Q When does lower abdominal pain mean going to the emergency room?
A Pain that starts suddenly and keeps worsening, pain with fever, or pain so severe you cannot bear the abdomen being touched needs immediate care. The same applies to pain that begins around the navel and migrates to the right lower abdomen, blood in the stool or black stools, and repeated vomiting. Severe lower abdominal pain when pregnancy is possible must be assessed without delay.
Detailed Answer
The following signs mean testing or emergency care comes before Korean medicine care.
- Pain that starts suddenly and intensifies with time
- Fever or chills alongside it
- Pain that begins near the navel and migrates to the right lower abdomen
- Blood in the stool, black stools, or repeated vomiting
- Pain or blood on urination
- One-sided lower abdominal pain when pregnancy is possible
- Unintended weight loss, or pain that wakes you at night
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
We check these items first at the clinic and direct you to emergency or specialist care when they apply. Beginning only after dangerous causes are excluded is the rule.
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