Abdominal pain may be due to various causes. Some of the causes are not serious, whereas some may require immediate medical attention.
The following common conditions may cause abdominal pain
- Gallstone
- Appendicitis ( Appendix inflammation)
- Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
- Intestinal obstruction
- Gastric/ Duodenal ulcer ( acid peptic disorders)
- Cancer of stomach, gallbladder, pancreas etc
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Crohn’s disease
- Hepatitis (liver inflammation)
- Hernia
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (infection of the female reproductive organs)
- Peritonitis (infection of the abdominal lining)
- Ulcerative colitis
- Urinary tract infection
- Kidney Stone