A red flag stomach pain is stomach pain that is severe, comes on suddenly or is accompanied along with other symptoms like blood in your poop, radiating pain or fever.
If the stomach pain is severe and makes it hard to eat, drink or move or if the stomach pain is sudden or you have any blood in your poop or vomit or you have a fever above 100.4 F those are red flags and can mean the stomach pain is serious enough that you need to seek medical attention and go to the hospital.
You could also go to the Urgent care center and if the stomach pain happens to be serious enough they may refer you to the ER for further treatment.
The pain between the ribs and the stomach is known as Epigastric pain which is a pain that is felt between the ribs and the belly button and usually on the left side.
Mild cases of epigastric pain usually go away on their own in a few days although severe cases require treatment.
The red flags for abdominal pain are pain that is severe and unrelenting, especially with a rigid abdomen or pain that radiates to your back.
Other red flags for abdominal pain are severe pain that is accompanied by vomiting blood, high fever or intense and sudden pain.
The 3 types of abdominal pain are referred pain, visceral pain and parietal pain.
The visceral pain occurs when the nerves which run through the walls of an organ become stretched and the pain is not usually well localized and feels like a cramp or dull ache.
Parietal pain is pain that results from irritation to your parietal peritoneal wall.
The parietal pain is sharp pain and can also be localized by pointing to a certain spot.
Referred pain is pain when you have an injury in one area of the body but feel pain elsewhere.
Abdominal pain can be caused by serious issues and less serious issues.
The less serious causes of abdominal pain include constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, food allergies, lactose intolerance, food poisoning, and a stomach virus.
Other, more serious, causes include appendicitis, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a bowel blockage, cancer, and gastroesophageal reflux.
The different types of abdominal and stomach pain are.
Stomach Virus.
Pain with bloody diarrhea.
General Abdominal pain with bloating.
Abdominal Pain with diarrhea.
Burning or pain in your upper middle abdomen.
Sharp Pain in your lower right side of your abdomen.
Sharp stabbing pain in the upper right of your abdomen.
Uncomfortable Bloating.
Signs that something is wrong with your intestines are frequent diarrhea, constipation, constant gas and bloating, GERD, IBS and nausea.
You may also have something wrong with your intestines if you have bloody poop or if the poop does not look normal.
You can tell and know when something is wrong with your stomach by the symptoms of stomach issues.
Signs and symptoms that something is wrong with your stomach include stomach pain, stomach cramping, diarrhea, vomiting, sharp stomach pain, nausea and vomiting.
If you experience persistent heartburn, bad breath, tooth erosion, nausea, pain in your chest or upper part of your abdomen, or have trouble swallowing or breathing, see your doctor.
Diseases that can affect the stomach are.
Chron's disease.
Celiac Disease.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO
Ulcerative colitis.
You should see a doctor or go to the ER for stomach pain if the stomach pain or abdominal pain is severe and unrelenting, your stomach is tender to the touch, or if the pain extends to your back.
You should go to the ER for stomach pain if the stomach pain gets worse or does not go away within a week or two weeks.
Most stomach pain is nothing serious and usually goes away on it's own but if the stomach pain gets worse or persists longer than a few weeks or even a week you may want to see the doctor or go to the ER.
Or if you get a stabbing stomach pain that comes on suddenly you should go to the ER to get checked out just to be safe.
If your stomach pain won't go away you may have a stomach infection, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Stomach Cancer, digestive issues etc.
If the stomach pain won't go away within a few weeks you should see a doctor to rule out any other possible more serious conditions.
Signs that your stomach pain could be serious are the stomach or abdominal pain is severe and unrelenting, your stomach is tender to the touch, or if the pain extends to your back, you should immediately visit the closest emergency department.
Other signs that your stomach pain is serious include.
Constant or severe abdominal pain.
Pain associated with a high fever.
Changes in pain intensity or location, such as going from a dull ache to a sharp stab or starting in one area and radiating to another.