pain is below the skin surface and does not seem to be tied to muscle soreness in his abdomen if he gets pain after eating. Heat on surface skin would not help his stomach, gallbladder or intestines.

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It’s very burned and makes me so upset! He uses the heating pad like one would for cramp but he is definitely over doing it. He says it doesn’t bother him compared to the stomach pain :/ he has no other medicine to take or relief so he always says it’s the best thing for him but really it doesn’t alleviate the pain often, I think he just still tries. He just got an electric one I’m really hoping he’ll start using cause the problem is that he re microwaves the other one he has too much , where it’s way too hot. The doctors always say to “ take a warm bath” and do this method, like he’s just going to melt away some stress or something. He’s in the tub basically every day with a hand shower head type thing on his lower abdomen as well. He needs to see somebody for the burns but he has so many doctor appts already I’m not sure when he’ll get to it but a burn clinic was supposed to call him. No idea who that was referred from at this point but we do need to circle back. He sees his new Va primary on Monday actually so I’m sure they can refer him! They better.