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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.
Several conditions can cause pain in the lower right abdomen. Appendicitis develops when your appendix â a small pouch attached to your large intestine â becomes inflamed. Sharp pain in your abdomen is the foremost sign of appendicitis, but just because you experience pain in your belly doesn't mean you have the condition. Almost everyone will experience abdominal pain at one time or another because there's a long list of things that can cause this problem. Causes of Abdominal Pain Aside from appendicitis, some of the most common causes of abdominal pain include: