![]() Sometimes less severe but niggly pains occur now and then, particularly after a fatty meal when the gallbladder contracts most. A severe pain may only happen once in your lifetime or it may flare up from time to time. Pain from biliary colic can last for just a few minutes but, more commonly, lasts for several hours. The pain eases and goes if the gallstone is pushed out into the bile duct (and then usually out into the gut) or if it falls back into the gallbladder. The pain is usually worst to the right-hand side, just below the ribs. If they do cause problems, symptoms include severe pain in the upper right side of the abdomen. Many people have gallstones, but don't have any symptoms. See the separate leaflet called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease for more details. Women commonly also have vaginal discharge with PID. Pain in the lower abdomen (pelvic area) is the most common symptom. PID is an infection of the womb and/or Fallopian tubes. See the separate leaflets called Cystitis in Women, Urine Infection in Men and Urine Infection in Children for more details. There may be a sharp stinging when you pass urine and there may be blood in the urine. Along with pain, you may feel sick and sweaty. This is a common cause of aching lower abdominal pain in women. See the separate leaflet called Kidney Stones for more details. Sometimes the stone cannot be passed and you may need to have the stone broken into small pieces at the local hospital. Pain that starts in your back and seems to travel around the side of your abdomen to your groin, may be a kidney stone. See the separate leaflet called Appendicitis for more details. The pain usually starts in the middle of the abdomen but over time seems to move towards the right hip. ![]() Typical symptoms include abdominal pain and being sick (vomiting) that gradually become worse over 6-24 hours. The appendix is a small pouch that comes off the gut wall. AppendicitisĪppendicitis means inflammation of the appendix. ![]() See the separate leaflet called Diverticula (Diverticulosis, Diverticular Disease, Diverticulitis) for more details. It can also cause flares of more severe pain which require treatment with painkillers and antibiotics. It commonly causes no symptoms at all but some people have an ongoing lower abdominal aching. ![]() It is thought to be caused by eating a diet too low in fibre for a long time. See the separate leaflet called Irritable Bowel Syndrome for more details.ĭiverticular disease is common in older people. There is no cure for IBS but symptoms can often be eased with treatment. Symptoms can be quite variable and include abdominal pain, wind, bloating, and sometimes bouts of diarrhoea and/or constipation. See the separate leaflets called Constipation and Constipation in Children for more information. You may also feel bloated and sick if you have severe constipation. Sometimes crampy pains occur in the lower abdomen. It means either going to the toilet less often than usual to empty the bowels, or passing hard or painful stools. If not, a chemist may be able to recommend some medication to ease the pain. If you are able to go to the toilet and open your bowels or pass wind, the pain usually goes. Your abdomen may feel swollen or bloated. WindĬrampy pains after eating may be wind. If it doesn't settle and you feel unwell, phone 999/112/911 for an ambulance. If it goes off quickly, try to see your GP to discuss it. If you have pain that goes into your jaw or down your left arm, it might be angina. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell angina or a heart attack from indigestion. If you are older, or are known to have heart disease, indigestion-type pains that come on with exertion or stress are worrying. Most people will find relief from simple remedies they can buy at the chemist. You may feel like burping a lot or have a nasty acid taste coming into your mouth. This usually happens after eating certain types of food. You might feel pain in your upper abdomen or behind your breastbone. Indigestion means different things to different people. This list does not include all the possible causes of abdominal pain, but some of the more common causes include the following: Indigestion Pain that comes on suddenly may be called acute. Having this information and putting it together with other information, such as whether you have been being sick (vomiting) or have had diarrhoea, will help the doctor work out what is wrong. This may happen repeatedly.ĭoctors may also be interested in where the pain is and whether the pain seems to be travelling (radiating) in a certain direction. Colicky means gradually becoming worse, then easing off again. Very broadly, pains may be sharp or stabbing, crampy, colicky or a general dull ache. Doctors have different words to describe the different types of pain you can feel in the gut.
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