Continuing our monthly series, Dr Hannah Rosa asks readers to suggest what’s causing abdominal pain in this young man.

gmail.com A 15-year-old girl was admitted with acute crampy abdominal pain and repeated vomiting over the preceding 2 hours; no fever, diarrhoea or abdominal trauma was reported. She had started ...

Dietl’s crisis is described as episodic, crampy upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting associated with intermittent renal pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction. A child with this crisis often ...

increasing abdominal pressure. The pain may feel crampy or sharp. It typically occurs in the lower abdomen, though it may radiate to the back. Additional constipation symptoms include difficulty ...

The symptom actually seems fairly benign: Abdominal pain. "Abdominal pain has many causes; some of them can be very serious and even life-threatening and might require urgent or emergent treatment," ...

The symptom actually seems fairly benign: Abdominal pain. "Abdominal pain has many causes; some of them can be very serious ...

When it comes to concerning gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, the list is far from short. Prepare yourself for this gross list: rectal bleeding, bloody stool, vomiting, a change in bowel habits and ...

A 72-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden onset crampy, generalised abdominal pain. She had a history of peptic ulcer disease, chronic constipation, and heavy smoking. She ...

A 20-year-old woman with no medical or surgical history presented with acute onset crampy abdominal pain on a background of uninvestigated similar chronic abdominal pain. She became obstructed during ...