Also called: Bellyache
Important: This page is general information, not medical advice. It does not recommend or prescribe any treatment. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.
About Abdominal Pain
Your abdomen extends from below your chest to your groin. Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs. Pain in the abdomen can come from any one of them. The pain may start somewhere else, such as your chest. Severe pain doesn't always mean a serious problem. Nor does mild pain mean a problem is not serious.
Call your health care provider if mild pain lasts a week or more or if you have pain with other symptoms. Get medical help immediately if:
- You have abdominal pain that is sudden and sharp
- You also have pain in your chest, neck or shoulder
- You're vomiting blood or have blood in your stool
- Your abdomen is stiff, hard and tender to touch
- You can't move your bowels, especially if you're also vomiting
It sits within Digestive System and Symptoms.
When to speak to someone. Reading about a topic cannot tell you whether it applies to you. Speak to a doctor or pharmacist if symptoms are severe, sudden, getting worse, or simply not going away — and seek emergency care immediately for chest pain, breathing difficulty, sudden weakness or confusion, or a serious allergic reaction.
Research on Abdominal Pain
1,273 studies areregistered for this condition on ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's public registry. A selection is below — the links go straight to the registry entry, not to a summary of ours.
What a registered study does and does not mean. Registration means a study exists and has been declared publicly. It says nothing about whether the treatment being tested works, is safe, or is available to you. Many studies find no benefit — that is what research is for. Never seek out an experimental treatment on the strength of a registry entry alone.
Research currently under way
- Vibration, Massage, and Myofascial Release in Primary DysmenorrheaIstanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Outcomes of 10 mmHg Versus 15 mmHg Intra-abdominal PressureAnkara Etlik City Hospital
- Efficacy of Adding Intrathecal Morphine to Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Midline LaparotomySohag University
- Acetaminophen vs Placebo for Postoperative Analgesia After Abdominal SurgeryKonya City Hospital
- Phase II Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of HSK55718 in the Treatment of Abdominal Postoperative PainYingyong Zhou,MD,PhD
- Simulation-Free Celiac Plexus Pain Ablation Using Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in Participants With Cancer-Related Celiac PainCase Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research already completed
- Auriculo-Nerve Stimulation on Post-Operative Opioid RequirementJacques E. Chelly
- A Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetic Profile of TRD303 for Postoperative Analgesia After Abdominal Surgery in China.The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
- Interfascial Abdominal Wall Block for Gynecological Laparoskopy: A Randomized Clinical TrialMedical and Diagnostic Center "MEDION" LLC
- Stress Ball and Video Distraction During Pediatric EnemaManisa Celal Bayar University
- Empowered Relief for YouthStanford University
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CIN-102 (Deudomperidone) in Adult Subjects With Idiopathic Gastroparesis.CinDome Pharma, Inc.
Study data from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2026-07-30. Registry entries are supplied by study sponsors and investigators; ClinicalTrials.gov does not verify their scientific validity. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH.
Where to read more
Rather than paraphrase, we point you to the primary sources. Every link below is to a government health agency, a national institute or a recognised medical body — grouped by what you are trying to find out.
Start Here
- Abdominal PainMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Abdominal Pain SyndromeAmerican College of Gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Tests
- Abdominal and Pelvic CTRadiological Society of North America
- Abdominal Pain (Stomach Pain), Long-TermAmerican Academy of Family Physicians
- Abdominal Pain (Stomach Pain), Short-TermAmerican Academy of Family Physicians
- Abdominal UltrasoundRadiological Society of North America
- Endoscopy: MedlinePlus Health TopicNational Library of Medicine
Medical subject headings
Clinicians and researchers index this subject under Abdominal Pain. These are the terms to use when searching medical literature.
This page is built from the MedlinePlus health topic record for Abdominal Pain, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health. Information is from MedlinePlus.gov. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH. Retrieved 30 July 2026.