What can lower abdomen hurt? The causes of such pain are all kinds of inflammatory processes. There are several types of pain:
- sudden - bleeding, rupture of an organ or other acute pathology;
- pulsating - increased intracavitary pressure in the organs;
- dull - inflammatory process;
- gradual - inflammation;
- constant - violation of blood supply in the organs, inflammation.
Pain in the lower abdomen can be accompanied by an increase in temperature (most often occurs with infections: chlamydia, ureaplasmosis and others), nausea or vomiting (with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract), lower back pain (urinary tract pathology), fainting (internal bleeding).
The causes of such problems in women can be gynecological diseases. Bloody non-menstrual discharge and cutting pain are signs of unhealthy genitals. The lower abdomen on the left side also hurts after sex, when a cyst or ovary ruptures. It is impossible to ignore such complaints! For unbearable pain you need emergency care.
During menstruation, the lower abdomen also aches. A similar phenomenon is familiar to almost all women, since the uterus is actively contracting during this period, which often causes 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 inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system (prostate gland, testicles). Pain intensifying with urination, giving to the anus, indicate acute prostatitis. Discomfort in the groin indicates inflammation of the testicles.
Pain on the right
Aching pain on the right can be caused by malfunctions in the pancreas, gall bladder, liver, kidneys, appendix, intestines, ovaries. Unpleasant sensations just below are often associated with all kinds of urological or gynecological problems, an abscess. For pain in the lower right, acute appendicitis, cystitis, adnexitis, ectopic pregnancy can be diagnosed (in this case, the lower abdomen on the left side sometimes hurts). 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 from the top left 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 can indicate various inflammations or infections of the intestines, and kidney stones often cause acute pain.
Often, the most harmless symptoms hide very dangerous diseases. If the lower abdomen hurts (on the left side or on the right), never self-medicate, only a doctor can make the correct diagnosis.