What should I do if I have lower abdominal pain after painless abortion?

Because of contraceptive failure or fetal malformation, people will resort to artificial abortion to terminate the pregnancy. However, after an abortion, a small number of people will experience adverse reactions such as stomach pain. When this happens, some people don't take it seriously, while others panic. In fact, both of these reactions are undesirable. You should pay attention to problems when they occur, but you should not panic and be at a loss.

(1) Incomplete abortion: Artificial abortion procedures sometimes fail. When an incomplete miscarriage occurs, a curettage is usually required to scrape out the remaining embryonic tissue in the uterine cavity, and the abdominal pain will disappear naturally. Strengthen anti-inflammatory treatment after surgery to prevent infection.

(2) Postoperative infection: This is one of the most common short-term complications of artificial abortion surgery. Postoperative infection can be caused directly by the surgical operation or by the patient's failure to pay attention to hygiene after the operation. If postoperative infection occurs, adequate antibiotic treatment should be given.

(3) Uterine perforation: This is a very serious complication that may occur during artificial abortion surgery. Most patients experience sudden and severe abdominal pain during perforation, but a small number of people may not feel any obvious pain. If the perforation is small and there is no damage to internal organs such as the bladder and rectum, and there is no internal bleeding, conservative treatment can be used: the patient should rest in bed and be given adequate antibiotics to prevent infection. If there is still residual tissue in the uterine cavity, uterine curettage can be performed after the condition has improved. If the uterine perforation is large or is accompanied by damage to internal organs, or if there are signs of internal bleeding, surgical treatment is required.

(4) Intrauterine hemorrhage: This usually occurs within a few hours after surgery, and the patient suffers from unbearable abdominal pain, as if it were being cut by a knife. At this time, immediate curettage is needed to clear the blood in the uterine cavity, and oxytocin and antibiotics should be given.

To sum up, once you have abdominal pain after a miscarriage, you should seek medical attention in time, let the doctor find out the cause of the abdominal pain, and then treat it symptomatically. At the same time, a piece of advice is that if you don’t want children, you must take contraceptive measures. Frequent miscarriages are very harmful to women’s bodies and may lead to lifelong infertility.