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Question
Hello doctor,
My father has been suffering from abdominal pain around the navel for the past 1 week and has erratic bowel movements, sometimes loose, sometimes solid. So the doctor asked me, or abdominal pain around the navel with abnormal bowel movements, what is the disease? He still takes digestive enzymes regularly. Please advise, thank you doctor.
Do Thi Huong (1982)
Answer
Answered by Master, Specialist II Phan Thi Minh Huong - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Danang International Hospital.
Hello friend,
With the question “What is the illness around the belly button with abnormal bowel movements? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Your father has abdominal pain around the navel and abnormal bowel movements, your father has abnormal intestinal symptoms that may be inflammatory bowel disease. Therefore, you should take your father to see a gastroenterologist, the doctor may assign your father to do blood tests, stool tests, abdominal ultrasound to confirm the specific diagnosis and treatment.
If you still have questions about or abdominal pain around the navel accompanied by abnormal bowel movements, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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