Pain just below the navel in women

Pain just below a woman's belly button may be due to intestinal disease caused by indigestion. It can be relieved by taking digestive aids. Also, be careful not to eat too much at each meal. It is best to eat light and easily digestible food. Pain just below the navel may also be caused by intestinal spasm or colitis, which can only be detected through gastrointestinal endoscopy and must be treated with medication after the examination.

What causes pain below belly button?

Mild pain below the belly button is mostly caused by minor gastrointestinal problems such as indigestion. Therefore, go to the pharmacy and buy some digestive medicine. Also, don't eat too much at each meal. If attacks occur frequently and become more severe, see a doctor.

Intestinal spasm is a stress response of the intestine. It is a paroxysmal abdominal pain caused by strong contractions of the smooth muscles of the intestinal wall. Therefore, pain will occur below the navel. The treatment of intestinal spasms is generally a combination of medication and massage therapy. The key to intestinal spasms is prevention. If you can take a certain amount of stachyose every day, it will be very effective in preventing intestinal spasms.

Colitis can cause abdominal pain, so proper supplementation of fluids and electrolytes, vitamin B and calcium can effectively alleviate the condition.

What to do if you have pain below your belly button?

Generally, there are three reasons why women experience pain below their belly button: dysmenorrhea, ovarian cyst, or acute enteritis. For these phenomena, here are some ways to relieve the pain.

1. [Dysmenorrhea]: Pain below a woman’s belly button may be due to dysmenorrhea. Primary pain is often seen in adolescent girls and usually heals itself as they grow older or after getting married and having children. Common causes of secondary pain are endometriosis and adenomyosis. Therefore, during menstruation, you should pay attention to keeping warm, avoid cold, cool, raw, and cold stimulation to prevent the invasion of cold evil; pay attention to rest, reduce fatigue, strengthen nutrition, and enhance physical fitness; you should try to control emotional fluctuations, avoid strong mental stimulation, and keep a happy mood; you should avoid excessive sexual intercourse at ordinary times, and sexual intercourse is absolutely prohibited during menstruation.

2. [Ovarian cyst]: Ovarian cyst refers to a benign tumor of the ovary and is a common ovarian disease in women. There is pain in the lower abdomen during activities. First determine whether there is an ovarian cyst. If an ultrasound examination reveals an ovarian cyst and it appears to be cancerous or is too large, your doctor will recommend surgery to remove it.

3. [Acute enteritis]: Pain below the navel may be a symptom of acute enteritis, sometimes with abdominal pain, sometimes with nausea and vomiting. For patients with acute gastroenteritis, the general treatment should first be active fluid replacement to prevent dehydration and electrolyte acid-base imbalance. In addition, some antibiotics can be taken to avoid bacterial infection.

How to care for pain below the belly button?

1. [Pain below the navel is related to abnormal changes in the hollow organs in the abdominal cavity]: The smooth muscles of the hollow organs in the abdominal cavity are overly tense and contracted, or are stretched and expanded due to increased pressure in the cavity, causing pain below the navel.

2. [Pain below the navel is related to abdominal organ disease]: When the abdominal organs are diseased, the pain is felt on the surface or deep in the corresponding nerve segments, that is, the symptoms of pain below the navel will appear.

3. Nursing for pain below the navel

1. First check the cause of the pain below the navel and actively treat the primary disease.

2. Then don’t pinch your belly button with your hands, because the belly button is a fragile area and you will feel a slight pain in your stomach when pinching it.

3. When cleaning the belly button, try to use warm water and control the strength.

4. Participate in cultural and sports activities appropriately, actively exercise, enhance physical fitness and prevent diseases.

5. The pain below the navel is related to stress or tension. You should maintain a cheerful attitude and avoid being nervous.