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What Causes Right Sided Acute Abdominal Pain?

Hi I was woken last night with acute abdominal pain on the right hand side of my abdomen. Its seemed to emanate from just below my ribs and it radiated around to the right side of my back. I am in good health, normal weight, 53 years old, eat a healthy balanced diet and exercise 3 times a week. I have been navigating an extremely stressful situation fir the past 12 months
Mon, 23 Mar 2020
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Hi.
I've gone through your query and I can understand your anxiety.

Most common cause for right sided acute abdomen is appendicitis. Also other causes like,
- kidney infections or kidney stones
- Hernia ( as far as your age is concerned)
- IBS ( irritable bowel syndrome)
- Indigestion etc.

I advice you to do a USG abdomen & pelvis to rule out underlying pathology if any
- Take excess of fluid intake
- serum Pancreatic , liver or kidney enzyme analysis ( LFT, RFT etc)
- antispasmodics to relieve pain.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

Regards,
Dr. Yogapriya V, General and family physician.
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What Causes Right Sided Acute Abdominal Pain?

Hi. I ve gone through your query and I can understand your anxiety. Most common cause for right sided acute abdomen is appendicitis. Also other causes like, - kidney infections or kidney stones - Hernia ( as far as your age is concerned) - IBS ( irritable bowel syndrome) - Indigestion etc. I advice you to do a USG abdomen & pelvis to rule out underlying pathology if any - Take excess of fluid intake - serum Pancreatic , liver or kidney enzyme analysis ( LFT, RFT etc) - antispasmodics to relieve pain. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care. Regards, Dr. Yogapriya V, General and family physician.