lower right abdomen pain

[qpalzm1]

I have had this lower right abdomen pain for months now.  It's not so painful, and I only feel it when I tense my abdomen muscle or flex and it feels kind of like mild pain and tension.  The pain comes and goes and I have examined that area and I can't feel anything abnormal.  If you were to draw a straight up and down line through the middle of my body through the belly button, the pain is right in the middle of that line and the top of my right pelvic bone.  Any idea what it could be?

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

'Lower right abdominal pain shall be defined as abdominal pain occurring to the right of an imaginary line drawn below the belly button or umbilicus.'

http://www.abdopain.com/lower-right-abdominal-pain.html

You need to consult a doctor to rule out appendicitis, kidney stones, diverticulitis, crohn's disease, pelvic inflammatory disease etc.

The further plan of management would involve -

'-Blood tests including full blood count, electrolytes, urea, creatinine, liver function tests, pregnancy test and lipase.
-Urinalysis
-Imaging including erect chest X-ray and plain films of the abdomen
-An electrocardiograph to rule out a heart attack which can occasionally present as abdominal pain

If diagnosis remains unclear after history, examination and basic investigations as above then more advanced investigations may reveal a diagnosis. These as such would include

-Computed Tomography of the abdomen/pelvis
-Abdominal or pelvic ultrasound
-Endoscopy and colonoscopy'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_pain

Let us know about what your doctor advises and if you need any further information.

Regards.

[shawnaleah13]

maybe it is your appendix?? i would say go to the doctor before it bursts!