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Symptom Checker
Step 4: Read and complete the decision guide to learn more about your symptoms.
Understanding New and Severe Abdominal Pain
Your symptoms are suggestive for appendicitis!
Appendicitis is not the only thing that can cause pain in this area. Pelvic organs can cause symptoms in the lower abdomen, so it is important to know your gender to consider other diagnoses that could explain your pain and fever.
Are you a man or a woman?
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