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How to tell if lower left abdomen pain is from descending colon or muscle? dull pain, sharp when twisting body right. had for 4 days slowly better.

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Abdominal pain: Pain from muscle will completely relieve in certain positions, from colon it will remain.

Answered 10/1/2015

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A member asked:

How to tell if lower left abdomen pain is from descending colon or muscle? dull pain, sharp when twisting body right. had for 4 days slowly better.

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Dr. Andrew Lipton answered

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