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51 year old male and am having occasional sharp pain in my lower stomach on the right side. started 2 days ago more freq now more frequent now..any ideas what this might be? feels like a knife of a burning sensation. it comes and goes. seems more frequ

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Dr. James McClurg answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

We : We divide the abdomen in quadrants. Pain in the right lower quadrant could be appendicitis. If you have had pain for 2 days i would recommend a visit to the er to have this evaluated. You don't want a ruptured appendix...... It is not fun.

Answered 1/5/2019

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RLQ pain: Pain in the right lower quadrant could be appendicitis. I would recommend a visit to the er or at the least your PCP.

Answered 4/1/2019

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