What causes an overnight lower abdominal pain?
Patient: I am a 55 yr old reasonably fit male. I weight 87kgs at 173 cms tall. Overnight I have developed a lower abdomen pain - below the stomach button. I have now had it 16-17 hours. It is deeply seated. I haven't had the much to eat since I am doing the 5/2 diet to reduce my weight to a goal of 83kgs as I am an active rugby referee in New Zealand. I ate the same as my family last evening (i.e. a small piece of fried pork,  120 gms boiled potatoes and 100 gms mixed green vegetables). I have been able pass urine after drinking 1 cup of tea and 2 cups of coffee and probably 2 litres of water. I thought it was a bowel problem but I was able to go about 12-14 hrs ago. I have suffered from lots of gas over the last few years and that can be really uncomfortable and again I thought that was the problem but it is a sharper pain. I had a small dinner 3 hours ago and the pain was immediately worse. I have been having raspberries, blueberries and cherries over the last week and wonder if a cherry stone could a blockage or could there be another issue/ Doctor: Hi. This ca not be due to berries as there would have been distension, vomiting, constipation if here would have been an obstruction..This may be an intestinal infection because your pain is almost constant. A course of an antibiotic , metronidazole and probiotic should be of help. It is better to get checked by a Doctor as you need a  clinical treatment and a prescription too. On a safe side go for an ultrasonograpy to rule out any other organic lesion/.