Pregnancy forty days lower abdomen pain on the right side

When a woman is 40 days pregnant, she is still in the early stage of pregnancy. The fetus in the uterus is not particularly stable during this period, and the fetal heart and placenta have just begun to develop. Therefore, it is normal for women to have lower abdominal pain. When it hurts, you must pay attention to whether you have seen blood. If you have seen blood, you must protect the fetus in time. So what should I do if I have pain on the right side of my lower abdomen at 40 days of pregnancy?

Why is there pain on the right side of the lower abdomen during pregnancy?

It is common to experience dull abdominal pain in early pregnancy. There are many causes of abdominal pain, which can be divided into physiological and pathological types. Generally speaking, the location of abdominal pain in early pregnancy is not fixed. Sometimes it is in the lower left abdomen, sometimes in the lower right abdomen, and the pain lasts for a very short time. If a doctor examines and determines that there are no other abnormalities, this abdominal pain is physiological and usually does not require special treatment because it is caused by the uterus becoming larger due to pregnancy and its ligaments being stretched. Therefore, there is no need to worry when the expectant mother experiences pain on the right side of her lower abdomen at 40 days of pregnancy.

What to do if you have abdominal distension and pain during the 40th day of pregnancy

If you experience lower back pain accompanied by a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen, which does not ease after rest or even gets worse, you should be alert. If the lower abdominal pain worsens, is accompanied by vaginal bleeding, and has tissue-like discharge, you should report it to your doctor immediately, as this may be a symptom of threatened abortion.

If symptoms of threatened abortion occur, pay attention to whether there is any tissue discharged in the vaginal discharge at any time. It is best to keep the discharge for your doctor's observation. If the amount of bleeding increases, you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately. At the same time, expectant mothers should rest in bed more and reduce activities, but this does not mean that they should lie in bed motionless for 24 hours. They should do some light activities appropriately. Sexual intercourse must be prohibited and unnecessary vaginal examinations should be minimized to reduce stimulation to the uterus. In addition, breast stimulation should be avoided, as it can also cause uterine contractions and lead to threatened miscarriage.

In general, if it is physiological abdominal pain in the early stages of pregnancy, there is no need to worry too much, but if it is pathological abdominal pain, such as ectopic pregnancy, ovarian tumor, uterine fibroids, miscarriage, etc., you must not ignore it. Once the pain lasts for a long time, you must go to the hospital for examination to detect the problem early and treat it in time to avoid more serious consequences.