Possible causes of Upper abdominal pain

43 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.

• Celiac disease (gluten intestinal disease) Common
• Cholecystitis (infected gallbladder) Common Urgent
• Choledocholithiasis (stone in bile duct) Common Urgent
• Cholelithiasis (gallstones) Common
• Constipation Common Pediatric
• Gastric ulcer (stomach ulcer) Common Urgent
• Gastritis (stomach inflammation) Common
• Gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestinal lining) Common Pediatric
• Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) Common Pediatric
• Hiatal hernia Common
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Common
• Lactose intolerance Common Pediatric
• Nephrolithiasis (kidney stone) Common
• Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation) Common Urgent
• Ventral hernia Common Pediatric
• Large bowel obstruction (intestine blockage) Urgent
• Splenic infarction (death of spleen) Urgent
• Appendicitis Urgent
• Bowel obstruction (intestinal blockage) Urgent
• Bronchitis (bronchial tube infection)
• Cellulitis (skin infection)
• Colonic diverticulitis (large intestine inflammation of diverticula) Urgent
• Costochondritis (chest wall inflammation)
• Dissecting aortic aneurysm (tearing and dilation of the aorta) Urgent
• Diverticulosis
• Endometriosis (uterine tissue outside the uterus)
• Esophageal stricture
• Esophagitis (esophageal inflammation)
• Gastroparesis
• Hernia
• Inguinal hernia (groin hernia)
• Ligament sprain
• Ovarian cyst
• Pancreatitis, chronic (pancreas inflammation) Urgent
• Peptic ulcer (ulcer in the stomach or duodenum)
• Pneumonia (lung infection) Urgent
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) Urgent
• Shingles (herpes zoster)
• Stomach cancer (gastric cancer)
• Umbilical hernia (belly button hernia)
• Unstable angina (pre heart attack chest pain) Urgent
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)