Abdominal pain is a symptom that may indicate that the patient has a medical problem that needs to be treated. It can go along with other stomach pain symptoms that can range from different harmless conditions to severe life threatening conditions.
There are more than two hundred causes of stomach pain symptom; we will discuss some of these causes in this article.
Gas: Excessive flatulence or belching gas over-production may cause stomach pain.
Gallbladder Disease: It is a common condition that affects mostly women, however men can suffer too. Gallstones are formed in the gall bladder from cholesterol, calcium and bile salts. These solid stones can vary in size from a few millimeters to a few centimeters.
Colon Cancer: In the early stages of colorectal cancer symptoms may not be evident, but if you examine your large intestines through a microscope cancer can already be seen inside your large intestines.
Diverticular Disease: It includes both “diverticulitis” and "diverticulosis". “diverticulitis” is an actual inflammation or infection of these protusions caused by "diverticulosis" which is just protrusion of the colon wall.
Gastroenteritis: the irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract. It can cause stomach pain, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea. Severe gastroenteritis may result to dehydration. In cases like these, fluid replacement is the primary treatment. It can affect all ages and both sexes but most severe symptoms are experienced by infants and people over 60.
Acute Appendicitis: The primary symptom of acute appendicitis is stomach pain or abdominal sensitivity. Although, stomach pain symptom occurs with many conditions only 5 percent of cases is actually appendicitis. It may be uncommon but appendicitis is a very serious condition. Misdiagnosis of appendicitis is the third leading cause of malpractice lawsuits, it can be hard to evaluate especially in children and infants and 2-12 years old children.
There are some simple causes of stomach pain are hunger or excessive eating, over-excretion or excessive tiredness/ weakness.
If you’re experiencing stomach pain or discomfort there is a great chance that you need to see a doctor. Stomach pain symptom can be an indicator of a number of maladies ranging from the benign (hunger) to the malignant (colon cancer).
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