Symptom Checker

  • When to seek medical advice

    • Seek emergency care if:

    • The abdominal pain is sharp and sudden
    • The pain radiates to your chest, neck or shoulder
    • You vomit blood
    • Your stool turns black
    • Your abdomen is swollen and tender
    • The pain is accompanied by shortness of breath, dizziness, bleeding, vomiting or a high fever
    • You find blood in your urine

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Abdominal pain

Find possible causes of abdominal pain based on specific factors. Check one or more factors on this page that apply to your symptom.

  • Burning

  • Crampy

  • Dull

  • Intense and steady

  • Intense but intermittent

  • Sharp and constant

  • Sharp and sudden

  • Flanks that radiates to groin

  • Navel that moves to lower right abdomen

  • Upper right abdomen

  • Upper right abdomen, radiating to back

  • Coughing or other jarring movements

  • Drinking alcohol

  • Eating certain foods

  • Menstrual cycle

  • Stress

  • Antacids

  • Avoiding certain foods

  • Changing position

  • Drinking more water

  • Eating more fiber

  • Abdominal swelling

  • Black stools

  • Bloody stools

  • Bloody urine

  • Cloudy or foul-smelling urine

  • Constipation

  • Diarrhea

  • Fever

  • Joint pain

  • Mouth sores

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Passing gas

  • Rash

  • Weight loss

 

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