Abdominal discomfort in women can arise from a variety of conditions, spanning from minor infections to digestive issues. Recognizing the causes of abdominal pain in different areas of the abdomen ...

Lower abdominal pain experienced by women during a bowel movement, or while walking, sitting, or lying in specific positions, could be attributed to pelvic adhesions.

All women of childbearing age with abdominal pain should consider the chance that they are pregnant. However, stomach pain is more likely to be serious in an older person.

Nearly one-third of women older than age 65 years have abdominal pain as their presenting symptom of acute MI. Abdominal pain also may accompany other cardiac causes, such as decompensated heart ...

2/ Lower abdominal pain in women: urinary issues Another cause of lower abdominal pain is cystitis . Nearly all women get this UTI at some point in their lives, as cystitis is the inflammation of ...

The location of fat within the body is a better risk indicator for heart disease in older women than the level of obesity, according to a new study in the Nov. 2004 issue of The Journal of ...

Abdominal pain, most of the time, are not serious. They can be diagnosed and promptly treated. 1. Trapped wind may cause short-lived dull ache or cramps in the abdomen.

Around 6,600 people are diagnosed with stomach cancer every year in Britain. Despite the disease not being one of the most ...

Older women randomly assigned a daily 1.2 g calcium supplement for 5 years were no more likely to develop abdominal aortic calcification vs. similar women assigned placebo, according to study data ...

Objective: To find predictors of abdominal obesity (defined by >90th percentile of waist/hip ratio (WHR)) and related factors among 31-y-old men and women. Design: Longitudinal study of the ...

Ovarian cancer, traditionally seen in postmenopausal women, is increasingly affecting younger women in their 30s and 40s. Here are some early signs of ovarian cancer and preventive measures.