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Lower abdominal pain: Introduction

Lower abdominal pain: The occurrence of pain located in the lower abdominal region. See free access online books about Lower abdominal pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 32 causes of Lower abdominal pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Lower abdominal pain

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Diagnostic Guides for Lower abdominal pain

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  • FLANK PAIN
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Flank pain
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Flank pain
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Abdominal Pain
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Abdominal pain
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Flank pain
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Flank pain
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Abdominal Pain
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • Flank pain
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

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Lower abdominal pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Lower abdominal pain

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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, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut. This leads to "...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...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...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,...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...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). See symptoms of Vitamin B12...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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Medications or substances causing Lower abdominal pain:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Lower abdominal pain 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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Detailed list of causes of Lower abdominal pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Lower abdominal pain mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Lower abdominal pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Lower abdominal pain. Of the 32 causes of Lower abdominal pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 6 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 29 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 32 causes of Lower abdominal pain

Conditions listing symptoms: Lower abdominal pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Lower abdominal pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Autoimmune oophoritis ... Lower abdominal pain

    C

  • Chlamydia ... lower abdominal pain
  • Cystitis ... lower abdominal pain

    D

  • Double uterus-hemivagina-renal agenesis ... lower abdominal pain

    E

  • Endometrial stromal sarcoma ... lower abdominal pain
  • Endometritis ... lower abdominal pain
  • Ewing's family of tumors ... lower abdominal pain

    I

  • Inflammatory pelvic pain ... Adnexal tenderness

    L

  • Lymphogranuloma venereum ... lower abdominal pain

    M

  • Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor ... lower abdominal pain
  • Miscarriage ... lower abdominal pain

    N

  • Neuroectodermal tumor, primitive ... lower abdominal pain

    O

  • OHSS ... lower abdominal pain
  • Ovarian Cancer ... lower abdominal pain
  • Ovarian carcinosarcoma ... lower abdominal pain

    P

  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... lower abdominal pain
  • Polyembryoma ... lower abdominal pain

    R

  • Renal colic ... lower abdominal pain
  • Renal nutcracker syndrome ... lower abdominal pain

    T

  • Trichomoniasis ... lower abdominal pain

    U

  • Urachal cancer ... Lower abdominal pain
  • Urachal cyst ... Lower abdominal pain

    V

  • Vitamin A embryopathy ... Lower abdominal pain

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  • Causes of Lower abdominal pain Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Lower abdominal pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Lower abdominal pain:

    Subtypes of Lower abdominal pain:

    Adnexal tenderness (1 cause)

    Medical Conditions associated with Lower abdominal pain:

    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 Lower abdominal pain:

    Abdominal pain (2090 causes), Stomach pain (28 causes), Bladder pain (7 causes), Autoimmune oophoritis, Chlamydia, Cystitis, Double uterus, Endometrial stromal sarcoma, Endometritis, Ewing's family of tumors, Inflammatory pelvic pain, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor

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