• Acute abdomen is any serious acute intra-abdominal condition attended by sudden onset, pain, tenderness, and muscular rigidity, and usually requiring emergency surgery.
• Indigestion • Constipation • Infection • Food poisoning • Food allergies • Gas • Lactose intolerance • Peptic Ulcers • Hernia • Gallstones • Crohn"s disease • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) • Appendicitis
• Infancy or childhood • Increased age
• Pain in abdomen • Fever • Nausea/Vomiting • Constipation/Diarrhoea • Distension of abdomen
• Biochemistry • Ultrasound • CT scan • Endoscopy • MRI scan (rarely in emergency)
Based on the cause of problem- • Medications – in majority of patients • Diet or lifestyle changes • Surgery