... is firm to touch. Finds it difficult to eat so should he take ibuprofen as a pain relief. Has high blood pressure too and takes ramipril and sinvastatin
Side Effect - My 60yr old father has been experiencing severe stomach pain for 10days. His stomach?
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- 14 Nov 2011 by nicnaks
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- high blood pressure, pain, ibuprofen, ramipril, side effect, blood disorders, blood pressure
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suzanne6614 Nov 2011
Has he any idea what is causing the pain? Is he constipated? Constipation can cause waves of severe pain.
Ibuprofen is probably not the best pain killer to take as it can cause stomach irritation and not so good in hypertensive patients. Acetaminophen is probably best but probably won't help too much if the pain is severe. He should see his doctor if the severe pain continues.
litlmommag
amandaste...14 Nov 2011
If it is hard to the touch, it could be liver related. Please take him to the ER or DR for blood tests to see if it is the liver swelling, constipation as my friend said, or fluid retention, one especially bad one is called ascites and is also liver related. Please take him to the doctor ASAP...
hugs Amanda
lmariani5515 Nov 2011
Nicnaks,
Is your father having bowel movements. I hope so, but ibuprofen can cause stomach bleeding. That would cause a lot of pain and black tarry looking stools. This could be a medical emergency. You need to contact his healthcare provider as soon as possible. The other meds listed for high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol wouldn't cause severe stomach pains.
Keep me posted... please. Hope I'm wrong.
DzooBaby
pup676715 Nov 2011
Dear Nicnack... if your father has indeed been experiencing this severe stomach pain for 10 days, it most definitely needs to be addressed. A number of things could be going on... from something fairly simple like an impaction to something more serious, especially since his abdomen is distended and firm, it could be a slow internal bleed coming from his colon or another area of his abdomen... this is hard to say with the limited info.
Does his have bowel sounds... meaning do you hear gurgling when you put your ear to his abdomen? This could also be some kind of obstruction, especially if bowel sounds are absent. Whatever it is Nicnack... your dad needs to be seen by a physician... preferably a gastroenterologist... but idk because of insurances requiring sometimes that the patient first needing to be seen by the primary care provider (PCP) first. I don't want to sound harsh but you have waited way too long. You need to act on this now???
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Nickknack please we are all concerned let us know how he is doing! I hope everything is alright let us know