What Causes Lower Front Abdominal Pain?

Lower front abdominal pain can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'needs attention' to 'generally fatal'. 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 lower front 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 "lower front abdominal pain" as a symptom. Here are eight of many possibilities (more below):

Kidney Stones
Possible Urgent Medical Need
Appendicitis
Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's Disease
Ectopic Pregnancy
Mesenteric Ischemia
Ovarian Cysts

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:

frequent episodes of diarrhea

recent onset diarrhea

chest pain when breathing

frequent red blood in stools

recent night sweats

meal-related bloating

kidney stones

severe right iliac pain

recent onset blood in urine

frequent stools

significant right iliac pain

calcium supplementation

... and more than 90 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

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

Cause	Probability	Status
Appendicitis	90%	Confirm
Possible Urgent Medical Need	23%	Unlikely
Kidney Stones	21%	Unlikely
Mesenteric Ischemia	0%	Ruled out
Ectopic Pregnancy	0%	Ruled out
Crohn's Disease	0%	Ruled out
Ulcerative Colitis	0%	Ruled out
Ovarian Cysts	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:

LOWER-CENTER abdomen: Do you experience discomfort or pain at the top of your pubic area?

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 hypogastric discomfort, moderate hypogastric pain, significant hypogastric pain or severe hypogastric pain, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

A Potentially Urgent Medical Need

Appendicitis

Crohn's Disease

Diverticular Disease

Ectopic Pregnancy

Intestinal Obstruction

Kidney Stones (Urolithiasis)

Kidney stones are characterized by (often extreme) pain at the site where the stone is causing irritation i.e. back and sides of the abdomen, lower front of the abdomen and groin area.

Mesenteric Ischemia

Ulcerative Colitis

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