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When I sneeze my lower abdomen hurts

A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ipe Kalathoor
Internal Medicine 19 years experience
Sprain: Could be simple muscle sprain, could be many other things including hernia.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Schedule a visit: If this is happening consistently i would schedule a visit with your doctor to be evaluated for a hernia. Young women often have undiagnosed hernias i... Read More
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Dr. Arthur Heller
Gastroenterology 45 years experience
See MD soon: Sneezing increases abdominal and pelvic pressure and tightens abdominal muscles. Hernias of groin or abdominal wall can be aggravated by sneeze or cou... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Haider Goussous
Addiction Medicine 65 years experience
Muscular pain: Most of the time this is muscular pain from the sudden contraction of your abdominal muscles.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Harold Kim
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 30 years experience
No: But, if you have pulled a muscle in lower abdomen or muscles attached to your ribs, these will suddenly contract with a sneeze causing pain. So, after... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. M. Hytham Beck
Surgery 45 years experience
Rubbing: it could be from the rubbing make sure you drink a lot of water if symptoms persisted or associated with fever see a doctor
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Howard Hack
Gastroenterology 35 years experience
See your doctor: There is not enough information here to make any helpful recommendations other than to review this in detail with your physician.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Rasak
Cardiology 35 years experience
Muscle strain: Sneezing recruits abdominal muscles . In general these muscles are not used on a daily basis. Your feeling symptoms similar to doing sit ups and being... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Dickson
General Surgery 25 years experience
Muscle strain?: Probably just a muscle strain. But why the colonoscopy and EGD at age 20? If the pain worsens, you need to see your doctor.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
This doesn't sound unhealthy or abnormal in any way. Nothing to worry about.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Anissian
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Hernia?: Do you have any protrustions like a hernia? When you sneeze the intraabdominal pressure increases and can cause a hernia to protrude. Rolling over in ... Read More
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