Why does the lower body pain occur after childbirth?

The short period after giving birth is a painful stage for mothers. If it is a caesarean section, the wound on the belly will be painful. If it is a natural birth, the vagina will be painful for a short period of time. Therefore, you must rest more at this time, but you cannot rest all the time. You need to get up and move around occasionally. Some people also experience a feeling of heaviness and pain in the lower body after giving birth, which may be caused by the following problems.

Why does the lower body pain occur after childbirth?

Abdominal pain after childbirth is a common symptom in women. These symptoms will have serious health impacts on women's bodies. Therefore, many women who experience abdominal pain after childbirth want to recover as soon as possible through treatment for the sake of their own health. The following content specifically introduces the causes of abdominal pain after childbirth.

Postpartum abdominal pain causes include:

1. Acute inflammation causes lower abdominal pain: acute endometritis, acute salpingo-oophoritis, pelvic peritonitis, etc. Among them, acute salpingo-oophoritis is the most common, and in severe cases, abscesses may form. Acute pelvic infection often occurs after delivery and abortion.

2. Acute lower abdominal pain caused by other reasons: Acute lower abdominal pain may occur when uterine perforation occurs during artificial abortion or IUD. In addition, acute intestinal obstruction, abdominal organ stones, hydrosalpinx, intestinal torsion, dysmenorrhea, and pelvic and abdominal trauma can all cause acute lower abdominal pain.

3. There are many causes of chronic lower abdominal pain, the most common of which are chronic inflammation of the reproductive organs, endometriosis, adenomyosis, pelvic congestion and psychological pelvic pain.

4. Chronic genital inflammation: chronic cervicitis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, dysmenorrhea, etc.

5. Pelvic congestion: also known as pelvic varicose veins, caused by chronic pelvic congestion.

6. Tumor pain: When gynecological malignant tumors develop to the late stage, the pelvic nerves will be infiltrated or compressed by the tumor, causing pain.

7. Psychological pelvic and lower abdominal pain: Psychological pelvic pain generally manifests as recurrent lower abdominal pain, but examination confirms that there is no organic lesion. Psychogenic pelvic pain is more of a physical reaction. Some people may develop a fear of sex and pain during intercourse due to psychological trauma related to sexual behavior, which may eventually develop into pelvic pain. Studies have found that patients tend to transform certain repressed emotions into physical symptoms in order to alleviate psychological disorders, and the external manifestation is psychological pelvic pain.

There are many causes of abdominal pain in women after childbirth. After understanding the above introduction, I believe that many postpartum women who experience these symptoms have fully understood the causes. Therefore, after fully understanding the situation, for the sake of your own health, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, and then receive correct treatment from the doctor so that you can recover from this symptom as soon as possible.