Font Size
A
A
A

Abdominal Pain in Adults (cont.)

Abdominal Pain in Adults Symptoms

Abdominal pain is a symptom. It may mean that the patient has a medical problem that needs treatment.

Abdominal pain may go along with other symptoms. Try to keep track of the symptoms, because this will help the healthcare provider find the cause of the patient's pain.



Next: When to Seek Medical Care »

Printer-Friendly Format  |  Email to a Friend

Women's Health

Find out what women really need.

Are You Depressed? Take the Quiz


Read What Your Physician is Reading on eMedicine

Abdominal Angina »

Although Schnitzler first described the clinical picture of postprandial clinical pain in 1901, the syndrome of postprandial abdominal angina generally is attributed to Baccelli or Goodman (1918).

Read More on eMedicine »

Medical Dictionary