Symptoms
Abdominal pain is very common and every one suffer atleast once from time to time. Other terms used to describe abdominal pain are stomachache, tummy ache, gut ache and bellyache. Abdominal pain can be mild or severe. It may be continuous or come and go. Abdominal pain can be acute or chronic.
Call your doctor right away if you have abdominal pain so severe that you can't move without causing more pain, or you can't sit still or find a comfortable position.
The following conditions may cause generalized abdominal pain, which is abdominal pain that isn't focused in one specific area:
Appendicitis
Crohn's disease
Diabetic ketoacidosis (high levels of ketones in the blood)
Diverticulitis
Injury
Intestinal obstruction
Intussusception (in children)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Lead poisoning
Mesenteric lymphadenitis (swollen lymph nodes in the folds of membrane that hold the abdominal organs in place)
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (infection of the female reproductive organs)
Peritonitis (infection of the abdominal lining)
Sickle cell anemia
Strained or pulled abdominal muscle
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Ulcerative colitis
Uremia (buildup of waste products in your blood)
Urinary tract infection
Viral gastroenteritis (stomach inflammation)
The following conditions often cause lower abdominal pain, sometimes described as pelvic pain:
Appendicitis
Cystitis (bladder inflammation)
Diverticulitis
Problems with the cervix, such as a cervical infection, inflamed cervix or growths on the cervix
Endometriosis
Intestinal obstruction
Mittelschmerz (pain associated with ovulation)
Ovarian cysts
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (infection of the female reproductive organs)
Salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes)
The following conditions often cause upper abdominal pain:
Angina (reduced blood flow to the heart)
Appendicitis
Cholangitis (bile duct inflammation)
Cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation)
Duodenitis (inflammation of the initial portion of the small intestine)
Gallstones
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Heart attack
Hepatitis (liver inflammation)
Intestinal obstruction
Mesenteric ischemia (decreased blood flow to the intestines)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Nonulcer stomach pain
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Peptic ulcer
Pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue around the heart)
Pleurisy (inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs)
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax (lung collapse caused by air that leaks inside chest wall)
Pyloric stenosis (in infants)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
The following conditions often cause pain in the center of the abdomen:
Appendicitis
Diabetic ketoacidosis (high levels of ketones in the blood)
Injury
Intestinal obstruction
Mesenteric thrombosis (blood clot in a vein carrying blood away from your intestines)
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Uremia (buildup of waste products in your blood)
The following conditions often cause lower left abdominal pain:
Appendicitis
Cancer
Crohn's disease
Diverticulitis
Problems with the cervix, such as a cervical infection, inflamed cervix or growths on the cervix
Endometriosis
Inguinal hernia
Injury
Intestinal obstruction
Kidney infection
Kidney stones
Mittelschmerz (pain associated with ovulation)
Ovarian cysts
Seminal vesiculitis (inflammation of the seminal vesicles)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Torn colon
Tuboovarian abscess (pus-filled pocket involving a fallopian tube and an ovary)
Ulcerative colitis
The following conditions often cause upper left abdominal pain:
Angina (reduced blood flow to the heart)
Cancer
Diverticulitis
Empyema (infection of the lining around the lungs)
Enlarged spleen
Fecal impaction (hardened stool that can't be eliminated)
Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining)
Heart attack
Hiatal hernia
Injury
Kidney infection
Kidney stones
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Pneumonia
Pulmonary infarction (loss of blood flow to the lungs)
Pyloric stenosis (in infants)
Ruptured spleen
Shingles
Spleen infection
Splenic abscess (pus-filled pocket in the spleen)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Torn colon
The following conditions often cause lower right abdominal pain:
Appendicitis
Cancer
Cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation)
Diverticulitis
Problems with the cervix, such as a cervical infection, inflamed cervix or growths on the cervix
Endometriosis
Inguinal hernia
Injury
Intestinal obstruction
Kidney infection
Kidney stones
Mittelschmerz (pain associated with ovulation)
Ovarian cysts
Salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes)
Seminal vesiculitis (inflammation of the seminal vesicles)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Tuboovarian abscess (pus-filled pocket involving a fallopian tube and an ovary)
Viral gastroenteritis (stomach inflammation)
The following conditions often cause upper right abdominal pain:
Appendicitis
Cholangitis (bile duct inflammation)
Diverticulitis
Fecal impaction (hardened stool that can't be eliminated)
Gallbladder cancer
Gallstones
Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining)
Hepatitis (liver inflammation)
Hiatal hernia
Injury
Intestinal obstruction
Kidney cancer
Kidney infection
Kidney stones
Liver abscess (pus-filled pocket in the liver)
Liver cancer
Liver hemangioma
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Peptic ulcer
Pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue around the heart)
Pleurisy (inflammation of the membrane surrounding your lungs)
Pneumonia
Pulmonary infarction (loss of blood flow to the lungs)
Pyloric stenosis (in infants)
Note: Causes shown here are commonly associated with these symptom. Kindly consult to your doctor or other health care Practitioner for an correct diagnosis and treatment.