Table 1.

Leading Gastrointestinal Symptoms Prompting an Ambulatory Visit, 2010

Rank	Symptom	Emergency Visits
		Office Visits	Emergency Department	Hospital Outpatient Department	Total
1	Abdominal pain	15,028,011	10,416,899	1,655,073	27,099,983
2	Diarrhea	4,454,522	795,543	379,173	5,629,238
3	Vomiting	2,681,315	2,459,103	351,709	5,492,127
4	Nausea	2,343,409	2,187,272	184,238	4,714,919
5	Bleeding	2,691,658	672,402	279,969	3,644,029
6	Constipation	2,472,469	321,964	220,748	3,015,181
7	Anorectal symptoms	2,446,210	106,766	33,698	2,586,674
8	Other GI symptoms, unspecified	1,324,906	123,740	104,072	1,552,718
9	Heartburn and indigestion	1,355,288	81,831	23,515	1,460,634
10	Changes in bowel function	1,307,775	28,767	21,872	1,358,414
11	Dysphagia	808,250	118,465	115,399	1,042,114
12	Decreased appetite	837,473	114,282	52,136	1,003,891
13	Flatulence	582,303	4,817	1,706	588,826
14	Abdominal distention	373,732	98,256	57,828	529,816
15	Symptoms related to the liver and biliary system	411,063	28,449	83,755	523,267

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd.htm)