Abdominal Pain Summary Your abdomen extends from below your chest to your groin. Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs. Pain in the abdomen can come from any one of them. The pain may start somewhere else, such as your chest. Severe pain doesn’t always mean a serious problem. Nor does mild pain mean a problem is not serious. Call your healthcare provider if mild pain lasts a week or more or if you have pain with other symptoms. Get medical help immediately if You have abdominal pain that is sudden and sharp You also have pain in your chest, neck or shoulder You’re vomiting blood or have blood in your stool Your abdomen is stiff, hard and tender to touch You can’t move your bowels, especially if you’re also vomiting Encyclopedia Abdominal CT scan Abdominal mass Abdominal MRI Abdominal rigidity Abdominal ultrasound Diagnostic laparoscopy Intestinal ischemia and infarction Intussusception – children Mittelschmerz Peritonitis Point tenderness – abdomen Specifics Abdominal Migraine National Headache Foundation Dyspepsia American Academy of Family Physicians Gas and Gas Pains Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Narcotic Bowel Syndrome International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Nonulcer Stomach Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Upset Stomach (Functional Dyspepsia) in Adults (Beyond the Basics) UpToDate Children Abdominal Pain University of Michigan Health System Belly Pain Nemours Foundation Children’s (Pediatric) Abdominal Ultrasound Imaging Array Colic American Academy of Family Physicians Functional Abdominal Pain in Children North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Functional Abdominal Pain in Children American College of Gastroenterology Intussusception Nemours Foundation Stomachaches Nemours Foundation Talking about GI Disorders International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Ultrasound: Abdomen (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Your Colicky Baby Nemours Foundation Health Check Tools Abdominal Pain DSHI Systems Start Here Abdominal Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Abdominal Pain Syndrome American College of Gastroenterology Array Abdominal pain Abdominal Pain, Long-Term American Academy of Family Physicians Abdominal Pain, Short-Term American Academy of Family Physicians Flank pain Diagnosis and Tests Abdominal Ultrasound Array CT — Abdomen and Pelvis Array MedlinePlus: Endoscopy National Library of Medicine Find an Expert American College of Gastroenterology American College of Gastroenterology National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Abdominal Pain National Institutes of Health Journal Articles Abdominal pain Acute abdomen Colic Teenagers Stomachaches Nemours Foundation
