Stomach cancer does not only present with a bout of pain in the left upper abdomen, but also other digestive as well as generalized symptoms.
In the early stages of stomach cancer, you may experience vague pain in the abdomen, bloating, and a feeling of fullness. Some patients may exhibit rhythmic pain, and these symptoms are usually relieved with the use of medications such as omeprazole. As the disease progresses, patients may experience symptoms such as paroxysmal pain in the upper left abdomen, nausea, and vomiting. Some patients will suffer from severe wasting, malnutrition and anemia.
If stomach cancer develops into advanced stage, patients will have upper gastrointestinal bleeding and difficulty in swallowing. After the occurrence of bone metastasis or brain metastasis, etc., it will cause patients to have headache, boneless pain, easy to fracture, etc. In serious cases, patients will have coma and delirium.
If the patient has a bout of pain in the left upper abdomen, it may also be due to diseases such as costochondritis, costochondritis, etc., and should seek medical examination in time.