Introduction
Abdominal pain and fever can occur both individually as symptoms and together. Abdominal pain usually indicates infection or damage to the gastrointestinal tract or other regions of the abdomen. Depending on the cause, the pain may be in the upper or lower abdomen, on the right or left side. Especially in children, however, abdominal pain can also occur as part of a cold or flu and is often accompanied by fever.
What do you understand by fever and stomach ache?
Abdominal pain can have many different causes. They often occur in the context of a viral infection or when eating spoiled food. Especially viral infections, which are associated with fever, can be associated with abdominal pain.
However, a combination of abdominal pain and fever is also possible when another causative disease (e.g. appendicitis) occurs. In appendicitis, there are other cardinal symptoms in addition to abdominal pain and fever, which are generally also very often associated with abdominal pain. These are flatulence, constipation, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.
Joint occurrence of abdominal pain and fever
The common occurrence of abdominal pain and fever can have various causes. In some cases, it is simply a flu-like infection accompanied by abdominal pain. It can also be an indication of whistling glandular fever, which initially manifests itself similarly to a flu-like infection, but also has an effect on the spleen and a much longer course of the disease.
However, the additional occurrence of fever often indicates an inflammation in the abdomen. A possible cause is acute appendicitis. This can affect both children and adults.
In contrast to the fever associated with a flu-like infection, which usually precedes abdominal pain, appendicitis often occurs after the abdominal pain. The abdomen is very sensitive to pressure in appendicitis and often the pain is mainly in the right lower abdomen. In the case of an acute inflammation, the affected person usually walks in a curved position and every movement is painful.
Additional symptoms are often nausea and constipation. If appendicitis is suspected, a doctor should be consulted immediately, otherwise it can lead to the appendix bursting. Bacteria and stool residues can then enter the free abdominal cavity and lead to peritonitis, which can be life-threatening.
Abdominal pain and fever can also occur if there is an infection of the urinary tract, an inflammation of the renal pelvis or urinary retention in the kidney due to kidney stones. Here the abdominal pain usually occurs as colic and can radiate into the back or genitals. Abdominal pain and fever can also be caused by the retention of urine.
This mainly affects men in whom the flow of urine is hindered by a greatly enlarged prostate. Another possible cause of abdominal pain and fever is food poisoning. These usually occur together with diarrhoea. Leukaemia can also be indicated by abdominal pain and fever. Here, general fatigue and swollen lymph nodes are added as symptoms.
