Abdominal pain is a fairly common symptom of many diseases in both children and adults. Depending on the severity and nature of the pain, the severity of the problem can be determined.
The most famous types of pain are two: somatic and visceral. Somatic pain is a result of irritation of the spinal nerves, which are located in the peritoneum itself. It most often occurs in pathological processes. Visceral pain is a process of irritation of nerve endings. As a rule, such pain is dull in nature, but can also be heard in other parts of the human body.
Of course, the most common cause of abdominal cramps is the ingestion of foods that irritate the internal organs of the digestive tract. As a rule, this is salty, oily, too cold or hot, spicy food. Some of the products stimulate the movement of stones in the gallbladder or its ducts, which also leads to colic.
Cutting in the abdomen can occur with diseases of the spine, disorders of the thyroid gland, with anemia, infectious diseases of the urinary tract, etc. Taking certain medications (antibiotics, hormones, iron supplements, and others) often causes pain.
Of course, first you need to determine the exact diagnosis. For example, consider the classic cases when colic or cramps appear in the stomach. Pain in the pubic region (lower abdomen) in women indicates a pathology of the urinary system (bladder, uterus, appendages, ovaries). Inflammatory processes of the pelvic organs of the reproductive system are accompanied by pain in the lower part of the peritoneum. Pelvic pain is a characteristic sign of menstrual pain or endometriosis. Acute abdominal cramps can be a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy or menstrual irregularities.
If there is a thread in the navel, then this is a clear sign of diseases of the small intestine, in the stomach - diseases of the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach itself, 12 duodenal ulcer, etc.). Pain in the abdomen can accompany pneumonia, myocardial infarction. Pain on the right side of the hypochondrium, which increases significantly after taking a particular food, is an indicator of diseases of the gallbladder (cholecystitis, cholelithiasis). Acute pain in the abdomen on the left side - pancreatitis.
Of course, in no case should you continue to endure pain and take various analgesics and antispasmodics, as a stomachache can be the first symptom of a serious enough disease that can lead to death. You can also not self-medicate until the exact determination of the cause of the pain. For example, many people begin to use warm compresses that help in one case and are strictly contraindicated in another.
Thus, to eliminate the adverse effects on the body, seek the help of a specialist in the field of therapy and surgery. Very often, the lack of timely care for acute appendicitis leads to serious consequences. Such a disease is accompanied by an increase in body temperature, sharp pain in the navel (then throughout the abdomen and on the right side in particular). Often after an acute attack the pain subsides, but such an attack should be the reason for the emergency care of the patient. The main way to eliminate the disease is the surgical removal of the appendix. Before the ambulance doctors arrive and transport the patient to the hospital, in no case give the affected person food and drink, which can only aggravate the situation and lead to rupture of the appendix contents.