Constipation, abdominal pain with nausea is often what disease?

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Hello doctor,
My mother is 56 years old, often constipated. I have stomach ache, nausea and fatigue. So the doctor told me often constipation, abdominal pain with nausea is what disease? Do I need to go to the doctor? What medicine should I take to fix it? Thank you doctor.
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Answered by Specialist Doctor I Dong Xuan Ha - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.
Hello friend,
With the question “What is often constipation, abdominal pain with nausea? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Constipation is a symptom of many different diseases, it can be a disease related to the central nervous system, intestinal motility disorder, obstruction due to tumor, ... or simply It's simply a habit of eating less vegetables or drinking less water
However, abdominal pain, nausea and fatigue are another problem, constipation itself can also cause abdominal pain, bloating, and nausea and vomiting. Fatigue due to toxins in faeces seeping into the bloodstream. But it also does not rule out other causes, including many serious causes of tumors in the intestinal tract causing obstruction..
It is necessary that you take your mother to the hospital for examination. The doctor will have to do a number of tests such as blood tests, abdominal ultrasound, X-ray or CT scan of the abdomen and do a gastrointestinal endoscopy to determine the disease, cause and extent of the disease and then have a plan. specific treatment plan for your mother.
Vinmec hospital system has many good gastroenterologists, strict procedures, modern equipment, regular updates of new medical knowledge, optimization of examination and treatment for each patient. In addition to caring attentive service when visiting and treating at the hospital, your doctor will monitor and support you throughout the outpatient treatment process until the disease is cured.
If you still have questions about constipation, abdominal pain with nausea, you can go to the hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!