What Causes Upper-Right Abdomen Pain After Eating?

Upper-right abdomen pain after eating can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose upper-right abdomen pain after eating, we could:

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Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "upper-right abdomen pain after eating" as a symptom. Here are two possibilities:

Poor Digestion
Stomach Ulcers

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

no desire to eat breakfast

very black/tarry stools

meal-related bloating

heavily coated tongue

meal-induced pain for over a month

fatty food intolerance

significant amounts of occult blood

acute abdominal pain

coffee consumption

significant red blood in stools

vegan diet

frequent unexplained nausea

... and more than 20 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of upper-right abdomen pain after eating:

Cause	Probability	Status
Poor Digestion	91%	Confirm
Stomach Ulcers	63%	Possible

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate abdominal pain caused by eating, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

UPPER-RIGHT abdomen: Do you experience discomfort or pain behind the right rib cage that only occurs after eating?

Possible responses:

→ No / I have it even when I don't eat
→ Occasional mild discomfort
→ Frequent mild and/or occasional moderate pain
→ Frequent moderate and/or occasional severe pain
→ Severe pain after most/all meals

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate mild upper-right pain after food, moderate upper-right pain after food, major upper-right pain after food or severe upper-right pain after food, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Dyspepsia / Poor Digestion

Gastric/Peptic/Duodenal Ulcers

The pain usually occurs 2-3 hours after a meal and is relieved by antacids or by eating more food.

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