question: Hi I'm a 26 year old Female and for the past week now i have been having a lot of upper and lower abdominal pains in my stomach. My upper and lower stomach is sore, has sharp pains, and feels like I have been punched in the stomach. I am also feeling very very gassy burping more often and farting as well. I've never had these issues therefore I don't know what to do. The other night i had so much pain I couldnt sleep. Only after taking alka seltzer I got sleep for a few hrs then had to take some more alka seltzer. I went to the doctors and she didnt seem to think there was nothing wrong and told me to wait another week! This pain is not going away and I am very worried. What over the counter drugs should i take? should i wait another week before going bsck to my doctor? I really needyour help. Thank you so much!