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Question
Hello doctor,
I have had abdominal pain in the epigastrium for 2 weeks now, it is difficult to defecate. Doctor told me epigastric pain with difficulty in defecation is a sign of disease? Do I have hemorrhoids? Doctor advise me. Thank you doctor.
Dao Nguyen (2003)
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Vu Tan Phuc - Gastroenterologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question "What is the symptom of epigastric pain and difficulty in defecation?" , the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Constipation (difficulty in defecation) if there is pain, there will be pain along the colonic frame (under the navel and two sides of the abdomen), rarely pain in the epigastrium. Hemorrhoids are the result of long-term constipation, but hemorrhoids do not cause constipation. The location of your epigastric pain is usually the stomach, gallbladder, and liver. You can go to the pharmacy to buy stomach medicine and laxatives to try. If the disease reduces abdominal pain, monitor it further, and if the disease is still painful or more severe, you should see a doctor immediately.
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