What Causes Middle Right Abdominal Pain?

Middle right abdominal pain can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'needs attention' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose middle right abdominal pain, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "middle right abdominal pain" as a symptom. Here are seven possibilities:

Glomerulonephritis
Hepatitis
Gallbladder Disease
Kidney Stones
Kidney Disease
Liver Congestion
Hemochromatosis

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

occasional severe abdominal pain

mid-left abdominal discomfort

history of elevated liver enzymes

chronic night sweats

red palms/fingertips

major recent weight loss

unexplained fevers that hit hard

elevated liver enzymes

garlic/onion intolerance

having foamy urine

dark areas under eyes

occasional runny nose

... and more than 100 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of middle right abdominal pain:

Cause	Probability	Status
Kidney Disease	90%	Confirm
Glomerulonephritis	24%	Unlikely
Hepatitis	30%	Unlikely
Liver Congestion	4%	Ruled out
Hemochromatosis	3%	Ruled out
Kidney Stones	2%	Ruled out
Gallbladder Disease	1%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate abdominal pain, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Do you have pain at the right side of your abdomen, between the bottom rib and the hip?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Occasional slight/moderate discomfort
→ Frequent or continuous moderate discomfort/pain
→ Occasional severe pain
→ Frequent or continuous severe pain

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate mid-right abdominal discomfort, serious mid-right abdominal pain or severe mid-right abdominal pain, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Gallbladder Disease

Glomerulonephritis

Flank pain may or may not be due to stretching of the renal capsule (the covering that forms the outside of the kidney), or to irritation of the muscle tissues surrounding the kidneys. This flank pain is usually reported as a dull ache. A very small percentage of patients seem to develop persistent, severe attacks of flank pain.

Hemochromatosis (Iron overload)

Hepatitis

Kidney Disease

Kidney Stones (Urolithiasis)

Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement

Pain Under Right Side Of Ribs