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Young male with pain in lower left abdomen. have a lot of gas recently for last week. could this be serious?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Abdominal pain: Abdominal pain lasting for a week is concerning. Causes for left lower quadrant abdominal pain include the following: diverticulitis, pyelonephritis, urinary tract infection, prostatis. Primary bowel issues such as colitis- inflammatory, infectious, IBS. Even an appendicitis can present on left side at times.

Answered 7/7/2019

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