A member asked:

Fell off a horse on tuesday. have had abdominal pain since. today (friday) it is worse. should i have it checked out?

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Dr. Amy Friedman answered

Specializes in Transplant Surgery

Yes - now.: A fall from a horse is considered "blunt trauma". The most common serious abdominal injury from blunt trauma is a ruptured spleen which might cause exactly these symptoms. Without seeing you, there is no question that the symptoms you are describing merit a real examination and, at the discretion of the examiner, an abdominal ct scan. Please go now. You may be bleeding internally.

Answered 3/14/2013

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