Pain: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for pain

Urinary Tract Infection

Recurrent chronic lower abdominal pain and urinary tract infection in a young person may be due to congenital renal abnormality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient subsequently developed a fever over 38 C, pain on micturition, and cloudy urine 3 days following PCI. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She had fever, headache, vomiting, and right back pain. Urinary analysis showed leukocyturia, and urinary culture identified Klebsiella pneumoniae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cystitis

Living with a chronic pain condition raises your risk of depression. 5 Pain during sex. Many women with bladder pain syndrome report pain during sex. [womenshealth.gov]

What is interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome? [uclahealth.org]

Or surgery may be done to stop nerve pain. How can you manage your pain? Your doctor will help you manage your pain, but there are also things you can do. [healthy.kaiserpermanente.org]

Constipation

Compared to IBS-C patients, PFC patients report higher levels of abdominal pain (P CONCLUSION: Painful constipation and mild-pain constipation could be an alternative way [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] describe an unusual presentation of disseminated Kaposi sarcoma in a 49-year-old African-American man with AIDS who was admitted to the hospital for constipation and back pain [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Naloxegol has demonstrated efficacy against OIC in several studies involving patients with nonmalignant chronic pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

Ada › Conditions › Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain What is musculoskeletal lower back pain? [ada.com]

Diagnosis is made by eliminating specific lower back pain causes of neurologic compromise, neoplasia, inflammatory arthritis, fracture, or referred pain from other locations [online.epocrates.com]

By Deepak Chitnis Clinical Neurology News EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM PAIN 2015 NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Numerous recent studies link chronic pain, especially lower back pain, to obesity [mdedge.com]

Gingivitis

These work by stopping your body from making a substance that causes pain, fever, and inflammation. [livestrong.com]

Two months after concluding the planned protocol, a statistically significant reduction was observed for FMPS (P 0.032), FMBS (P 0.038), reported pain (P 0.000) and gingival [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

You can also decrease the inflammation and pain of gingivitis while helping your body fight the infection. [livestrong.com]

Viral Disease

Three of four patients with concurrent abdominal pains and fever and the two patients who had abdominal pains and pruritus were PMMoV RNA-positive. [doi.org]

The fatigue and body pain could be disproportionate to the level of fever, and lymph glands may swell up. [webhealthcentre.com]

The patient was a 5-year-old boy living in Marseille who was admitted to our institution because of abdominal pains, fever, asthenia and hyperventilation. [doi.org]

Depression

Depressive disorders may constitute a risk factor for vulvodynia and occur as a secondary condition to pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pain, IL-6, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index values were all significantly higher in SLE patients compared with the healthy control group (P [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

You're in pain. Depression and pain share some of the same biological pathways and neurotransmitters. [prevention.com]

Periodontitis

Differences in general pain intensity between groups were analyzed using the ordinal (linear) chi-square test. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Dental pain can have a detrimental effect on quality of life. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

At first presentation, the patient showed spontaneous pain and percussion pain at teeth #28 to 30, which continued after initial endodontic treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vaginitis

irritation, redness and itchiness in the vulvar and vaginal region; swelling and pain in the area of the vagina; pain while urinating; pain during sexual intercourse. [itss.gouv.qc.ca]

Possible consequences for health: pains in the lower abdomen; redness, swelling of the vulva and small lesions; pain during sexual intercourse; trouble during pregnancy or [itss.gouv.qc.ca]

Insect Bite

The Schmidt Pain Index reads like a sommelier’s diary. [travelandleisure.com]

But what a pain to use. Then I found the Therapik Mosquito Bite Reliever. [amazon.com]

However, the condition worsened with increasing pain, loss of sensation, tense swelling, and severe pain to any stretch of the tissues. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vulvitis

Vulvitis often gives notice via vulvar pain and itching. [healthblurbs.com]

Plasma cell vulvitis is a rare and painful vulvar disorder that is often refractory to therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Smooth, pain-free movement can help reduce inflammation. [ballsbridgephysio.ie]

Osteoarthritis

[…] the importance of trying to pinpoint causes of pain in the individual. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This analysis aims to review articles related to the influence of meteorological elements in the OA pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis. [doi.org]

Cholelithiasis

pain in animals, because of the great barrier of speech. [jamanetwork.com]

The most common symptom is pain in the right upper part of the abdomen. Because the pain comes in episodes, it is often referred to as an "attack." [emedicinehealth.com]

Absence of abdominal pain was reported by 60.3% of the patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Peripheral Neuropathy

CONCLUSIONS: Nerve decompression surgery was able to alleviate pain in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In one large study focusing on pulsed electromagnetic fields, no beneficial effect on pain was registered. [doi.org]

The patient was initially diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome and treated with a variety of pain medications, including lidocaine infusions, hydromorphone, methadone [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Restless Legs Syndrome

Although the neurobiological mechanism in the development of pain remains unclear, a range of non-dopaminergic structures likely mediated pain processing in DLB in the present [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pain can make sleeping difficult, and fatigue from a poor night’s sleep can exacerbate pain. [paindoctor.com]

Leg pain and discomfort are common complaints in any primary physician’s clinic. [doi.org]

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

[…] joint disorder, or atypical facial pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This has led to the concept that pain in some patients with TMD may result from altered central nervous system pain processing and further that this altered pain processing [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] chronic stress causing HPA axis dysregulation can actually decrease pain tolerance. ( 4 ) Can adrenal fatigue cause TMJ pain? [chriskresser.com]

