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Underlying Cause

Abdominal Pain Underlying Cause

Less serious causes of abdominal pain include:

Colon polyps
Constipation
Drug side effects
Endometriosis
Excessive gas
Food poisoning
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gluten sensitivity
Irritable bowel disease
Malabsorption syndrome
Menstrual pain
Ovarian cystic disease
Peptic ulcer disease
Urinary tract infection

Potentially serious causes for abdominal pain include:

Gallbladder disease
Hepatitis
Incarcerated hernia
Colorectal cancer
Diverticulitis
Liver cancer
Meckel's diverticulum
Pancreatic cancer
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Prostate cancer
Prostatitis
Sickle cell anemia
Threatened miscarriage
Trichinosis
Uterine cancer

Serious causes of abdominal pain include:

Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Appendicitis
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Ectopic pregnancy
Intestinal obstruction
Ischemic bowel disease
Kidney stone
Pancreatitis

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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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