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Severe Lower Abdominal Pain
 

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In the 'Symptoms - Abdominal Pain' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about severe lower abdominal pain:
 
Are you currently experiencing severe pain in the lower abdomen?
  Your answer ...indicates ...and suggests
1. "Don't know"
2. "No" Absence of severe abdominal pain A symptom
3. "Yes, lower left side only" Severe lower-left abdominal pain A symptom
4. "Yes, lower right side only" Severe lower-right abdominal pain A symptom
5. "Yes, both sides or middle" Severe lower abdominal pain A symptom



Your answer to the question above will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.  Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
 
Answers Condition Comment
    3 4 5 A Potentially Urgent Medical Need --
    3 4 5 Appendicitis --
  2       Appendicitis --
    3 4 5 Crohn's Disease --
  2 3 4 5 Diverticular Disease --
    3 4 5 Ovarian Cancer (Women only)
    3 4 5 Ovarian Cysts (Women only)
    3 4 5 Ulcerative Colitis --





GLOSSARY

Abdomen (Abdominal)
That part of the body between the chest and the hips that contains the stomach, intestines, liver, bladder, pancreas and other organs.




Last updated: Jul 23, 2010


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