What is this stomach (and back) pain? Could diet help?

Posted by msantos327 @msantos327, May 15 4:37pm

Hi,
I’m 25 Female with ongoing stomach and back pain.
The pain is reoccurring. I feel like right below my breast bone in my upper abdomen center. Sometimes it radiates down to the center of my abdomen and I almost always have middle back pain with it. Eating doesn’t particularly make it worse but once in a while I feel it after I eat and it doesn’t matter what I am eating. I’ve tried to cut meat or dairy for a little bit but still had the pain. I go on walks around the neighborhood for exercise about 5-6 days a week and I’ve noticed the pain starts around the time I start walking. Massaging and pressing down under my breast bone on my stomach helps with the pain. And I have no accompanying diarrhea or constipation. I do like to snack occasionally but I try to eat 1 full meal a day and I’ve been portioning my food and following my calorie intake. I do eat spicy food and sugar but I’ve been cutting it out and the pain still occurs.

It’s been difficult to make an appointment as I work 2 jobs and there aren’t many appointments available soon enough, what could this potentially be and should I try any lifestyle or diet changes?

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So sorry you are going through this.
All the comments are great but you really need to see a Doctor. A Gastroenterologist may be hard to find depending on where you live but make that appointment today, asking to be put on a call list for cancellations. The only way you can get relief will be to figure out what is going on!

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@msantos327

I so agree with @momac59 . So many gastric diseases and disorders have the same symptoms. Until a thorough exam by a gastroenterologist and test you can only guess at what might be causing your pain.

If you delay going to a gastroenterologist you could die. My brother delayed so long that his gallbladder was gangrene along with part of his intestines. He lived .. but a hard recovery with an ostomy bag

Best wishes,
ZeeGee

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