Abdomen pain

Abdomen pain, can be acute in onset and short in duration, or may be chronic of long duration

Common causes of acute abdomen pain are

Acute appendicitis
Cholecystitis due to gall bladder stones
Acute pancreatitis
Perforated peptic ulcer
Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal perforation
Mesentric vascular ischemia
Diverticulitis
Renal and ureteric stones and pyelonephritis
Metabolic such as diabetic ketoacidosis, uremia, porphyria
Gynecological causes such as ectopic pregnancy, abortion, ovarian tumors

Causes of chronic pain abdomen are

Functional dyspepsia-Indigestion and bloating
Irritable bowel syndrome
Peptic ulcer disease
Ulceration in small or large intestine
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Abdomen tuberculosis
Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease)
Fluid in peritoneal cavity due to tuberculosis, pancreatitis or malignancy
Tumor of stomach, intestine, liver, and pancreas

Treatment

Treatment of pain depends upon the cause of pain, patient with acute severe pain abdomen should be immediately brought to medical attention, so that exact diagnosis can be established with proper investigations. Chronic pain abdomen is mostly due to functional disorders like Functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, which are diagnosed once the organic causes are ruled out with proper investigations.

Abdomen pain

Common causes of acute abdomen pain are

Causes of chronic pain abdomen are

Treatment

Quick Links

Bangalore Super Speciality Centre

Apollo Hospitals Sheshadripuram

GUT CARE – Gastro & Liver Clinic