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Medical Author:

Eugene Hardin, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Coauthor:

Christopher R Westfall, DO

Medical Editor:

John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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When to Seek Medical Care

See a doctor any time a person experiences abdominal pain that doesn't resolve quickly, pelvic pain, chest pain, or unexplained fever. If the person has undergone surgery or has a history of medical illness, discuss any changes in recovery or condition with a doctor.

If the person's abdominal pain is associated with high fever, continuous vomiting, swelling of the abdomen, chest pain, back pain, fainting or lightheadedness, gastrointestinal bleeding, go to the emergency department.