I have really sharp stomach pain from 1-10(10 being worst) it was like a 10. Please help!!!?

Digestive Disorders

The lower left abdominal area is where most bowel pain occurs and is often caused by Diverticulitis or other digestive disorders. Lower right side pain can be your appendix or inflammation of the colon.

You could have a spastic colon, also described as Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This condition can cause painful bowel contractions, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, or constipation. IBS can also alternate between these symptoms. Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be something that is recurrent in your life, with occasional periods of flare up and then remission. A spastic colon can be painful and difficult condition from which you may suffer indefinitely.

Many people self diagnose a spastic colon or IBS after looking at the symptoms. This can be a grave error. Colon pain can also be a symptom of other serious conditions so needs to be diagnosed by a professional.

Other causes of bowel pain may include:

* Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

* Ulcerative Colitis

* Crohn’s Disease

* Celiac Disease

* Bacterial infection

* Parasitic infestation

* Colon Cancer

* A bowel obstruction

Dealing with Bowel Pain

It’s important to seek attention for any sudden or intense pain to determine the cause and work on a solution. The longer bowel pain is untreated, the more your risk of it becoming serious.

If you have pain, you may need to provide stool and blood samples for testing purposes. You might also need to undergo an x-ray or ultrasound procedure. A barium enema, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy may also be required to rule out blockages, cancer, or other internal problems. Especially in the case of colon cancer, early detection is the key to reducing mortality rates.

If your bowel pain is related to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you may be asked to maintain a food journal to detail your dietary habits and bowel movements plus document any pain you’re having so potential links can be detected.

While a spastic colon or IBS don’t cause long-term damage to the bowels, they can affect your quality of life in a negative fashion. If a person suffers from IBS, very often their symptoms can be managed by improving their diet so flare-ups are reduced.

If your bowel pain is due to a problem such as Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s disease, your healthcare provider can work with you to develop a treatment plan centered on improving diet, drinking purified water, exercising more often, and getting plenty of rest. Self-diagnosis of medical problems can be dangerous. Your bowel pain could be something easily managed with these natural methods for self-healing.

Many people suffer an occasional bout of bowel pain that resolves itself once the offending situation is resolved i.e. you stop eating the irritating foods or you start taking better care of your digestive health. Don’t feel that you have to run to a doctor the moment you feel any minor discomfort; but, if you experience symptoms of persistent or worsening pain, diarrhea or bloating, or cannot produce bowel movements normally, you will need to investigate further. If you ignore the pain, however, it could worsen until it becomes lethal!

I would suggest you start thinking about a colon cleanse, most people that do this will see the majority of there symptoms go away. I speak to people with these issues all day, and a colon cleanse helps considerably.

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It could be any of these and you really won't know unless you see a doctor.

1. Excessive gas

2. Chronic constipation

3. Lactose intolerance (milk intolerance)

4. Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu)

5. Irritable bowel syndrome

6. Heartburn or indigestion

7. Gastroesophageal reflux

8. Ulcers

9. Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) with or without gallstones

10. Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix)

11. Diverticular disease, including inflammation of small pouches that form in the large intestines (diverticulitis)

12. Bowel obstruction -- in addition to pain, this causes nausea, bloating, vomiting, and inability to pass gas or stool

13. Food allergy

14. Food poisoning (salmonella, shigella)

15. Hernia

16. Kidney stones

17. Urinary tract infections

18. Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)

19. Intussusception (telescoping intestines) -- while uncommon, this is a serious possible cause of pain in an infant who may be drawing his or knees to the chest and crying to indicate the pain

20. Dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm -- bleeding into the wall of the aorta

21Parasite infections (Giardia)

22. Sickle cell crisis

23. Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis (two different types of inflammatory bowel disease)

24. Epiploic appendagitis

Well if it was just pain, I would say use a heating pad and lay down, but the fever is cause for concern. Did you eat something? Did it just start? What was the pain like? Where is the pain? Are you vomiting? How old are you, can you go to the hospital or call your primary care physician.

I wish you the best.

Since you rate the pain as "10", this is severe and you should go to the emergency room at your nearby hospital. You should not seek a diagnosis here. Especially since it is accompanied by a low grade fever, it could be numerous things for which a doctor would need to examine you prior to diagnosis.

sometimes gas can be extreeeeeeeeeemely painful and it could feel like something else, but it can also be something serious. The pain from the gas can cause you to panic and this could cause the fever. To relieve that, I guess theres only 2 ways, but you should consult your doctor if the pain continues.

Your symptoms are pretty vague - it could be a gallstone, a kidney stone, appendix, gas, or food poisoning...

I'd say tough it out until Monday except for the fever - that is worrysome... I'd say the ER or on call doc is a good idea.

Does it hurt on the lower right side, when you press on your stomach and then release it over the lower right side, does it hurt on release? If it does and your vomiting then go to the doctors. You probably have appendicitis. They can perform an appendectomy which is a pretty simple surgery. If not then I don't know. Probably just gas or stress.

if you have a slight fever then maybe you should go see a doctor.could be stomach flu or even worse .and maybe nothing

have it check out

If you have a fever ...then you should see a doctor...it could be a virus...food poisoning, or appendicitis. Call an ambulance.

It maybe a number of things Go to the ER now !