Stomach ache
Causes of sudden, severe abdominal pain
Some of the possiblecauses of sudden, severe abdominal pain include: appendicitis swelling of the appendix that causes agonising pain in the lower right-hand side of your abdomen a bleeding or perforated stomach ulcer a bleeding, open sore in the lining of your stomach acute cholecystitis an inflamedgallbladder,often caused by gallstones kidney stones small stones may be passed out in your wee, but larger stones may block the kidney tubes diverticulitis a type of inflammation in the bowel a pulled muscle in your abdomen, or an injury
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Introduction
Read about a stomach ache and abdominal pains, including stomach cramps or a dull ache in the tummy (abdomen).
When to get medical advice
Seeyour GP orcall NHS 111 if you're worried or need advice aboutyour symptoms. For example, if: the pain gets much worse in a short space of time the pain won't go away or keeps returning you have u
Causes of sudden, severe abdominal pain
Some of the possiblecauses of sudden, severe abdominal pain include: appendicitis swelling of the appendix that causes agonising pain in the lower right-hand side of your abdomen a bleeding or perfor
Causes of long-term or recurring abdominal pain
Some of the possible causes of long-term or recurring abdominal pain include: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms of this common condition include stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoeaand constipati
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