The lower abdominal cavity is the area in which important organs of vital activity, such as the liver, are located. Also in women, the reproductive system is located here. Diseases associated with important organs can create a situation where a sensation is created that pulsates in the lower abdomen. Discomfort can be so strong that the young lady does not have the opportunity to lead her usual way of life. Doctors advise to take care of your he alth and not to start the disease. By regularly undergoing examinations, you can avoid the development of ailments that adversely affect the body.
Who is prone to stomach ailments?
Pulsating pain in the lower abdomen affects in most cases the fairer sex. According to statistics, they are much more likely to face a similar problem than men or children. It is easy to explain this: due to the physiological features of the structure, the female body is more prone to malaise, in which the lower abdomen pulsates. But this does not mean at all that the disease in men and children can be less serious than ingirls.
Often, cramps in the abdomen simply paralyze people. They don't want to go to the doctors. Instead of effective treatment, they begin to take painkillers. But people forget that analgesics can only treat the symptoms, not the cause of the discomfort. Such drugs do not eliminate the source of pain. Doctors distinguish two pronounced subspecies of pain in women. First, it is an acute and sharp pain in the lower abdomen. Secondly, not strong, but pulling and aching.
Reasons
In patients, malaise, in which the lower abdomen pulsates, is often associated with problems in gynecology. Usually, such problems are directly related to critical days or pregnancy. The doctor is obliged to determine whether the ailment poses a danger to the patient's life. After all, discomfort can be a consequence of more serious problems than approaching menstruation:
- Acute pain with severe cutting accompanies diseases such as internal bleeding, peritonitis. In such situations, the patient needs prompt surgical intervention.
- Pain, characterized by rhythm and pulsation, refers to the ailments of the genital organs. Often they appear with pressure problems.
- Permanent, aching pain occurs when there is a problem with the blood supply to the uterine capsule.
- Deaf pain can cause inflammation of the internal organs: the ovaries or cervix.
In addition, ailments in which the lower abdomen pulsates in women appear in severalmain reasons:
- Ectopic pregnancy. In women, it pulsates in the lower abdomen on the right at the very beginning of the first trimester. Such pain appears in cases where the patient's tubes are narrowed. The egg cannot reach the uterus. Therefore, implantation begins right in the tube. Over time, the shell of the egg destroys it - pain appears in the lower abdomen. Treatment is possible only with the help of surgery.
- Hemorrhage of the ovary. Apoplexy occurs when there is a rupture of the follicle with the egg. Treatment is only surgical.
- Twisting the legs of an ovarian cyst. When this happens, the outflow of venous blood stops. But at the same time, the flow remains the same. The cyst expands and grows together with the nearest organs. Abdominal ailments appear after intercourse or physical exertion.
- Infection of the uterine appendages. The infection process develops after the birth of a child or drug intervention in pregnancy. At first, the stomach pulls slightly. But then the infection spreads throughout the pelvis. Even the slightest touch to the pulsating zone brings pain.
Pain is a symptom of another disease
Women more often than others complain of pain that throbs in the lower abdomen on the left or on the other side. Unpleasant sensations tend to move to other parts of the body, such as the back. Sometimes, even after medical intervention, a woman continues to feel phantom ailments.
To accurately determine the diagnosis, the doctor-the gynecologist must remember the level of sensitivity of the patient, while determining the strength of the pain. Discomfort in the stomach becomes a symptom:
- Bleeding from the genital tract.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Gastrointestinal ailments.
- Internal bleeding.
- Pathologies of the urinary tract.
The effect of abortion on pain in the lower abdomen
Another reason why the lower abdomen throbs is the consequences of an abortion. After the procedure, the malaise in this area may disappear, or may intensify due to the remnants of the fetal egg, infections and complications. Medical abortion is a process that must be supervised by a physician. A week after taking the pills, the woman needs to go back to the gynecologist in order to undergo an ultrasound again and identify abnormalities at an early stage.
About 5% of girls who do this procedure become victims of incomplete medical abortion. More often than not, this is the fault of the women themselves. They do not pay attention to the recommendations of the doctor and do not visit the gynecologist for the third time. In this case, the development of infection is characterized by pain in the abdomen, bleeding, fever, purulent discharge from the vagina.
Pulsations in the abdomen during pregnancy
In women, the lower abdomen pulsates during pregnancy for several reasons:
- Ectopic pregnancy. In this case, the pain can only spread to one side. Sometimes she can bebilateral.
- Miscarriage. In pregnant women, abdominal pain and bleeding are a sign of spontaneous abortion.
- Premature birth. Throbbing pain in the abdomen in the last stages of pregnancy can be caused by contractions and opening of the cervix.
- Placental abruption. Sometimes in pregnant women, the placenta exfoliates before delivery. Most often this occurs due to an injury in the abdomen.
- Rupture of the uterus. At 30-35 weeks of pregnancy, the stretching of the organ is maximum. During this period, in the presence of pathologies or a scar, uterine rupture and premature birth can occur.
Pain in the lower abdomen and other diseases
Often pain in the lower abdomen can be a symptom of another disease:
- Discomfort occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle. This type of pain may be normal for women.
- Unpleasant sensations are possible with disease and twisting of the ovaries, apoplexy, benign and malignant formations. Pain in the lower abdomen occurs due to ischemia.
- Inflammation. Pain in the lower abdomen, accompanied by discharge from the genitals, is a symptom of infectious diseases, sexually transmitted.
- Appendicitis. When pain in the abdomen cannot be localized, and it is characterized by a gradual increase, then the likelihood of developing appendicitis is high.
Pain and intercourse
Women may experience lower abdominal throbbing after intercourse. This is influenced by the following factors: rupture of the cyst, ovary, miscarriage, ectopicpregnancy, acute anemia, trauma, genital tract infection, cervicitis, vaginitis, erosion and polyps, cervical cancer.
Chronic abdominal pain
Doctors note: sometimes this type of ailment is not a consequence of illness. So, algomenorrhea, or pain during critical days, is characterized by cyclicity. It is chronic and habitual for some women. Pain also occurs when ovulation occurs. Throbbing malaise sometimes extends to the loins and thighs. The first foci of discomfort also appear on the first day of menstruation. Their duration is no more than two days.
But, unfortunately, as practice shows, pain in the lower abdomen in women most often occurs under the influence of diseases from the field of gynecology. Doctors recommend that patients do not delay visiting a doctor, especially if the ailment occurred during pregnancy. Gynecologists note that the treatment of pain at home can cause the development of pathologies and lead to death.
