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A 16-year-old female asked:

Stomach pain before eating but much worse after eating.. also sharp stabbing pain in right and left sides of lower abdomen?

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Dr. Louise Andrew
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Emergency Medicine 48 years experience
You need to be seen: Allyson, if you're still ill today you need to be examined. Until you see someone, drink only clear liquids. Good luck!
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A 16-year-old female asked:

Stomach pain before eating, but is much worse after eating...Also hurts in left and rights sides of lower abdomen?

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Dr. Laurence Badgley
General Practice 53 years experience
IBS: "Stomach pains" bilaterally in "lower abdomen" in a young person, if chronic & occurring both before & after eating, suggests Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS; for which there are no confirmatory tests; diagnosis is based strictly on history/physical exam, i.e., what physicians call a "clinical diagnosis". Meds can ameliorate intestinal smooth muscle spasms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
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Dr. Laurence Badgley
General Practice 55 years experience
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome is often associated with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, an inherited connective tissue variation mostly female & benign. My theory: Instability of pelvis sacroiliac joints incites pre-sacral neural plexus thereby stimulating autonomic innervation of intestinal/bladder smooth muscles.
Aug 9, 2015
Dr. Laurence Badgley
General Practice 55 years experience
Provided original answer
My estimation is that about 15% of women are born w. a genetic variation called "benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome", JHS. These women are "double jointed" & flexible; have pelvises more easily injured by falls, lifting accidents, MVA's & childbirths. There are varying degrees of JHS penetrance.
Aug 9, 2015
Last updated May 11, 2016

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