UTI

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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

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1. Flank pain, radiating to the groin area

2. Adequate hydration

Belly Pain

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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)

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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