UTI
1. Female much easier to get infected
2. Typical symptoms: lower belly pain, burning pain when peeing, urinary urgency, and frequency
3. Watch for fever and flank pain for a complication of kidney infection (pyelonephritis)
4. Usually improving fast with appropriate antibiotics
Kidney stone
1. Flank pain, radiating to the groin area
2. Adequate hydration
Belly Pain
Gallbladder stone
RUQ belly pain
Appendicitis
RLQ belly pain
GYN problem
Lower belly, can be bilateral
Bowel Obstruction
No gas or bowel movement
Bowel Infection
Diarrhea
Others
others
GERD (Acid reflex)
1. The acid helps to digest food, but it may go in the wrong direction, causing acid reflex and burning
2. Eat: a low-fat diet
3. Do not eat: chocolate, tomatoes, tomato sauces, oranges, pineapple and grapefruit, mint, coffee, alcohol, carbonated beverages, and black pepper
4. Mild: try Tums or Pepcid
5. Moderate: try omeprazole
6. Severe: see your family doctor