Gastroenteritis, commonly called stomach flu, often tops the list of appendicitis mimics. Both conditions can cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever.

What’s often referred to as stomach pain can be felt anywhere in the abdominal region and can be defined as discomfort between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the pelvis, according to ...

The pain often goes away after a bowel movement. You might also have abdominal pain when you have a change in bowel movement frequency. Bowel movement changes include diarrhea, constipation, or both.

Ovarian cyst pain may fluctuate and be sharp at times, but for many, it stays constant and feels like a dull discomfort or pressure. With the pain, you may experience nausea, abdominal bloating ...

Left abdominal pain during pregnancy can be related to multiple organs in the abdomen. Pregnant mothers should note the location of the pain (upper or lower abdomen) to help identify the cause of ...

In the emergency department, the patient described the pain as sharp and rated it at 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 10 indicating the most severe pain). The pain was worst in the epigastrium and in ...