Why Does My Stomach Hurt Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Which option best describes nausea or vomiting?
I have neither nausea nor vomiting.
I feel mildly nauseated but can eat or drink.
I have vomited once or twice or am struggling to eat normal portions.
Vomiting is repeated, green, or accompanied by severe pain, swelling, blood, or inability to drink.
2. Have you noticed blood or an unusual dark appearance in vomit or bowel movements?
No blood, black tarry stool, or coffee-ground-like vomit.
I noticed a small bright-red streak on tissue after straining.
My stool looked unusually dark, but I also used iron, bismuth, or a dark-colored food.
I vomited blood or coffee-ground-like material, passed substantial blood, or had unexplained black tarry stool.
3. Are urinary symptoms occurring with the abdominal pain?
Urination feels normal, with no blood or unusual difficulty.
I am urinating somewhat more often or feel mild pressure.
I have burning, urgency, cloudy urine, or pain toward my side or back.
I cannot urinate, or I have visible blood or side pain together with fever, vomiting, faintness, or severe pain.
4. Did the pain occur around medicine, supplement, alcohol, or another substance use?
There was no recent change, unusual dose, or clear substance connection.
It followed a new supplement, occasional pain reliever, or more alcohol than is typical for me.
It began after starting or increasing a medicine, or during frequent use of anti-inflammatory pain relievers.
I may have taken too much, mixed dangerous substances, or swallowed a chemical, caustic product, or unknown item.
5. How has the pain changed since it began?
It started recently and is steadily easing.
It comes and goes without a clear worsening trend.
It has persisted for several days or keeps returning over weeks.
It is rapidly worsening, becoming constant, or spreading with severe symptoms.
6. What other whole-body symptoms are occurring with the pain?
None of the listed symptoms; I feel alert and generally steady.
I feel mildly tired, chilled, or warmer than usual.
I have a measured fever or repeated shaking chills but remain alert.
I have fainted, feel confused, am difficult to wake, or have serious trouble breathing.
7. Over the past several hours, how well have you been able to take in fluids?
I can drink normally and am urinating about as usual.
I am drinking somewhat less, but I can keep fluids down.
Nausea or vomiting makes drinking difficult, although I can keep down small sips.
I cannot keep fluids down, am barely urinating, or become faint when I stand.
8. What recent injury, procedure, or health history could be relevant?
No recent injury or procedure and no known condition that changes my medical risk.
The pain followed unusual exercise, lifting, coughing, or a minor strain.
I recently had abdominal treatment or surgery, or I have a digestive, kidney, liver, immune, or metabolic condition.
Pain followed a significant blow or injury, or I have severe worsening pain or fever after surgery or while medically vulnerable.
9. Which statement best describes swelling and your ability to pass stool or gas?
My abdomen is not unusually swollen, and I can pass stool or gas.
I feel mildly bloated, but gas or bowel movements still pass.
The swelling is pronounced or increasingly uncomfortable, though I can still pass some gas or stool.
My abdomen is markedly swollen and painful, and I cannot pass stool or gas, especially with vomiting.
10. What happens around meals?
There is no consistent meal connection, and I can eat normally.
Discomfort sometimes follows a large, rich, spicy, or rushed meal.
A particular food or the act of eating repeatedly triggers pain, nausea, burning, or bloating.
Pain occurs whenever I eat, I cannot eat adequately, or I am losing weight without trying.
11. Which description best matches the pain at its worst?
It is mild, manageable, and not getting worse.
It is uncomfortable enough to distract me, but I can continue most activities.
It is strong enough that I stop activities, curl up, or avoid moving.
It began suddenly and is extreme, or my abdomen feels rigid or is intensely painful to touch.
12. Which reproductive or pelvic context applies, if any?
Pregnancy is not possible for me, and I have no unusual pelvic or testicular symptoms.
The discomfort mildly follows a familiar menstrual or ovulation pattern.
Pregnancy may be possible, or I have new persistent pelvic, vaginal, or testicular symptoms.
Pregnancy may be possible with severe one-sided pain, fainting, or bleeding, or I have sudden severe testicular pain.
13. What change in bowel habits is occurring?
My bowel habits are close to their usual pattern.
I have a brief, mild change such as extra gas or one loose or hard stool.
Diarrhea or constipation has continued, recurred, or is interfering with my routine.
I have repeated severe diarrhea with marked weakness, faintness, very little urine, or intense pain.
14. How is the symptom affecting sleep and ordinary activities?
It does not wake me or significantly change my activities.
I notice it during the day but can adjust and continue my routine.
It interrupts sleep, work, school, exercise, or meals.
It repeatedly wakes me, prevents basic activities, or is causing a rapid decline in how I function.
15. Which recent food or illness exposure best fits?
No unusual meal, unsafe-water concern, or close contact with similar illness stands out.
Symptoms followed an unusually rich or unfamiliar meal, but no one else is ill.
I ate questionable food, drank potentially unsafe water, traveled recently, or had close contact with someone who has similar symptoms.
Symptoms followed a wild mushroom, unknown plant, chemical contamination, or food under an urgent safety recall.