Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Abdominal & Primary Care

Abdominal pain, also called a stomach ache, is pain that is typically situated under the rib cage and above the pelvic region. An inflammation that influences the small or large intestines, kidneys, appendix, spleen, stomach, gallbladder, liver or pancreas can cause abdominal pain. Infections (viral, bacterial or parasitic) influence the intestines and stomach may cause serious abdominal pain. Your primary care doctor can typically diagnose abdominal pain by evaluating your physical signs and symptoms. Treatment for abdominal pain is dependent upon the conditions that could be causing the pain, the age of the patient and the patient’s medical history. Patients with a viral stomach bug or indigestion may be able to ease side effects by resting the stomach and abstaining from eating for a period.