But they aren't really cramps, just these pains that happen through out the day. Anyone know what might be the cause?
2006-08-07 04:26:23 · 8 answers · asked by nameless 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
that happens to me sometimes. might be your ovaries if you're ovulating.
2006-08-07 04:30:30 · answer #1 · answered by malintzin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could just be a Gastrointestinal reflex. especially if it is after you eat, could be minutes to an hour or more after you eat something. you body senses that there is more food in the stomach, so it is time to push your prior meal along, so portions of the large intestine may be contracting so that food can be pro pulsed along.
It could also be something else, knowing where the pain is in your abdomen (describe with regards to quadrants... Right Upper quadrant, Right lower, Left upper etc.) based on the location, the internal organs in the area can be taken into consideration. (For eg. RUQ (right upper quadrant) could be assoc. with your gallbladder, RLQ- appendix, ileocecal valve, LUQ-spleen, LLQ-colon), also when you experience it (after meals or not, if after meals, what did you eat), are you experiencing pain anywhere else, does it radiate anywhere? these are all questions that should be answered. talk to your doctor for a diagnosis.
2006-08-07 11:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just about anything.
Let me make you a short list.
Since we don't know where in the abdomen we are with these pains, we'll deal with everything I guess.
Here's just a few to get you started. Put some of these into wikipedia or google and see what you get!
Esophagus - GERD (we call it GORD in Australia cos we spell it Oesophagus) ie. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Lungs - viral pleurisy or pneumonia affecting the bases of the lungs
Heart - inferior myocardial infarction
Diaphragm - abscess, trauma, fitzhugh-curtis syndrome
Stomach - gastritis (something you ate/drank?), stomach ulcer, stomach cancer
Intestines - duodenal ulcer, viral illnesses (gastroenteritis, mesenteric adenitis), bacterial gastroenteritis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, constipation, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, bowel obstruction, ileus, malabsorption, proctitis, haemorrhoids, anal fissure, irritable bowel syndrome, trauma, torsion appendices epiploicae
Pancreas - pancreatitis
Liver/Biliary - gallstones: biliary colic, cholecystitis, cholangitis, gall stone ileus
Kidneys - urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis) - urinary calculus - polycystic kidney disease +/- clot colic
Bladder - urinary tract infection (cystitis), bladder stone, urinary retention
Gynae - ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, miscarriage, endometriosis/adenomyosis, ovarian torsion
Skin - scabies, shingles
Muscles - muscular strain/sprain of abdominal wall
In practical terms, you could
1) go to a hospital if it's VERY bad
2) go to see your doctor if it's quite bad
3) take something and see if it goes away or becomes 1 or 2 above (eg. acetaminophen, buscopan/hyoscine)
2006-08-07 11:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gas
2006-08-07 11:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by Baby Jack born 4/5/09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a zillion different things causing it.
its a symptom of something that you and
your doctor need to discuss.
ab pains are a common symptom,
so unfortunately we cant really diagnose you.
sorry! and good luck!
2006-08-07 11:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by Mollerina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be lots of different things but you should see a doctor just to be sure it's nothing serious
2006-08-07 11:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the aliens that possessed you.
2006-08-07 11:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are expecting a baby or more...
2006-08-07 11:30:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