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What Could Be Done For Abdominal Pain While Coughing And Sneezing?
Being treated for flu related pneumonia with steroids and antibiotics. Woke up with severe stabbing pain on rt lwr abdomen just above hip when coughing. No real pain any other time except when sneezing or coughing. Pain now has moved laterally 6" across abdomen to just below rt rib cage. Abdomen feels pretty hard.
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
HI. The most probable reason can be inflammation of appendix, large bowel or even the gall bladder. When these organs are severely swollen even sneezing can increase the pain.
Te best way to get a diagnosis os to have a clinical examination by a Doctor ( preferably a Surgeon) and undergo ultrasonography / CT Scan
Te best way to get a diagnosis os to have a clinical examination by a Doctor ( preferably a Surgeon) and undergo ultrasonography / CT Scan
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