What is the cause of the abdominal pain?

For many women, they will experience bloating and pain in the lower abdomen before and after their menstrual period, but it usually goes away after a few days. However, many women who have just given birth also experience lower abdominal distension and pain on a regular basis, which may be caused by some gynecological diseases. The structure of the female reproductive system is relatively complex, so if you are not careful in life, you will suffer from some common gynecological diseases. Therefore, women should pay attention to their personal hygiene and habits before and after marriage, wash their hands frequently and change their underwear frequently.

As for abdominal distension and pain in women, the most common one is the distension and pain during menstruation. If women catch a cold or eat something irritating at this time, it will cause abdominal distension and pain. But in addition to this, it may also be caused by pelvic inflammatory disease or adnexitis. Let's take a look at what causes abdominal distension and pain.

1. Menstrual pain

Many women go to the gynecology department for menstrual pain. You may want to carry painkillers with you. It is best to take them when your period just comes.

Second, secondary menstrual pain

Menstrual pain caused by uterine diseases, such as adenomyosis, uterine fibroids and endometriosis, is treated in different ways according to the severity of the disease.

Endometriosis is the spread of the endometrium outside the endometrial cavity. If the endometrium spreads to the uterine muscle layer, it is called a uterine adenoma. So internal endometriosis refers to uterine adenomyoma, and external endometriosis is called endometriosis.

3. Pain caused by ovulation

During ovulation, the abdomen may feel slightly painful or bloated, and may even be accompanied by transparent egg white-like, bloody vaginal discharge. These are all normal physiological phenomena during ovulation.

Non-menstrual period pain: can be divided into the following types

1. Ovarian cyst

Ovulation during the menstrual cycle is also a type of ovarian cyst. The follicle will automatically rupture and ovulate during the ovulation period, causing a situation similar to internal bleeding, so there will be abdominal pain. In addition, the follicles are relatively fragile during ovulation. If intense sexual intercourse occurs, the follicles will rupture and bleed profusely, which is also one of the reasons for distension and pain during sexual intercourse.

Generally speaking, the bloating and pain caused by ruptured ovarian cysts after sexual intercourse can be relieved by getting enough rest and is not a serious problem. In addition, the contraction or spasm of the uterine muscles after sexual intercourse can also cause abdominal pain, which is usually relieved after rest. Of course, if you feel severe pain, you must go to the hospital for treatment.

2. Ovarian torsion

The cause of ovarian torsion is still unclear, but it is one of the common causes of lower abdominal pain in women.

3. Pelvic Inflammation

The pelvis refers to the hairy area below the navel and near the pubic bone. The organs in the pelvic cavity include the fallopian tubes, uterus, ovaries, etc. This part is a sac-like closed structure. Symptoms will not be limited to a single part. When the pelvic cavity is inflamed, it means that the entire sac-like structure is inflamed, which will cause dull pain in the lower abdomen.

The symptoms usually include increased secretions and abdominal pain. The doctor will usually move the cervix of the uterus for internal examination. If there is referred abdominal pain, it means pelvic inflammation. People who have no sexual experience will not suffer from pelvic inflammation.

The above are the causes of abdominal bloating and pain in women. It can be seen that there is a lot of knowledge in a small abdominal bloating and pain. If you have found that bloating and pain occur every time you have your period, then you don’t need to worry too much. If you did not experience bloating and pain before but it appears later, you should consider whether you have a gynecological disease. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for diagnosis before making further plans.