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Kaj je lahko vzrok bolečinam v trebuhu, nižje od popka do simfize, trajajo 7

Guideline-aligned answer with reasoning, red flags and references. Clinically reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP.

Posted: 6 November 2026Updated: 6 November 2026 Guideline-Aligned (High Confidence) Clinically Reviewed

The main possibilities are a prostatitis-type presentation, pelvic floor dysfunction, or a urinary outflow problem, because suprapubic/lower abdominal pain with frequency and a poor stream overlaps these conditions ,,. Seven days is too early to diagnose chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: the formal definition requires at least three months of urogenital pain, although clinicians may suspect it earlier .

Differential diagnosis

  • Prostatitis: suprapubic pain and urinary frequency can occur in acute prostatitis, but the absence of fever makes this less typical of the presentation described by CKS ,.
  • Pelvic floor dysfunction: this is a recognised alternative cause of prostatitis-like pelvic pain and urinary symptoms, rather than evidence of bacterial infection .
  • Urinary outflow obstruction: reduced flow warrants consideration of urethral stricture, particularly if there is straining, spraying or a double stream; BPH more typically causes gradually progressive poor flow, hesitancy, frequency and nocturia ,.
  • Lower UTI or urethritis: UTI can cause frequency, nocturia and suprapubic discomfort; urethritis is particularly relevant with sexual exposure risk, dysuria or urethral discharge ,.
  • Other possibilities: urinary tract stones, pelvic injury and neurogenic bladder are recognised alternatives in this symptom group ,.

Useful focus at follow-up

  • Clarify straining, spraying or double stream, perineal pain, painful ejaculation or defecation, sexual exposure risk, and any ketamine use to help distinguish the possibilities ,.
  • A gentle prostate examination may help assess suspected acute prostatitis, in which the prostate can be exquisitely tender .
  • NSAIDs are an accepted pain-relief option in chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain management, but this recommendation does not establish the cause of this seven-day episode .
  • Urology referral is an option when suspected pelvic pain syndrome remains diagnostically uncertain or symptoms are severe .

Seek urgent reassessment if inability to pass urine, fever/systemic illness or new loin pain develops, because retention and prostatic or upper urinary infection are relevant complications or alternative diagnoses ,.

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