I have a pain in my left upper abdomen. A dull ache that kept me up all night. What might it be?

I have a pain in my left upper abdomen. A dull ache that kept me up all night. What might it be?

Asked by newbie4748625 47 months ago Similar questions: pain left upper abdomen dull ache night Health.

Similar questions: pain left upper abdomen dull ache night.

Call your doctor It is very hard to guess, without knowing your age and gender, and any other symptoms or medical problems, but here's a flowchart from the American Academy of Family Physicians for abdominal pain that can help you decide what to do: flowchart. Pain in the upper left quadrant is fairly unusual; since it kept you up all night, you should call your doctor pronto. Among other serious issues, abdominal pain can be due to a heart attack.

Sources: I'm a medical librarian and former EMT .

Might be that your gall bladder is unhappy with those last 15 onion rings, or the big steak just before you went to bed ... Or maybe your ulcer is unhappy. We can't diagnose online (and I'm certainly not an MD) but there are a number of things which might be contributing to such a problem, but it's almost impossible to come up with an accurate idea what the problem may be when you don't present any information. A dull ache, does it feel better if you drink a glass or two of cool water?

If it continues, please go see your doctor! .

Dr. You need to see a Dr. This could be gall bladder problems, an ulcer, gastro problems, simple intestinal gas problems, pollups, and worse case scenerio, cancer. Don't fool around with something that lingers. I'm not a Dr. but I reccomend you do see one and if necessary have some tests done.Later... Doc .

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I have a cold. When I coughed in the middle of the night, I would notice a sharp pain in the lower left abdomen. Ideas?

My left arm mostly by my wrist hurts feels like stabbing pain, my back hurts ,my chest hurts its dull but throbing.

I have a dull like pain in between my belly button and my left hip. What could that be?

58 y/o, w/m with 3 bouts in two weeks of pain in the upper abdomen & goes thru to the back. Wakes me up & lasts hours.

I'm 14 and i'm having pain on my lower left abdomen, sometimes I end up in tears because of it. Whats wrong with me?

Sore pain in upper left side of head that comes and goes away. And sometimes in different areas of my head. WHAT IS IT?

35 yr old, physically fit male with a dull ache in upper abdomen that worsens when prone. Had for more than a years time.

My husband drank a lot of Starbuck's coffee. He has a dull pain in his lower left back. Pain from?

Adrenals? Kidneys.

Pain started in upper abdomen whats wrong?!

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