When to see your GP

If you haveindigestion and stomach pain, you can try treating this yourself with changes to your diet and lifestyle, or with a number of different over-the-counter medications, such as antacids . See your GP if: you have indigestion symptoms lasting a week or longer , or it's causing you severe pain or discomfort you think it's brought on by medication you've been prescribed you're vomiting blood or have blood in your stools (your stools may appear black) Stomach ache and abdominal pain aren't always a sign of gastritis the pain could be caused by a wide range of other things, from trapped wind to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) .
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