hi i have this intense pain in my upper stomach close to my rib cages after drinking cough syrup.i just ate my dinner before drinking my cough medicine and this happens all time when i drink cough syrup and i running to the bathroom to throw and cant stand up straight, i also have cramping around my lower back with my intense stomach pain. what could it be.thanks
Hello! Thank you for the query. Such reaction for cough syrup can be caused by gallstones. It is quite characteristic for this condition to cause upper abdominal pain which radiates to the back. Nausea and vomiting are very often present. Sometimes pancreas irritation by some syrup ingredient can cause such symptoms as well. I suggest you to visit your doctor and have abdominal ultrasound done. If nothing will be found, please consider gastrostomy. Hope this will help. Regards.