Abdominal Pain: Possible Causes/Diseases based on Which Part is Painful

Here’s what your abdominal pain is trying to tell you!

ABDOMINAL PAIN – If you have been suffering from an abdominal pain in a particular part, here’s what it is trying to tell you and possible diseases linked to it.

Crampy, achy, dull, intermittent, or sharp. This is how painful abdominal pain is which is also called as stomachache. The organs located in the abdomen are intestines (small and large), kidneys, appendix (a part of the large intestine), spleen, stomach, gallbladder, liver, and pancreas.

Abdominal Pain
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This condition has a lot of causes but mainly, it is caused by an infection, abnormal growths, inflammation, obstruction (blockage), and intestinal disorders. The pain ranges from a mild stomach ache to severe acute pain – non-specific and caused by various conditions.

Know your abdominal pain and here’s the list of possible disease if you’ve been feeling it in a particular area as per post from Doc Liza Ong:

  • Upper Right
    • Gallstones
    • Stomach Ulcer
    • Pancreatitis
  • Middle Right
    • Kidney Stones
    • Urine Infection
    • Constipation
    • Lumbar Hernia
  • Lower Right
    • Appendicitis
    • Constipation
    • Pelvic Pain (Gynae)
    • Inguinal Hernia
  • Upper Middle
    • Heartburn or GERD
    • Indigestion
    • Stomach Ulcer
    • Pancreatitis
    • Epigastric Hernia
  • Middle
    • Pancreatitis
    • Early Appendicitis
    • Inflamed Bowel
    • Umbilical Hernia
  • Lower Middle
    • Urine Infection
    • Diverticular Disease
    • Inflamed Bowel
    • Pelvic Pain (Gynae)
  • Upper Left
    • Stomach Ulcer
    • Duodenal Ulcer
    • Biliary Colic
  • Middle Left
    • Kidney Stones
    • Diverticulitis
    • Inflammatory Bowel
  • Lower Left
    • Diverticulitis
    • Pelvic Pain
    • Inguinal Hernia
Abdominal Pain
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Pain characteristics, physical examination, exams and tests, and surgery and endoscopy are the ways how a doctor can determine what causes your pain. Meanwhile, not stated above, other causes of this condition are food poisoning and stomach flu. Best thing to do to be sure is to visit your doctor and have your pain check up.

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