Dull abdominal pain above navel with nausea

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The article is professionally consulted by Doctor Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.

Abdominal pain is a very common phenomenon in all ages, especially those with typical diseases of the kidneys, stomach, intestines, and liver. Dull abdominal pain above the navel accompanied by nausea is common in stomach diseases. This article will clarify the association between abdominal pain above nausea and a number of diseases.

1. Dull abdominal pain above the navel is a sign of what disease?

Only by determining the exact location and nature of the pain can the cause of the dull pain above the navel be found. Patients need to be examined by a specialist for an accurate diagnosis.
Below are the common types of abdominal pain above the navel (classified according to the location of the pain and accompanying symptoms) and the relationship to the diseases:
1.1 Dull abdominal pain above the left navel The left abdomen contains many important organs such as left kidney, part of stomach, left lung base, left lobe of liver, part of large intestine, colon. Therefore, when you see a dull pain in the belly button on the left side of the abdomen, you should not be subjective. The pain is dull, long-lasting, causing pain and fatigue for the patient.
Left-sided epigastric pain can also be due to swollen spleen in some diseases such as malaria, or due to trauma.
Abdominal pain above the navel is a very common phenomenon in all ages, especially those suffering from typical diseases such as left kidney pain, stomach pain or because patients have intestinal obstruction.
1.2 Dull abdominal pain above the navel in the right abdomen The right side of the abdomen contains the vital organs such as the right kidney, appendix, bile, colon, liver. Therefore, when you see signs of abdominal pain on the right abdomen, accompanied by some signs such as bloating and fever, it is likely that you have appendicitis, you need to quickly go to the hospital for a doctor. timely treatment of the disease.
1.3 Dull upper abdominal pain in the middle Abdominal pain on the navel occurs in many different age groups, the most common subjects are young children due to worm abdominal pain, abdominal shock. If the subject is an adult, it is most likely the cause of gallstones, cholecystitis, kidney stones, bile duct inflammation, ureteral stones.
Worm colic is usually pain around the navel but does not exclude pain above the navel. If there is a case of worms entering the bile duct, the abdominal pain is very intense, writhing, causing the patient to lie down (on the buttocks) to relieve the pain.
Diseases of the gallbladder are of many types (inflammation of the biliary tract, stones, malignancies) and all cause abdominal pain above the navel along with many other symptoms (fever, jaundice...). Abdominal pain often occurs after a meal high in protein and fat.
Abdominal pain after exercise or after riding with a lot of shock can be the pain of kidney stones, ureters (deviated to the right or left or both sides, if kidney stones, ureters both 2 beside).


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1.4 Upper abdominal pain nausea Nausea Symptoms of upper abdominal pain nausea can be a warning sign of stomach disease. The cause of peptic ulcer disease can be caused by taking some drugs (corticoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, betaserc...) or by drinking too much alcohol, beer, infection with bacteria Helicobacter Pylori (HP). Gastric ulcer - duodenal ulcer caused by HP bacteria accounts for a very high rate (about > 90%).
The disease usually presents with abdominal pain above the navel, accompanied by belching, belching, and digestive disorders (nausea, indigestion, stool changes from liquid to solid). Symptoms of abdominal pain on nausea often appear at night causing pain, chronic insomnia makes health visible (blue skin, thin people, boredom).
When you first have gastritis - duodenal, it is painful to eat, but when you have an ulcer, it hurts when you are full or hungry. Peptic ulcer - duodenal ulcer can lead to a number of complications such as gastric prolapse, pyloric stenosis, duodenal bulb deformed by ulcer, even gastric perforation.

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2. Causes of abdominal pain above the navel

To determine the cause of abdominal pain above the navel, the patient should monitor his or her pain. If it is just a common pain, occurring in a short time, without recurrence, it is due to eating too full, full of stomach, eating food that is difficult to digest. If the pain is persistent and persistent, it may be a sign of diseases of the liver, bile, urinary system (kidneys, ureters), pancreas, and spleen, which need to be examined in time.
In case, it is suspected that abdominal pain above the navel is a sign of stomach disease, to ensure an accurate diagnosis, doctors may ask the patient to perform a gastroscopy.
In the majority of cases, doctors only perform abdominal ultrasound to diagnose the cause of abdominal pain.
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