How do I know if abdominal pain is serious?
How do I know if abdominal pain is serious?
Abdominal pain is often accompanied by other symptoms that can indicate a more serious condition such as:
- Fever.
- Persistent vomiting.
- Vomiting blood.
- Persistent diarrhea.
- Blood in the stool.
- Yellowing of the skin.
- Abdominal bloating.
What causes pain around the abdomen?
Various causes of abdominal pain include, but are not limited to, indigestion after eating, gallstones and gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis), pregnancy, gas, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease), appendicitis, ulcers, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pancreatitis.
Where do you feel pain from your intestines?
Abdominal pain is pain that you feel anywhere between your chest and groin. This is often referred to as the stomach region or belly.
What can abdominal pain tell you?
Abdominal pain in the left lower area of the abdomen may signify diverticulitis, small pockets in the colon that can become obstructed and perforate, says Glatter. Traditional treatment includes antibiotics and stool softeners to reduce the risk of abscess formation.
Where is stomach pain located?
Stomach Pain (Definition) Most people will describe pain in any part of abdomen as stomach pain, it is what many patients say but in medical terms it is pain in the stomach which is located in middle of upper abdomen, so real stomach pain is the pain localised in anatomic stomach.
How to deal with the abdominal pain?
but it should ease.
What is the best medicine for abdominal pain?
For cramping from diarrhea, medicines that have loperamide (Imodium) or bismuth subsalicylate (Kaopectate or Pepto-Bismol) might make you feel better. For other types of pain, acetaminophen ( Aspirin Free Anacin, Liquiprin, Panadol, Tylenol) might be helpful.