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Diverticulitis - can it cause shoulder pain?
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Not likely: Because it is usually located in sigmoid colon, which is lower left abdomen. Upper abdominal problems can, at times, cause irritation of diaphragm and referred shoulder pain.
Answered 4/14/2018
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