Non-specific or uncomplicated abdominal pain

Abdominal pain is a symptom, not a disease. Its intensity does not always reflect the severity of the underlying cause.

The most common causes are viral gastroenteritis, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerance and mild poisoning, menstruation, urinary tract infections and muscle fatigue.

Other symptoms or signs, such as abdominal swelling or changes in bowel movements and flatulence, may be associated with it.

It is a diagnosis of exclusion, made by ruling out other conditions.

It is advisable to improve your eating habits and use antacids and/or common painkillers to relieve the pain.

It is not usually necessary to go to the emergency department unless the abdomen is hard and tender, painkillers are not tolerated, there is an inability to defecate, vomiting or blood in the stool, trauma or the possibility of pregnancy.