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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.
Middle Upper Abdominal Pain. The most common causes of pain in the pit of your stomach are peptic ulcer disease, acid reflux and gastritis, or inflammation of the stomach lining.If your pain is worse when your stomach is empty and abates when you eat, you may have an ulcer.iddle Upper Abdominal Pain. The most common causes of pain in the pit of your stomach are peptic ulcer disease, acid reflux and gastritis, or inflammation of the stomach lining.