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Pain moving to the right lower abdomen
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-04-26. It presents "Pain moving to the right lower abdomen" as a Easy Gastroenterology puzzle. The final answer is Appendicitis.
Answer
Appendicitis
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Topic pages verified on 2026-07-11
Information summarized from MedlinePlus.gov. MedlinePlus does not endorse Doctordle.
Six clues
Clue 1
A 21-year-old develops vague pain near the belly button.
Clue 2
Hours later, the pain localizes to the right lower abdomen.
Clue 3
Nausea and low-grade fever appear.
Clue 4
Movement and coughing make the pain worse.
Clue 5
The condition involves inflammation of a small pouch attached to the large intestine.
Clue 6
The answer is a common surgical emergency teaching diagnosis.
Plain-language explanation
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. Classic teaching clues include pain that moves to the right lower abdomen, nausea, fever, and worsening pain with movement.
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