Abdominal discomfort
Abdominal discomfort: Introduction
Abdominal discomfort: The sensation of discomfort located in the abdomen.
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Abdominal discomfort
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- FLANK PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Flank pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Flank pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Abdominal Pain
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Abdominal pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Flank pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Flank pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Abdominal Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Abdominal discomfort: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Abdominal discomfort
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal illness (i.e. infectious...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the...read more »
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Abdominal discomfort: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Abdominal discomfort
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Medications or substances causing Abdominal discomfort:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Abdominal discomfort as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Abdominal discomfort
Detailed list of causes of Abdominal discomfort
The list below shows some of the causes of Abdominal discomfort mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Abdominal discomfort?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Abdominal discomfort.
Of the 90
causes of Abdominal discomfort that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 4
causes are "rare" diseases
- 6
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 79
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Abdominal discomfort
Conditions listing symptoms: Abdominal discomfort:
The following list of conditions
have 'Abdominal discomfort' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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of any symptom.
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Abdominal chemodectomas with cutaneous angiolipomas
... abdominal discomfortAcute myelofibrosis
... abdominal discomfortAcute panmyelosis
... abdominal discomfortAdenophorea Infections
... abdominal discomfortAdrenal gland hypofunction
... abdominal discomfortAllergenic cross-reactivity
... abdominal discomfortAlveolar echinococcosis
... abdominal discomfortAmebiasis
... abdominal discomfortAscariasis
... abdominal discomfortAutoimmune Hepatitis
... abdominal discomfortB
Behcet's Disease
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defect, congenital, 2
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defect, congenital, 4
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defects
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 1
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 2
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 3
... abdominal discomfortBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 4
... abdominal discomfortBile duct cysts
... abdominal discomfortBrinton disease
... abdominal discomfortBuckthorn poisoning
... abdominal discomfortC
Cephalothoracic progressive lipodystrophy
... abdominal discomfortChemical poisoning - 4-Aminopyridine
... abdominal discomfortCholangitis
... abdominal discomfortCholecystitis
... abdominal discomfortChronic Hepatitis C
... abdominal discomfortColorectal cancer
... abdominal discomfortCongenital aplastic anemia
... abdominal discomfortCongenital spherocytic anemia
... abdominal discomfortCongenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia
... abdominal discomfortD
Diabetic Gastroparesis
... Abdominal discomfortDiphyllobothrium latum infection
... abdominal discomfortE
English Ivy poisoning
... abdominal discomfortF
Florid cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus
... abdominal discomfortFood allergies
... abdominal discomfortG
Gastric cancer, borrmann 4
... abdominal discomfortGastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
... abdominal discomfortGastroparesis
... Abdominal discomfortGiardia
... abdominal discomfortGilbert's Syndrome
... abdominal discomfortH
Hairy cell leukemia
... abdominal discomfortHepatoma
... abdominal discomfortHereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia
... abdominal discomfortHiatal hernia
... abdominal discomfortHypoadrenalism
... abdominal discomfortI
Irritable bowel syndrome
... abdominal discomfortK
Keratosis palmoplantaris - adenocarcinoma of the colon
... abdominal discomfortL
Leiomyosarcoma
... abdominal discomfortLupus
... Abdominal discomfortM
Mastocytosis
... Abdominal discomfortMyelofibrosis
... abdominal discomfortMénétrier's disease
... abdominal discomfortO
Oligohydramnios
... Abdominal discomfortOvarian Cancer
... abdominal discomfortOvarian germ cell malignant tumor
... abdominal discomfortP
Pancreatic cancer, adult
... abdominal discomfortPancreatic carcinoma, familial
... abdominal discomfortPancreatic islet cell tumors (non-functioning tumor)
... abdominal discomfortPeptic Ulcer
... Abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - Castor bean (Ricinus communis)
... abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
... abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - holly (Ilex sp.)
... abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum)
... abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana)
... abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - Rosary pea (Abrus precatorious)
... abdominal discomfortPlant poisoning - Water hemlock (Cicuta sp.)
... abdominal discomfortPlexosarcoma
... abdominal discomfortPollen food allergy syndrome
... abdominal discomfortPolycystic liver disease
... abdominal discomfortR
Retroperitoneal liposarcoma
... abdominal discomfortS
Salmonella anatum infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella choleraesuis infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella enteritidis infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella heidelberg infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella hirschfeldii infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella newport infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella paratyphi A infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella schottmuelleri infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella typhi infection
... abdominal discomfortSalmonella typhimurium infection
... abdominal discomfortSarcosporidiosis
... abdominal discomfortSeparated Rectus Abdominal Muscles
... Abdominal discomfortSystemic mastocytosis
... abdominal discomfortT
T-cell lymphoma 1A
... abdominal discomfortTrichinosis
... abdominal discomfortU
Ulcerative colitis
... abdominal discomfortUrinary stones
... abdominal discomfortW
Wandering spleen
... abdominal discomfortWhipple's Disease
... abdominal discomfortZ
Zimmerman-Laband syndrome
... Abdominal discomfort
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Causes of Abdominal discomfort Based on Risk Factors
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Medical Conditions associated with Abdominal discomfort:
Abdominal pain (2090 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes)
Symptoms related to Abdominal discomfort:
Abdominal pain (2090 causes), Abdominal tenderness (20 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Diarrhea (1887 causes), Indigestion (29 causes), Gastroenteritis (7 causes), Stomach pain (28 causes), Appendicitis, Ectopic pregnancy, Dysmenorrhea (19 causes), GERD, Pancreatitis (19 causes), Gallstones (11 causes), Fibroids, Pelvic inflammatory disease (2 causes), Colitis, Crohn's disease
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