Introduction Abdominal pain is a very common symptom that most people know. Especially in small children, about up to the age of three years, almost all diseases express themselves with abdominal pain, regardless of whether it is related to the stomach or not. In older children, adolescents and adults, abdominal pain is a rather unspecific … Central abdominal pain
Accompanying complaints Depending on the underlying cause, various symptoms can accompany central abdominal pain: Nausea and vomiting (see abdominal pain and nausea) Constipation (see abdominal pain and constipation) Diarrhoea (see abdominal pain and diarrhoea) Flatulence (see abdominal pain and flatulence) Heartburn (see symptoms of heartburn) Pain when urinating and frequent urge to urinate Fever and … Accompanying complaints | Central abdominal pain
Diagnosis A medical diagnosis should always begin with a detailed medical history and a physical examination. By providing information on the exact localisation, pain quality, course of symptoms and other factors, doctors can in many cases already make a tentative diagnosis. Depending on the suspected diagnosis, further diagnostics can now be used to confirm it … Diagnosis | Central abdominal pain
Duration Due to the large number of different causes of central abdominal pain, it is difficult to give a general duration of the disease. While the pain caused by a kidney stone after treatment or spontaneous stone loss disappears after just a few hours, in the case of inflammation of the pancreas or gastro-enteritis it … Duration | Central abdominal pain
