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The following conditions often cause lower abdominal pain, sometimes described as pelvic pain: 1  Appendicitis. 2  Cystitis (bladder inflammation) 3  Diverticulitis.  Problems with the cervix, such as a cervical infection, inflamed cervix or growths on the cervix.
2 What would cause pain on upper left side of body near abdomen under ribs? Dr. Gerald Mandell Dr. Mandell. 1 doctor agreed: Several things: Upper left abdomen contains spleen, tail of pancreas, splenic flexure of colon, part of stomach, left kidney, left lower ribs and muscles. 3 Hi. I have a pinching pain in my upper left side of abdomen. It seems to be coming from just under the ribs.