Belly pain guide

Recurring belly pain review online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for belly pain that comes and goes or has lasted weeks, not for sudden, severe, or rapidly worsening pain — that is always an emergency, never a portal message.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for Recurring belly pain.

Review for adults with belly pain that comes and goes, or has been present for weeks, without the sudden-onset or examination-dependent signs that mean a surgical or medical emergency. This is a triage-and-guidance lane, not a diagnosis: the physician reviews your pattern, screens out anything that needs a same-day exam, and sends guidance and next steps through the portal.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or West Virginia at the time of request.
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

Belly pain that has come and gone for weeks or months
A dull or crampy ache tied to meals or bowel movements
Discomfort that is uncomfortable but not disabling
Pain that has not changed in character recently

May fit online care

Adults 18 and older
Pain has been stable in pattern, not suddenly worse
No fever, fainting, or inability to find a comfortable position
No vomiting blood or black, tarry stools
Not pregnant, with no one-sided testicular or groin pain

Look for another care setting

Sudden, severe, or rapidly worsening belly pain, a hard or rigid belly, or pain you cannot find a comfortable position for
Fever with chills, fainting, vomiting blood or coffee-ground material, or black, tarry stools
A swollen belly with no stool or gas passing, tearing back pain, or sudden testicular or groin pain
Fever with pain focused on one area of the belly, a new lump, yellow eyes or skin, or unintended weight loss

What to have ready

How long the pain has been going on and its pattern
What makes it better or worse (meals, bowel movements, position)
Any prior evaluation or imaging for this pain
Whether you are pregnant or could be pregnant

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD — board-certified, cardiology-fellowship-trained, and Alpha Omega Alpha. Licensed in Virginia and West Virginia — your care is never handed off.

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Will this diagnose what's causing my belly pain?

Not necessarily. This lane triages and guides: it screens out anything needing same-day, in-person evaluation, and otherwise gives guidance and next steps. It is not a substitute for an in-person work-up when one is needed.

What counts as a 'surgical abdomen' I shouldn't wait on?

Sudden, severe, or rapidly worsening pain, a hard or rigid belly, or pain so severe you cannot get comfortable cannot be judged from a questionnaire. That pattern is always a same-day or emergency in-person stop, never a portal message.

What if the physician asks a follow-up question?

Respond through the portal as soon as you can — the plan pauses, but is not denied, until you answer. Watch for any new red-flag symptom in the meantime and seek care immediately if one appears.

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