At GuideTreatments.com we believe that symptomatic treatments should be reserved only for short term. It is vitally important to diagnose the underlying condition with robust assessment and investigations.
Symptomatic treatments:
- Tab. Pantakind (Pantoprazole 40mg) – 1 tablet 30 mins before breakfast for 7 days.
- Syrup Pantop MPS (Dimethicone, Aluminium hydroxide, milk of magnesia, Sorbitol) – 10 ml one hour after meals thrice a day for 3 days.
- Tab. Cyclopam (Dicyclomine 20mg, Paracetamol 500mg) – 1 tablet thrice a day for 3 days.
Common conditions to consider:
Condition |
Common clinical presentation along with abdominal pain |
| Gastritis | Epigastric burning sensation or pain, , abdominal distension, hiccups especially between meals and early satiety |
| Peptic ulcer disease | Bloating, belching, loss of appetite along with radiological or endoscopic evidence. |
| Gastro-esophageal reflux | Burning sensation after meals, regurgitation of food or gastric acid. |
| Amoebic dysentery | Diarrhea, blood and mucus in stool with no fever and positive stool microscopy |
| Bacillary dysentery | Diarrhoea, blood and mucus in stools, fever and positive stool microscopy |
| Worm infestations | Cramps, lack of appetite, history of worms in stools and positive stool microscopy |
| Appendicitis | Localised pain around right iliac fossa with rigid abdomen, fever, raised inflammatory markers and/or radiological evidence of inflamed appendix or localised collection |
| Cholecystitis | Localised pain around right upper quadrant with rigid abdomen, fever along with radiological evidence of inflamed gall bladder with or without gall stones |
| Constipation | History of less than 3 stools per week, hardened stools and discomfort during defaecation |
| Typhoid | High grade fever, PR bleeding, loss of appetite, weakness, red spots on abdomen and positive Widal test |
| Intestinal obstruction | Generalised abdominal pain with distension, hyperperistalsis, and X ray evidence of bowel obstruction |
| Hepatitis | Pain with nausea, vomiting, jaundice or dark urine and deranged liver function test |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | Chronic pain, bloating, flatulence, altered bowel habits but not evidence of infective or inflammatory pathology |
| Coeliac disease | Diarrhoea or constipation, fatigue, weight loss, malabsorption, sensitivity to gluten containing foods along with endoscopy and laboratory evidence |
| Crohn’s disease | Diarrhoea, lack of appetite, weight loss and positive laboratory evidence and colonoscopy |
| Diverticulitis | Bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea, evidence of malabsorption but no evidence of infective pathology |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | Abnormal uterine bleeding, abnormal menstrual cycles and painful intercourse with additional radiological evidence |
| PCOD | Irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain, hirsutism and relevant radiological evidence |
| Renal stones | Usually intermittent abdominal or flank pain, increased urinary frequency, burning urination and associated radiological evidence |
| Tuberculosis | Chronic pain with unexplained weight loss, prolonged cough lack of appetite, night-time fever and positive AFB sputum |
| Ascites | Distended abdomen with no rigidity, evidence of fluid collection in peritoneum and underlying pathology |