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3/4 Ok you people who actually see doctors: what is the normal course of
action if you had stomach/abdominal pain all night? Emergency room,
or try to make some kind of appointment? --ouch
\_ How bad and where? Look down at your abdomen. If it hurts in the
lower right like you're being stabbed, go to the Emergency Room.
ASAP _/
\_ especially if you press your finger there, and when you remove
your finger it hurts - that's your appendix rupturing
the other side is your stomach, no big whoop
\_ I guess it's not like that. it just aches and hurts if I push
below my navel. i also feel a little feverish. well I'll try
calling them.
\_ That just sounds like pre-diarrhea to me.
\_ abdominal cramps!
\_ Go to critical care clinic, i fyou have one available.
\_ Go to critical care clinic, if you have one available.
Otherwise call your doctor and make an appointment.
Do not go to the ER if you can avoid it. With your
relatively minor complaint, you will sit there all day.
If you are running a serious fever (over 102) then go
If you are running a serious fever (over 101) then go
to the ER. They will see you immediately.
\_ I hope to God you're not still sitting around reading this.
If you're feverish and have ab pain, go to the Emergency
Room. If you're lucky, it's just food poisoning; if you're
somewhat lucky, it's an infection that can be treated. If
you're out of luck, goodbye appendix.
\_ Don't overreact. Here is the diagnosis tree for
abdominal pain:
http://familydoctor.org/x2593.xml
\_ nah I did end up calling my clinic and ended up spending
all day in there. they couldn't rule out appendicitis.
but now I'm home and it only hurts a little so it's
probably not.
\_ The hospital usually has a number for questions, something like
the duty nurse. You can talk to this person and they can usually
give you good advice on whether to go to the emergency room, or
visit your doctor. Plus, they would know if there is a doctor
available at their clinic that has open appointments.
\_ If you dont' think your life is in danger I would probably go to
an urgent care center.
\_ M-x Doctor |
| familydoctor.org/x2593.xml Email this page Just about everyone has had a "stomachache" at one time or another. But s evere abdominal pain, also called acute, is nothing to be ignored. Follow this chart for more information about abdominal pain that has recently started. Topic 28 for abd ominal pain that has occurred for more than three days. SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSIS SELF-CARE Begin here 1 Do you have severe, constant and dull pain, severe knife-like pain or severe, cramping abdominal pain? Go to Question 6* Yes, go down 2 Do you have any of the following symptoms? Yes --> You probably have a serious problem and should contact your doctor right away. ULCER * MISCARRIAGE or ECTOPIC PREGNANCY * PANCREATITIS * BOWEL BLOCKAGE --> CALL YOUR DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY OR GO TO THE HOSPITAL. No, go down 3 Does the pain start on the right upper abdomen and go through to the b ack, or does fatty or greasy food bring on this pain? No, go down 4 Does the pain start in the back near the ribs and move down toward the groin, or is the pain knife-like, searing and does its severity come an d go, or is there blood in the urine? CROHN'S DISEASE, inflamma tory diseases of the colon or large intestine. Do you have a mild ache or burning pain in the upper abdomen, or cram ping pain that comes and goes? Yes -- > You probably have GASTROENTERITIS, or the stomach flu. Severe cases ca n lead to dehydration in infants and young children. Call your doctor if your child has signs of dehydration: lethargy, dry mouth, decreased urination. No, go down 8 Has it been a few days or longer since you have had a bowel movement? See y our doctor if this is ineffective or if the pain comes back quickly. Are you a woman who has a constant pain in the lower abdomen along with a vaginal discharge? Yes --> A dull, constant pain accompanied by a discharge may be from an INFECTION around your ovaries, uterus and fall opian tubes. Do you have lower abdominal pain that is worse with urination? CYSTITIS, can be painful and cause abdominal discomfort. Is the person an infant who has constipation and then produces large amounts of bowel movement? Yes --> This could be due to a problem with t he wall of the large intestine, called HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE. No, go down If the pain doesn't stop within a few hours, see your doctor. |