Pain Abdomen Treatment
Pain Abdomen
- Everyone experiences abdominal pain 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 short-lived (acute) or occur over weeks, months or years (chronic).
Most common causes
- Appendicitis
- Cholangitis (bile duct inflammation)
- Cholecystitis
- Diverticulitis
- Kidney stones
- Liver abscess
- Pancreatitis
- Spleen infection
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Seek immediate medical attention
Have someone drive you to urgent care or the emergency room if you have:
- Severe pain
- Fever
- Bloody stools
- Persistent nausea and vomiting
- Weight loss
- Skin that appears yellow
- Severe tenderness when you touch your abdomen
- Swelling of the abdomen