What Causes Pain In Lower Left Side Of Abdomen?

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2015

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Question : What can cause pain on your left side and left lower abdomen to hurt in a female 70 years old. Pain that comes and go. Hurting one day and it ease up the next day.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
intestinal pain usually

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

The most common source of intermittent pain is the intestine. Too much gas or an irritated diverticulum may cause pain. The irritable bowel syndrome is a common cause of intestinal pain.

Other potential causes may include renal stones descending to the bladder, intestinal tumors, pelvic inflammation, etc.

I would consider the functional pain (irritable bowel syndrome) the most common cause because of the intermittent nature and the lack of other symptoms like fever etc.

A visit to your doctor would be very helpful to exclude the most urgent causes like diverticulitis etc

I hope you find my comments helpful!
You can contact me again if you'd like any clarification or further information.

Kind regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 minutes later)

What if its accompanied by fever and vomiting a little.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
gastroenteritis is possible

Detailed Answer:
Fever, vomiting and investment pain may be caused by gastroenteritis, diverticulitis and pelvic inflammation among others.
Gastroenteritis is the most common one.

Kind regards!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar