Each of us at least once in a lifetime had a pulling pain in our right side. Often this happened after sharp physical exertion (jogging, brisk walking) or in violation of the diet. If this pain is related to your diet, then you just need to consult a doctor. Most likely, you have problems with the biliary tract, accompanied by stagnation of bile. The full gall bladder reacts just like that to the tension of the abdominal wall. In addition, acute pain in the right side occurs in cases where inflammatory processes occur in the liver or right kidney. Then they increase in size, and the resulting pressure and causes pain. It may be that the pain arose as a result of the displacement of organs or their compression by other organs located nearby, or during strokes.
What causes pain in the right side
In addition to injury, pulling pain in the right side can be the result of inflammatory processes of the following internal organs:
- gall bladder;
- adrenal gland;
- pancreas;
- duodenum;
- right lung;
- upper intestines.
If you experience sharp cutting pain in your right side, seek immediate medical attention. This confirms that some organ may be damaged.
Women experience a pulling sensation in the lower abdomen, either with periodic pain or during pregnancy, when the pressure is increased by the fetus. Plus, the causes of pulling pain in women can be:
- ovarian rupture;
- ectopic pregnancy and rupture of the fallopian tube;
- ovarian cyst.
Men may experience similar pain with:
- urolithiasis (when stone moves along the ureter);
- appendicitis;
- a hernia in the groin.
In any of these conditions, you need to urgently seek help. It is possible that surgical intervention will be required.
Other causes of pain can be diseases such as pancreatitis, hepatitis, helminth infections of the liver and gall bladder. And it can also be osteochondrosis, pyelonephritis, Pasternatsky’s syndrome. By the way, with pancreatitis, the pain under the ribs becomes girdle. Therefore, there is a pulling pain under the left shoulder blade.
Diagnosis of pain in the right side
For the correct diagnosis, if the pulling pain in the right side is disturbing, it is necessary not only to collect analyzes, but also to conduct a series of examinations. Naturally, all this must be carried out in a medical institution. A doctor during a survey and initial examination finds out what chronic diseases are and whether acute inflammatory processes and hepatitis were not transferred in the past. The doctor needs to find out if the patient has had injuries or injuries recently. The relationship between food intake and the occurrence of pain is also being established. It is important to consider physical activity, after which pain occurs.
After the survey, the doctor begins to examine the skin of the patient. The abdominal wall is palpated. An inflamed right kidney will be felt when palpating through the front wall. If the liver is inflamed, then it will be visible as a protrusion beyond the edge of the right rib. The gall bladder will manifest pain below the right ribs. In the presence of worms, pain will be around the navel.
No less important is the examination of the tongue, the sclera of the eyes. When a diagnosis is made, additional laboratory tests are performed. Then appropriate treatment is prescribed.
Do not do diagnostics and treatment yourself. Only a doctor can make the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment. Listen to your body. It is better to be checked by a doctor once more if the pulling pain in the right side is disturbing. Remember that prevention is always welcome, it will help to avoid serious problems in the future. Be healthy for many years!