Nausea or vomiting, Pain or discomfort and Stomach cramps

Nausea or vomiting, Pain or discomfort and Stomach cramps

WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms nausea or vomiting, pain or discomfort and stomach cramps including Gastroenteritis, Panic attack, and Irritable bowel syndrome.

There are 87 conditions associated with nausea or vomiting, pain or discomfort and stomach cramps. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions.

Causes of Upper Abdominal Pain and Nausea

The abdomen describes the region of the body that expands from the chest cavity to the pelvis. Because so many organs reside in the abdominal cavity, abdominal pain can occur due to many different conditions. The intensity of the abdominal pain does not always indicate the seriousness of the underlying condition, as indicated by MedLine Plus, a website of the National Institutes ofHealth. Conditions that cause upper abdominal pain along with nausea range from the simple stomach flu to more serious conditions such as acute pancreatitis.

Gastroenteritis

Approximately 1 billion episodes of gastroenteritis, commonly called the stomach flu, occur worldwide each year, according to the Merck Manual. Gastroenteritis describes a group of illnesses that cause inflammation of the lining of the stomach, small intestine or large intestine.

Viruses such as the rotavirus or norovirus cause viral gastroenteritis with symptoms including upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and watery diarrhea. The viruses usually spread through hand to mouth contact but can also be spread through contaminated foods when food handlers with the virus fail to wash their hands.

Bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella cause bacterial gastroenteritis, often referred to as food poisoning. Giardia, a parasite commonly found in water sources, also causes gastroenteritis. Symptoms include abdominal cramps or pain often in the upper region, nausea, vomiting, bloody stools and loss of appetite. Infection with these organisms usually occurs through contaminated food or drink products.