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My daughter has lower right abdomen pain but only when she stands and walks. she said it goes away when she lays down. she is 13 yrs old and she has a?

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Dr. Neigatha Graney answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

See Your Doctor Now: Abdominal pain has numerous causes. A thorough medical history is needed such as duration, location, recent illness and more. Additionally pubertal stage and menstrual history are important to know. Physical examination is a must and will provide crucial info not obvious from the history. Abdominal pain can be associated with serious illness. See your doctor now for prompt diagnosis/treatment.

Answered 11/7/2016

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Time to be seen: A classical sign of early appendicitis is triggered by it's location.It usually sits next to the groin muscle on the right leg. When a kid stands/walks the inflamed appendix can trigger pain.Lying down changes the position. I would go immediately to the doc or ER. If you wait till it gets worse you can change a 1 day hospital stay into weeks or worse.

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