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Left back pain for 2 months, indigestion, smelly floaty stools, gas, luq discomfort.. worries about pancreatic cancer, what else could this be?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

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LUQ pain abn stool: May be gastritis( try ranitidine/ prevecid) or food intolerances (milk ,gluten ,soy) or pancreatic insufficiency( try creon), pancreatic mass or colonic issues. Would follow up with doctor since it is 2 months likely need imaging -CT ,as well as upper /lower endoscopy.

Answered 3/31/2017

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A member asked:

Left back pain for 2 months, indigestion, smelly floaty stools, gas, luq discomfort.. worries about pancreatic cancer, what else could this be?

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