What Could be Causing Middle Right Abdominal Pain?

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.

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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:

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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 eight possibilities (more below):

Glomerulonephritis
Kidney Disease
Pyelonephritis
Liver Congestion
Hepatitis
Possible Urgent Medical Need
Gallbladder Disease
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:

jaundiced skin

low TIBC

constant fatigue

significant right hypochondriac pain

low sperm count

chest pain when breathing

severe right iliac pain

hepatitis B or C

medium-term abdominal pain

liver/gallbladder cleanses help

occasional meal-related burping

being a recovering alcoholic

... and more than 130 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
Liver Congestion	92%	Confirm
Hepatitis	26%	Unlikely
Pyelonephritis	12%	Unlikely
Gallbladder Disease	3%	Ruled out
Glomerulonephritis	0%	Ruled out
Possible Urgent Medical Need	0%	Ruled out
Kidney Disease	0%	Ruled out
Hemochromatosis	0%	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 unaffected by eating, abdominal pain reduced by eating or abdominal pain increased by eating, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

MIDDLE-RIGHT abdomen: Do you experience discomfort or pain below your lower right rib?

Possible responses:

→ No / only after meals / don't know
→ Occasional mild discomfort
→ Frequent mild and/or occasional moderate pain
→ Frequent moderate and/or occasional severe pain
→ Frequent or constant severe pain

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate mild right lumbar discomfort, moderate right lumbar pain, significant right lumbar pain or severe right lumbar pain, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

A Potentially Urgent Medical Need

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

Pyelonephritis

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