What causes abdominal pain and cramping ?
Patient: I have had lower abdominal pain for a week. Feels like I have to go to the bathroom, some cramping also. Pain is dull. I have had regular bowel movements, but the pain is there. My appetite is less than normal but when I am hungry seems like the pain is more pronounced. Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your query.Your history>>lower abdominal pain for a week- increases on empty stomach- feeling like going to bathroom- This can be due to enteritis, that is inflammation of the intestines of mild nature not causing other symptoms to creep up.A course of an antibiotic suitable for intestinal infection like cefixime will be diagnostic if you are getting a relief and therapeutic if it is helping to get a cure with a course of 5 to 7 days.If no relief - you may please go for blood and stool investigations, ultrasonography of the abdomen to see the cause