my wife is experiencing upper stomach pain for the second time in this week.After the first we went to a doc and he prescribed megaldrate simithicone and oxithazine. The pain relieved after six hours. There is no unusual sound of trapped gas in the stomach when it is hit with the finger . The pain again appeared after one week after meals but not heart burn not much of expulsion of gas. It don t relieves by expulsion of gas either. This time it relieved after three hours of taking the above medication .No tests have been done by the doc yet. What it could it be kindly advice. She had earlier experienced mild pains in the stomach which relieved by hot water bags and some home remedies.
Dear ranjithayakkat, I am assuming that the doctors have ruled out pregnancy ! Pain in the upper stomach, especially recurrent and related to ingestion of meals may indicate beginnings of an ulcer in the stomach. Since the pain was relieved by taking simethaconeand an antispasmodic medicine, problem could very well be related to excess acid. Your wife would need to see the doctor who can arrange for x-ray series of her stomach and also send her for stool and blood tests. If the pain does not respond to medications, she might need further investigations including gallbladder sonogram and perhaps a scope examination of the stomach to detect ulcer. Good luck,