An individual with diverticulitis will experience pain (especially in the lower left side of the abdomen) and fever.
The stomach and spleen are located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
The left Abdomen
Stomach
No, the descending colon is located on the left side of the abdomen. It starts at the splenic flexure near the spleen and runs down to the sigmoid colon in the lower left abdomen.
There are main blood vessels near your stomach, such as on the left upper abdomen. Sometimes, you can feel the blood "thump" as it moves through that area.
The entire spleen is in the left side of abdomen so also the left kidney with the suprarenals, the left fallopian tube and the left ovary in the female. The pancreas and most of the stomach is on the left side of the abdomen. The descending colon is on the left side too.
i feel a distention in my left upper abdomen along with nausesa,acid feeling in stomach and some frothy diarrhea. what could be the cause ?
Upper left abdomen
No, the appendix is typically located in the RLQ of the abdomen.
Organs on the left side of the abdomen include the stomach, spleen, left kidney, and part of the colon (descending colon). Additionally, the pancreas and part of the small intestine (jejunum) can also be found on the left side of the abdomen.
The left hypochondriac region is located on the left upper side of the abdomen, just below the ribs. It is one of the nine regions used to divide the abdomen for anatomical reference. This region contains the spleen, part of the stomach, and part of the colon.