Upper-left abdomen pain worse after meals can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'worrying' to 'serious'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose upper-left abdomen pain worse after meals, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Atrophic Gastritis | 98% | Confirm |
Gastritis | 20% | Unlikely |
Pancreatitis | 1% | Ruled out |
UPPER-LEFT abdomen: Do you experience discomfort or pain behind the left rib cage that sometimes or always becomes worse after eating?
Possible responses:
→ No / I only have pain when I eat / don't know→ Rarely / a few times a year → Yes, mild pain becomes moderate pain after eating → Yes, mild pain becomes severe pain → Yes, moderate pain becomes severe pain |
The pain starts in the upper left part of your body and radiates through your back.