It may be caused by gastroenteritis, stomach disorders, or gallstones.
Pain above the navel is generally associated with the following conditions:
Abdominal pain caused by gastroenteritis: for example, food poisoning, stomach cramps starting a few hours after a meal, followed by nausea and vomiting is gastroenteritis; there are also people with stomach pain followed by diarrhea, generally associated with intestinal spasms. The former is dominated by inflammation of the stomach and the latter by inflammation of the large intestine, mainly due to toxins produced by decaying food or bacteria, which stimulate inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, and timely hospital visits can relieve symptoms.
Gastroparesis: Abdominal pain caused by inflammation or ulceration of the stomach or duodenum, due to excessive secretion of gastric acid that causes duodenal ulcers; such patients need to be checked for H. pylori infection and treated for eradication. In addition, there are a few cases of stomach pain due to stomach cancer. It is important to do a gastroscopy to find out the exact cause so that the condition is not delayed.
Gallstones: Gallstones fall out and get stuck in the gallbladder duct, causing the gallbladder to contract and producing severe abdominal pain in the form of colic. The above causes to can lead to upper abdominal pain, so it is important to go to the hospital in time to identify the cause in order not to delay the condition.