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The difference between stomach pain and liver pain

Dr. Aubrey Foster
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2025-05-18 13:45:36
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Stomach pain and liver pain are different in etiology, pain location and pain nature.
1. Etiology
Stomach pain is mainly caused by gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer and other stomach diseases. Liver pain is mainly caused by hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer and other liver diseases.
2. Pain
occurs in the stomach, and the patient's external manifestation is left upper abdominal pain or xiphoid pain. Liver pain occurs in the liver area, and the patient's external manifestation is right upper abdominal pain.
3. Pain nature
Stomach pain is generally based on swelling pain, dull pain, burning pain, etc.