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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.
Pneumonia. Lower lobe pneumonia can cause left side abdominal pain in the form of a sharp or crushing sensation. They will also have fever and a cough which may be productive causing brown or yellow phlegm. Pneumonia is caused by an inflammation of the lower part of the lung and it can cause upper left abdomen pain.. Diverticulitis. Diverticulitis is the most common cause of pain in the lower part of abdomen. When experiencing diverticulitis, most of the pain will occur in the lower region of the abdomen and almost always on the left side. This generally occurs after age 60.