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10. Intense Abdominal Pain
A sudden, sharp, intense abdominal pain should be looked at by your doctor as soon as possible. Although there are several things that can cause this type of pain, none of them are good. Gallstones, or other types of gall bladder disease such as a stomach ulcer or intestinal ulcer, pancreatitis, or even an inflamed or burst appendix all first show themselves as intense pain in the abdominal area. None of the above are issues that can be ignored. You will need treatment, possibly even surgery, right away. See your doctor or go to the emergency room.
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11. Pain or Swelling in the Calves
Those annoying charley horse kind of cramps are painful but they go away within a few minutes. Leg cramps, or a general ache in the calf muscles that do not go away, especially when accompanied by swelling and a feeling of heat in the area of the pain, can indicate a blood clot. This type of blood clot is called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. When a blood clot forms in one of the deep veins inside the leg and then the clot breaks off, it can travel to the lungs and become a pulmonary embolism. This can cause instantaneous death. If you have pain, swelling, or both, see your doctor ASAP to rule out DVT.
12. Vague, Odd, or Unexplained Pain
Sometimes, a combination of chronic, but subtle pain, that you can’t account for could mean there is a problem that runs deeper than skin and bone: depression. Most people never realize that depression causes pain but it most certainly does. Depression causes the body to send out strange pain signals. Depression is often the root cause of many “chronic” types of pain. If you have annoying pains that doctors can find no basis for, or a combination of pains that come and go for no apparent reason, you might have clinical depression. There are other symptoms of depression but speak with your doctor for a proper diagnosis before you try to self-medicate.
Always remember that pain is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. Any pain, even if you don’t see it listed here, that doesn’t go away and that you can’t explain should be investigated by your doctor.
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