The spleen, as a vital internal organ, regulates blood coagulation, cleanses the body of bacteria and is involved in the process of hematopoiesis and metabolism. When the spleen hurts, this is a consequence of a violation of its functions as a result of the appearance of a disease or organ damage due to injuries or various types of injuries. Previously, doctors in such cases removed this organ; currently, various means and methods are used to preserve it.
Spleen diseases are extremely rare, most often its deformation occurs due to diseases of certain internal organs, blood vessels and blood.
When asked about why the spleen hurts, doctors pay attention to the presence of diseases of this organ, such as splenomegaly or cyst. Basically, a cyst is formed as a result of the transfer of injuries or malformations of the human body. Cysts can be congenital and parasitic. Usually the presence of congenital cysts is safe for the body. However, in some cases, the cyst can grow and eventually burst or destroy the spleen, and it can also press on adjacent internal organs, causing pain and other unpleasant sensations. In such cases, the cyst is removed and the spleen function is restored.
With stenomegaly, that is, an increase in the spleen, there is an attack of acute pain, a feeling of pressure in the abdomen. With a disease such as spleen infarction, the stomach hardens, pain occurs in its left side, the person’s breathing is difficult, and when you press the stomach, the spleen hurts.
An enlarged spleen can also be a consequence of the development of leukemia, cirrhosis of the liver, myeloma and other diseases, including infectious ones, such as tuberculosis, sepsis or typhoid. Thus, today there are about thirty-five diseases, as a result of which spleen functions are impaired.
Leukemia is characterized by an increase in the size of the spleen, lymph nodes and tonsils, with symptoms such as fever, palpitations, general weakness, spleen pain due to stenomegaly, excess load on the liver appears, as a result, it increases. With such a disease, after a certain period of time, blood is infected as a result of suppuration of the spleen. In this case, the spleen is immediately removed. Also, this organ is removed when it ruptures as a result of trauma or the presence of a malignant tumor. In any case, a person can live without this organ, since the functions of the spleen, after its removal, are performed by the lymph nodes and the liver.
A disease such as spleen abscess is the result of a trauma or spleen infarction, while the spleen hurts due to the accumulation of pus in it. A person with such a disease is in a febrile state and experiences pain that spreads to the chest and shoulder.
Often people who are over sixty years old have spleen atrophy, since at this age, destruction of blood cells in the organ most often occurs.
In infectious diseases of the spleen, the infection enters the body through the blood, kidneys or lungs, while there is an increase in body temperature, severe pain in the spleen and its increase. In some cases, for example, with the development of infectious mononucleosis, rupture of the spleen may occur due to its rapid increase.
Thus, when the spleen hurts, only a doctor can tell you what to do, so you should not drag out a visit to a medical institution for an examination, diagnosis and further treatment. Currently, spleen removal is extremely rare; doctors are trying by all means to preserve this vital organ.