Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Abdominal pain is considered chronic if it lasts for more than three months. The pain may be constant or it can come and go over the three-month period or longer.

When you have right side abdominal pain, this is by far the most common suspect, as the pain is in the exact location of your appendix—a tube-like organ attached to the large intestine.

Abdominal distension is a noticeable swelling of your belly. Your abdomen (the area between your hips and chest) can grow larger than normal for many reasons, such as food intolerance, digestive ...

Not everyone with an enlarged spleen will experience symptoms, but it can feel like a pain in the abdomen where the spleen is located. Learn more about an enlarged spleen. Treatment for epigastric ...