Understanding New and Severe Abdominal Pain

Fortunately, you do not report some of the symptoms that are most worrisome when they occur with periumbilical abdominal pain. It is very likely that your symptoms are arising from irritation of your small bowel. Many problems that can result in your symptom are non-threatening and self-limited. However, it is possible that you are having the first symptoms of a more serious illness. Please watch your symptoms closely and consult your doctor right away if you develop a fever, pain in the right side of your abdomen, or vomiting.

Some of the more common diagnoses that can explain your symptoms follow.

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Online Medical Reviewer: LeWine, Howard MD Date Last Reviewed: 8/2/2006 Date Last Modified: 6/21/2006 Source: from Harvard Health Decision Guides, Harvard Health Publications, Copyright © 2007 by President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Used with permission of StayWell.

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