Abdominal pain warns of many dangerous diseases

Severe abdominal pain after eating fat is a sign of gallbladder damage. Pain in the lower abdomen with nausea, fever, chills, watch out for kidney stones.

Abdominal pain in different positions indicates different health conditions. A needle-like pain or feeling pressure in the upper abdomen just below the ribs, you may have heart problems, said Kristine Arthur, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Orange Coast Medical Center. This is certainly true if the pain persists or you have other symptoms such as shortness of breath.

After eating a lot of fat, you feel excruciating pain that doesn't go away, so check your gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped pouch located below the liver, whose main function is to store bile and bring it to the small intestine, where fat is digested. When the gallbladder is inflamed, it is often caused by gallstones that block the bile duct leading to the small intestine, causing bile to accumulate and cause illness.

Pain in the upper and middle of the abdomen that occurs together with nausea and belching may be a sign of a heart attack. Pain with breathing difficulties, is an emergency sign.

Knife-like pain stabbing into the lower abdomen accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever and chills, watch out for kidney stones.

Sudden pain on the right side of the lower abdomen , especially if accompanied by fever, is a sign of appendicitis. The appendicitis pain usually begins around the navel area and moves down to the lower abdomen, increasing pain, with or without causing fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation. If you experience these symptoms and the pain persists, is abnormal, seek medical attention immediately. Appendicitis often requires surgery, if the appendix bursts, it can cause an infection or death.

Abdominal pain is a sign of many illnesses, depending on the location of the pain.(Photo: Self).

You are suffering from flatulence and diarrhea or constipation, abdominal cramps, which are signs of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Chronic irritable bowel syndrome affects 25 to 45 million Americans, according to the International Organization for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction. The syndrome appears in all ages, most commonly under the age of 50 and 2 out of 3 people are female.

When abdominal pain occurs suddenly - especially in people with a history of peptic ulcer disease or taking too much aspirin or NSAIDs, it may be a sign of a perforation. This condition is considered a surgical emergency, otherwise it may lead to peritonitis, causing septic shock in the abdominal cavity. In this case, the patient needs surgery to manage the stomach puncture.

Pain in the lower left area of the abdomen is a manifestation of diverticulitis, the small pouch in the colon can be clogged and perforation. The treatment regimen is with antibiotics and stool softening to reduce the risk of abscess formation.

If you are completely unable to exercise due to stomach pain, you may have por porria, a group of disorders caused by the accumulation of natural chemicals that produce porphyrins in your body. You will feel exhausted, paralyzed extremities and mental changes like anxiety or depression.

Finally, if you have abdominal pain, unintended weight loss, blood in your stool, anemia, a family of people with gastrointestinal cancer or inflammatory bowel disease, you should be screened for disease screening.

• Don't ignore the pain in these areas, you may have to pay with your life