What is the cause of pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in women?

There are many important organs around a woman's lower abdomen. Once pain occurs, it is very likely that an organ has been diseased, usually a gynecological disease. However, if women do not pay attention to their diet during menstruation, it may also cause stomach pain, so it is necessary to confirm it based on the actual situation. So, what happens when women experience pain on the left side of their lower abdomen? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

1. If you have pain in the upper left abdomen, there may be lesions in the stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, or left part of the large intestine.

2. If the pain is in the left lower abdomen, it may be the sigmoid colon, left ovary and fallopian tube, left ureter, etc.

Adnexitis: Adnexitis is the cause of lower left abdominal and lower back pain in women. Adnexitis is the most common gynecological inflammation. Acute adnexitis has symptoms such as severe lower abdominal pain, fever, chills, etc.; chronic adnexitis has symptoms of varying degrees of left-sided abdominal pain, or lower abdominal distension, accompanied by increased leucorrhea, back pain, menstrual disorders, etc.

Endometritis: Endometritis is caused by bacteria that travel up the vagina, cervix, or down the fallopian tubes and through the lymphatic system to the endometrium. Under normal circumstances, the female vagina is acidic and the cervix has a mucus plug, which is the body's physiological barrier that can resist bacterial invasion.

3. If a woman experiences abdominal pain after sexual intercourse, it is mostly caused by gynecological inflammation: for example, left-sided adnexitis is the most common cause.

4. If the pain is on the left side of the abdomen, it may be caused by hepatitis B.

The above is an introduction to what causes pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in women. I hope it will be helpful for patients to understand. These are the main diseases that cause women to experience severe pain on the left side of their lower abdomen. Other discomforts caused by improper diet can be diagnosed by oneself, and the recovery speed is relatively fast. Only these diseases require diagnosis and treatment in a regular hospital as soon as possible.