I have had mild upper abdominal discomfort for around 6 months. It is mainly based around the upper right abdomen, although sometimes also on the upper left. Can sometimes be worse after eating or when first waking. I have noticed today around 5 or 6 pinprick red dots scattered across both sides of my upper abdomen. Any thoughts?
Hi ! You have not mentioned anything about your dietary and bowel habits. If you frequently eat from outside, it could be some kind of creeping infection of the intestines and stomach which is causing trouble for you. Amoebas is very common and this can give rise to hyper acidity and pain in the stomach. Hyperacidity can also occur more in empty stomach in the early morning hours. However, the site of the pain in your case is right upper abdomen and sometimes on the left also. Right sides upper abdominal pain could be due to gall stones with inflammation of the gall bladder, which may inflame the pancreas with pain in the middle and left side of upper abdomen. The pinprick red dots scattered across your upper abdomen could occur due to a variety of pancreatitis. These are all the possibilities as per your history. However, I will suggest you to get yourself examined by your family physician who may advise you for undergoing an ultrasound abdomen, serum amylase and lipase estimation and some other tests as need be. Wishing you an early recovery.