What can cause pain in the lower abdomen? The causes of such pain are all kinds of inflammatory processes. There are several types of pain:
- sudden - bleeding, organ rupture or other acute pathologies;
- pulsating - increased intracavitary pressure in the organs;
- dull - inflammatory process;
- gradual - inflammation;
- constant - impaired blood supply to the organs, inflammation.
Pain in the lower abdomen may be accompanied by fever (most often occurs with infections: chlamydia, ureaplasmosis and others), nausea or vomiting (with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract), lower back pain (pathology of the urinary tract), fainting (internally bleeding).
The causes of such problems in women may be gynecological diseases. Bloody non-menstrual discharge and cutting pains are signs of unhe althy genitals. The lower abdomen hurts on the left side also after sex, when a cyst or ovary ruptures. It is impossible to ignore such complaints! With unbearable painurgent assistance required.
During menstruation, the lower abdomen also aches. A similar phenomenon is familiar to almost all women, since during this period the uterus is actively contracting, which often becomes the cause of this condition. There are acyclic pains that are not related to the female cycle. They can be observed with adhesions, endometriosis, appendicitis, cystitis, urolithiasis, colitis and other diseases.
In men, the causes of pain in the lower abdomen are inflammation of the genitourinary system (prostate gland, testicles). Pain, aggravated by urination, radiating to the anus, indicate acute prostatitis. Discomfort in the groin indicates inflammation of the testicles.
Pain on the right side
Aching pain on the right can be caused by malfunctions in the pancreas, gallbladder, liver, kidneys, appendix, intestines, ovaries. Unpleasant sensations just below are often associated with all sorts of urological or gynecological problems, an abscess. With pain in the lower right, acute appendicitis, cystitis, adnexitis, ectopic pregnancy can be diagnosed (in this case, the lower abdomen sometimes hurts on the left side). Also, the cause can be very serious diseases of the organs of the upper square - cholecystitis, liver disease, jaundice, pyelonephritis and others. If acute pain occurs, do not apply a hot heating pad to the stomach.
Pain on the left
Pain on the left top is provoked by gastritis,peptic ulcer, inflammation of the pancreas, enlarged spleen, hernia. In addition, it can be caused by pneumonia or viral pleurisy. If the lower abdomen hurts on the left side, this may indicate various inflammations or infections of the intestines, and kidney stones often cause acute pain.
Very dangerous diseases often hide under the most harmless symptoms. If the lower abdomen hurts (on the left side or on the right), never self-medicate, only a doctor can make a correct diagnosis for you.
