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A friend experiencing a sharp pain in the lower abdomen on the left hand side, nausea and vomiting. what could be the possible sickness?

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Many possibilities..: Finding out the cause of abdominal pain is like solving a mystery: we collect clues from one's symptoms, history, examination+/- tests. Therefore, a "hands-on" eval is critical. In general, causes of left lower abdominal pain can include irritable bowel, diverticular disease, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, intestinal or gynecologic cancers, urinary tract infections, etc...

Answered 12/9/2013

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