Abdominal Pain in Adults Causes

Many acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) diseases cause abdominal pain. 

• Diseases people worry about most are appendicitis, gallbladder disease, ulcers, infections, and pregnancy associated problems.
  
  
• Doctors also worry about the following conditions: ruptured blood vessels, heart attack, liver and pancreas inflammation, kidney stones, problems with the blood circulation to the intestine, diverticulitis, and other diseases.

Abdominal pain may not arise from the abdomen.

• Some heart attacks and pneumonias can cause abdominal pain.
  
  
• Diseases of the pelvis or groin can also cause a pateint's abdomen to hurt.
  
  
• Certain rashes, such as shingles, can feel like abdominal pain, even though the patient has nothing wrong inside their body.
  
  
• Even some poisonings, such as a black widow spider bite, can cause severe abdominal pain.

The cause of abdominal pain is not always found by the patient's healthcare provider. Many times, no specific cause is determined, but the pain gets better in hours or days. If the pain persists, a cause is usually found.

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