Abdominal Pain

The abdominal area (the area between your chest and groin) is often referred to as the stomach region or belly. However, even when you feel pain in your abdomen it might have originated elswhere, eg. chest or pelvic region, or from a generalised infection, such as the 'flu, affecting many parts of your body.

Follow the links below to find information about abdominal pain. To find specific information about colic or appendicitis follow the links below to those HealthInsite topic pages.

Reviewed September 2009

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Related HealthInsite Topics

Appendicitis
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about appendicitis and appendectomy.
Colic
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about colic.
Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Abdominal Pain
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for abdominal pain.

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Title:   Lactose intolerance in babies
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Lactase is an enzyme, or chemical, which the body uses to digest milk sugar (lactose). If there is not enough lactase, undigested milk sugar may cause gut pains and diarrhoea. This is called lactose intolerance.
Date:   Nov 2009

Title:   Abdominal pain in adults
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Abdominal pain is pain felt anywhere from below your ribs to your pelvis. Stomach pain or tummy pain can be caused by many things. Serious causes include appendicitis and pregnancy problems. See a doctor if you have pain and bleeding, vomiting or other concerns.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Non-traumatic abdominal pain
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients presenting with 'non-traumatic abdominal pain.' Emphasis is placed on the evidence and consensus based indications for plain film radiography.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Recurrent abdominal pain
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   For an isolated attack of abdominal pain see chart 100 Abdominal pain Consult this chart if you have had several episodes of pain in the abdomen between the ribcage and the groin over a number of days
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Abdominal pain
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   Many cases of abdominal pain are shortlived and are due simply to eating or drinking too much or too quickly However pain in the abdomen may also be due to a disorder affecting the digestive system ur
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Abdominal pain in pregnancy
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   Consult this chart only after reading chart 100 Abdominal pain Conditions that cause abdominal pain in nonpregnant women such as appendicitis can also occur during pregnancy However conditions specifi
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Lower abdominal pain in women
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   Consult this chart only after reading chart 100 Abdominal pain Disorders affecting the urinary tract or the intestine may cause abdominal pain in both men and women but there are also several disorder
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Abdominal pain
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   In, most cases, abdominal pain is short-lived and disappears on its own without treatment. However, in some cases, there may be a serious physical cause, such as appendicitis, that needs urgent medical attention.
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Abdominal pain
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Children often complain of pain in the tummy (abdomen). It can be a sign of illness, but often a child will have pain but not be unwell. Research has shown that up to 10% of children have abdominal pain which comes and goes. An illness causes the pain in only about 5% of these children.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Abdominal pain
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Abdominal pain information including symptoms, complications and treatments written by medical professionals.
Date:   Apr 2008

Title:   Acute non-traumatic abdominal pain in children
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for young children with non-traumatic abdominal pain.
Date:   Aug 2005

Title:   Reflux
Publisher:   Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   Reflux happens when the muscle in the lower part of the oesophagus relaxes when it should not. Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment or reflux are explained.
Date:   Aug 2000
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