Question
Does HIV cause stomach pain?
13 March 2023. Related: All topics, Support.
Does HIV cause stomach pain?
Answer
Hi there
If you are HIV positive then it is difficult to answer this Q without a bit more information.
For example:
- Roughly when were you diagnosed?
- Are you on ART?
- What is your CD4? etc
In general stomach pain is not generally related to HIV.
Any symptom that continues to cause pain is a reason to speak to your doctor.
Hello Annita and thanks for getting in touch.
I am very sorry to hear you are unwell.
Are you living with HIV?
What has changed in the last 4 days?
It’s important that you keep hydrated – you need to drink about 2 litres of water per day to ensure your body can manage and please speak to a doctor who can assess you and prescribe accordingly
I have for about four days I have been trying to eat but every time I’ve ate my stomach becomes unconfortable
Hi Veveangatjike, have you had a test for HIV? and if this has been ongoing for a while please speak with your doctor about causes and investigations.
More information about testing and transmission can be found here: https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/hiv-transmission-and-testing
I am just having stomach pain but no diarrhea is it related to hiv and trash that doesn’t go away almost for a long time