symptoms
Abdominal Pain
腹痛 (fukutsū)
Abdominal pain is discomfort or pain felt anywhere between the chest and groin. It ranges from mild and self-limiting (gas, indigestion) to severe and life-threatening (appendicitis, perforated ulcer, ectopic pregnancy). The location, character, and associated symptoms help guide diagnosis. Sudden severe abdominal pain is a medical emergency.
At Japanese clinics, doctors often ask patients to point to the location of pain and rate it on a scale of 0–10 (痛みの強さ, itami no tsuyosa).
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Abdominal Pain |
| Japanese (日本語) | 腹痛 |
| Chinese (中文) | 腹痛 |
| Korean (한국어) | 복통 |
| Portuguese | Dor abdominal |
| Spanish | Dolor abdominal |
| Filipino | Sakit sa tiyan |
| Thai | ปวดท้อง |
| Vietnamese | Đau bụng |
| Romanization | fukutsū |
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