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Preventing Acute Abdomen

Depending on the underlying condition causing acute abdomen, prevention measures will vary. Talk with your doctor about preventing conditions that cause acute abdomen.

RESOURCES:

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://familydoctor.org/527.xml

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm

CANADIAN RESOURCES:

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG)
http://www.cag-acg.org/home.htm

Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
http://www.cdhf.ca/aboutcdhf.htm

References:

Abdominal pain, short-term. American Academy of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://familydoctor.org/527.xml. Accessed November 18, 2006.

Acute abdomen and surgical gastroenterology. The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library website. Available at http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch011/ch011b.html . Accessed November 30, 2006.

Acute abdominal pain in children. American Academy of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030601/2321.html . Accessed November 24, 2006.

Digestive diseases A-Z list. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) website. Available at http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/a-z.asp. Accessed November 24, 2006.

Oxford Reference: Concise Medical Dictionary . 3rd ed. Oxford University Press: Market House Books; 1990.

Zeller JL. Acute abdominal pain. JAMA . 296(14):1800. Available at:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/296/14/1800 . Accessed November 19, 2006.

Last reviewed November 2008 by Daus Mahnke, MD

Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Talk about it in the:
Acute Abdomen Support Group

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