Hi, For the past couple days my stomach has felt like I did sit-ups but I didnt. My abs and lower stomach feel tight, like they do after you work out. But I didnt work out. And when I cough I really feel it and it goes more of a concentrated pinching pain, more than jut sore/tight. Any ideas what this could be from?
Hello, thank you for your query. This pain seems to be muscle pull. But still intro abdominal pathology can't be ruled out (like acid peptic disorder and/or constipation). If you have burning micturition then urine investigation should also be done. In case it is pain of abdominal wall, the tenderness is superficial, whereas in intra-abdominal, the tenderness is deep-seated. You can check by performing the leg raising test (where you lie on your back and try to raise both your legs without bending your knees) to check. If in doing so you feel pain in the abdomen, then its abdominal wall pain. In such case, take anti-inflammatory plus analgesics accompanied by local hot compression and locally applied analgesic ointments. Add tab pantoprazole and comparison empty stomach. It will be beneficial in both the cases. If that's not the case then, you probably are suffering from acid peptic disorder and/or constipation. You should take a fiber rich diet along with plenty of oral fluids. Also, a mild laxative will help. In both cases take antacids Shoshone this was helpful.