Treatment Options for Abdominal Pain or Stomach Ache

• Antispasmotics: Butylscopolamine (Buscopan).
• Antacids: Tums, Maalox, Pepto bismol.
• Activated Charcoal capsule.
• NSAIDs: Acetaminophen (Tylenol, panadol, paracetamol).^[1]

Antidiarrheal: Loperamide, diphenoxylate with atropine (lomotil)

Antibiotics:

• Clostridium Difficile: Intravenous vancomycin, oral rifaximin, fidaxomicin, metronidazole.
• E. coli: Ampicillin, tetracycline, tobramycin, gentamycin, penicillin, kanamycin, streptomycin, bacitracin, crythromyasin
• Salmonella: Cefotaxime, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin
• Shigella: Ampicillin, Bactrim, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, Peritonitis- Peritonitis- Intraperitoneal antibiotics. Cephazolin1gm in 2-liter normal saline, if infection is of MRSA add Vancomycin 2 gm. in 2-liter fluid with gentamycin 40 mg. Repeat the dosage every 12 hours for 2 to 3 weeks if necessary.^[2]

Surgery:

• Laparoscopy
• Endoscopy

Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy:

• Pelvis: Exploration of pelvic abscess, laparoscopy.
• Uterus: Dilation and Curettage – D and C.
• Hysterectomy: Abdominal.
• Hysterectomy: Vaginal, repair of prolapse uterus.
• Endometriosis: Microwave Endometrial Ablation.
• Ovaries: Oophorectomy.
• Ectopic Pregnancy: Salpingo – oophorectomy – Ectopic Pregnancy.
• Cancer of Cervix and Vagina: Excision of uterus, cervix, and vagina.

General Surgery:

• Excision of Tumor: Colectomy, resection of rectum.
• Gallbladder: Cholecystectomy.
• Hernia: Repair.
• Spleen: Splenectomy.
• Ulcer: Excision.
• Intestinal Obstruction: Laparotomy and bowel resection.
• Volvulus and Intussusception: Laparotomy and bowel resection.

Kidney and Urinary System:

• Bladder: Cystoscopy, Diathermy.
• Kidney: Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal).
• Nephrolithotomy: Removal of Kidney Stone, Retrograde Pyelogram.
• Ureteral Stone: Ureterolithotomy.
• Urethral Stone: Urethroscopy.

Male Reproductive System and Urinary Tract:

• Urinary Retention: Prostatectomy.

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