10 Common Causes of Abdominal Pain

5. Constipation

One of the telltale symptoms of abdominal pain is constipation. When you are constipated, it makes it difficult to have a bowel movement, which is often tough or infrequent. Constipation is very common, especially in contemporary society where junk food is abundant. Normally, people have a bowel movement once or twice a day. Some people only have a few every week. However, going longer than 3 days without a bowel movement is too long, and the feces become harder to pass. If you are experiencing abdominal pain, it may because you have not had a healthy bowel movement for sometime.