Bruxism

Study Objectives: Sleep bruxism (SB) is considered as a possible etiological factor for temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Furthermore IASP says that orofacial pain is a frequent form of pain ... [frontiersin.org]

[…] the risk for TMD pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Osteoporosis

[…] absorptiometry for the clinical assessment of complex regional pain syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Low Back Pain; Osteoporosis; SF-36; Thunder-Fire Moxibustion; VAS; Yang’s Modulus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] work, the test is described, and the results obtained by applying the appraisal in a particular case of severe osteoporosis of the hand, complicating a Complex Regional Pain [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Upper Respiratory Infection

She was then treated with a short “burst” of oral prednisone for the tonsillar pain and hypertrophy. [healio.com]

Seek medical attention when you have ear pain. Oral Pain Relievers/Fever Reducers Acetaminophen (Tylenol ) - for pain/fever. Comes in 325 or 500 mg tablets. [campushealth.unc.edu]

Sinus attack or sinus pain. Watering eyes. Vomiting. Dizziness. Body pains. Tiredness. Diarrhea. Nausea. Vomiting. [epainassist.com]

Gastritis

Sip Chamomile Chamomile tea soothes the intestinal walls, providing relief from sudden pains and helps to eliminate gas. [food.ndtv.com]

[…] can be referred to as visceral pain or peritoneal pain. [en.wikipedia.org]

Feeling faint or short of breath Chest pain or severe stomach pain Vomiting large amounts of blood Bloody bowel movements or dark, sticky, very foul-smelling bowel movements [web.archive.org]

Bronchitis

Foot Pain ; Strep Throat ; Eye Infection ; Fever ; Back Pain ; Asthma ; Neck Pain ; Allergies ; Insect Bites and Stings ; Headache ; Diarrhea ; Anxiety [zoomcare.com]

Pain relievers – over-the-counter pain medication can help with muscle aches and reduce fever. [myphysiciansnow.com]

abdominal pain or discomfort, bronchitis, pain in extremity, anemia and elevated liver enzymes. — Jen Christensen, CNN, "FDA approves non-statin drug to treat high cholesterol [merriam-webster.com]

Lipedema

Pain was evaluated with a 10-item questionnaire, a pain rating scale (PRS), and the Wong-Baker Faces scale. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition to bruising easily, people with lipedema report pain upon touching the tissue and even chronic pain without contact. [weelunk.com]

She winces in pain at a light touch to her calf. [eu.tennessean.com]

Ovarian Cyst

This report describes a case of a presacral mass found on CT of a 37-year-old woman who initially presented with worsening abdominal pain and a history of ovarian cyst rupture [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms of Ovarian Cysts Symptoms may include: Abdominal bloating/swelling Pelvic pain before or during your period Painful bowel movements Painful intercourse Lower back [verilymag.com]

This stops the blood supply to the cyst and causes a lot of pain in the lower abdomen. Bursting The cyst may burst, causing sudden severe pain in the lower abdomen. [web.archive.org]

Supination Injury

Shin splints Heel pain Tight calves Calluses Knee pain Patellar tendonitis Hip pain Tight hip flexors Back pain Sciatica Herniated disks How Foot Problems can Cause Back [nationalallergyandinjuryclinic.com]

[…] tennis elbow pain. [muscle-joint-pain.com]

Knee pain Watch your feet. [orthofeet.com]

Vitamin D Deficiency

KEYWORDS: Flank pain; Loin pain; Nephrolithiasis; Osteomalacia; Vitamin D deficiency [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] non-specific aches and pains. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

But the pain patient might. The geometry of risk and benefit is different for pain patients. [painscience.com]

Tonsillitis

The tonsils will be red and swollen and your throat may be painful - making swallowing difficult. [thesun.co.uk]

[…] and from two hours onwards for pain relief. [doi.org]

It’s sometimes called angina pectoris or ischemic chest pain. [webmd.com]

Heelspur

Patients often report that the pain "moves around." The pain can be mild or debilitating. [heelspurs.com]

There are two categories of heel pain: pain on the bottom (plantar) and pain on the back of the heel bone (calcaneus). [thefootanklecenter.com]

Ginger - contains a variety of anti-oxidants and helps reduce inflammation and pain. [amazon.com]

Exostosis

Twenty nine year old female of white British ethnic origin, presenting to a primary care clinic with a three year history of intermittent left distal medial thigh pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Eighty-four percent of participants reported having pain, indicating that pain is a real problem in HME. Of those with pain, 55.1% had generalized pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 22-year-old, female, Caucasian patient with obesity presented with intermittent knee pain and hematoma of the right calf. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Stomatitis

Greater pain was reported after the discontinuation of DEX, and symptoms of tachycardia and dyspnea appeared. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The article discuss the case of an edentulous patient presented to the dental clinic for pain and burning sensation of oral mucosa and diagnosed subsequently with oxyphilic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Affected cows presented severe local pain, not allowing the completion of milking. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumonia

[…] to the emergency department on 3 consecutive days with right-sided abdominal pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Early symptoms are similar to influenza symptoms : fever, a dry cough, headache, muscle pain, and weakness. [lung.org]

Analgesics: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and paracetamol - for mild pleuritic pain; more severe pain may require opiate analgesia but care is needed not [patient.info]