of your abdomen, including your liver and right kidney, as well
as your gallbladder. Serious causes of pain in this area include:
Hepatitis, including alcoholic hepatitis, toxic hepatitis, viral hepatitis, metabolic hepatitis, and autoimmune hepatitis
Gallstones
Liver disease, including liver cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Inflammation of your gallbladder, called cholecystitis
Kidney infection
Kidney stones
Duodenal ulcer
Large bowel obstruction
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When to Call the Doctor About Abdominal Pain
If your abdominal pain is serious, doesn’t go away, or keeps coming back, talk to your doctor.
