Stomach ache
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 constipation; the pain is often relieved when you go to the toilet inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) long-term conditions that involve inflammation of the gut, includingCrohn's disease and ulcerative colitis aurinary tract infection that keeps returningyou'll usually experience a burning sensation when you wee constipation period pain other stomach-related problems such as a stomach ulcer, heartburn and acid reflux,or inflammation of the stomach lining(gastritis) Possible causes in children include: constipation aurinary tract infection that keeps returning heartburn and acid reflux recurrent episodes of abdominal pain with no identifiable cause (abdominal migraines)
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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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