Abdominal Pain

 

Abdominal pain is discomfort or other uncomfortable sensations that you feel in your belly area. Just about everybody at one time or another will get a bellyache. The abdominal region includes the chest, groin, and lower abdomen. It is also known as the stomach or belly. Due to a large number of organs in the abdominal area, it is divided into smaller areas. A stomach virus, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, food allergies, lactose intolerance, and food allergies are less serious causes of abdominal pain. A bowel obstruction, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, cancer, and gastroesophageal reflux are also more serious causes.

Types of Abdominal Pain

There are several types of abdominal pain, which are based on how quickly your pain starts and how long it lasts: 

• Acute pain starts over a few hours or days and may come with other symptoms.

• Chronic pain lasts longer -- from weeks to months or more -- and may come and go.

• Progressive pain gets worse over time and often comes with other symptoms.

Abdominal Pain Causes

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

• Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

• Food poisoning

• Food allergies

• Gas

• Urinary tract infection

• Abdominal muscle strain or pull

. Other causes include:

• Hernia

• Gallstones

• Kidney stones

• Endometriosis

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

• Appendicitis

• Diverticulitis

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (swelling in the belly’s main artery)

• Bowel blockage or obstruction

• Cancer of the stomach, pancreas, liver, bile duct, gallbladder, or immune cells

• Ovarian cancer or cysts 

• Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)

• Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)

• Low blood flow to your intestines caused by a blocked blood vessel

Symptoms are as follows:

• Severe pain.

• High Fever.

• Bloody stools.

• Nausea and vomiting.

• Weight loss.

• Yellow skin

• Severe tenderness when you touch your abdomen.

• Swelling of the abdomen.

Treatments are as follows:

As the abdomen is filled with so many organs and structures, it may be difficult for your doctor to determine the exact cause of your problem. You will be asked several questions and will be examined carefully. Further tests may not be necessary. Your pain may be due to an unimportant problem. It is also possible that the doctor cannot find a cause, but the pain goes away within hours or days. Only the doctor can determine whether surgery or hospitalization is necessary.

Preventive measures to be taken:

• Place a hot water bottle or heated wheat bag on your abdomen.

• Drink plenty of clear fluids such as water.

• Reduce your intake of coffee, tea and alcohol.

• Get plenty of rest.

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