Sandra has been having pains just under her diaphragm and a little to the right of the center of her body. They seem to be especially painful after she has eaten fatty food. Which of the following would be best for her to ask her doctor to help her investigate?

If her pancreas is still secreting bile

If the lining of her stomach has been damaged

If her small intestine has enough fat-digesting enzymes

If something is wrong with her gallbladder

Question

Sandra has been having pains just under her diaphragm and a little to the right of the center of her body. They seem to be especially painful after she has eaten fatty food. Which of the following would be best for her to ask her doctor to help her investigate? 

 If her pancreas is still secreting bile 

 If the lining of her stomach has been damaged 

 If her small intestine has enough fat-digesting enzymes 

 If something is wrong with her gallbladder

kayne · Answer

This may be due to gastritis. It occurs when the amount of mucus in the stomach is insufficient to protect the surface epithelium from the destructive effects of hydrochloric acid.  So, I'd go for the second option: if the lining of her stomach has been damaged.

blues · Answer

This is an ambiguous question - based on the scant info given to you, it could be any one of the options. However, I think it wants you to guess 'gallbladder' because the gallbladder secretes bile, which in turn breaks down fats in the diet.

anonymous · Answer

I'd also go with fourth option, it makes anatomical sense http://www.cancer.gov/images/cdr/live/CDR658899-571.jpg Aswell as symptomatical sense compared to the alternatives. If it would have been Gastritis it would have caused pain with what ever Sandra ingested, weather it's fat rich food or not. Now to exclude the other options If her pancreas is still secreting bile - This makes some anatomical sense but no symptomatical sense. If her small intestine has enough fat-digesting enzymes - This makes no anatomical nor symptomatical sense.