I am more than four months pregnant and my left side of my stomach hurts. What's going on?

The symptom of abdominal pain on the left side during more than four months of pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon, mainly caused by the enlargement of the uterus. Pregnant women do not need to worry too much. However, if pregnant women experience long-term pain on the left side during the fourth month of pregnancy, it is likely caused by uterine fibroids or inflammation during pregnancy, and an ultrasound examination is needed. Below is an analysis of the causes of left-side abdominal pain, you can take a look.

What is the cause of the left side abdominal pain in the fourth month of pregnancy?

It is usually caused by the pregnant mother's own physical illness, and another part is the pain caused by the fat layer on the belly surface being pulled and damaged during pregnancy.

1. Abdominal pain in the fourth month of pregnancy caused by uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids may grow during pregnancy, and the impacts on pregnancy include fibroid degeneration and necrosis, fibroid torsion, and direct interference with fetal development or obstruction of delivery. This type of pain usually comes suddenly, and the pain point is fixed, which is local pain.

2. Some diseases during pregnancy may also cause abdominal pain in expectant mothers, but these diseases are not directly related to pregnancy, such as appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, cholelithiasis and cholecystitis. Because abdominal pain is common during pregnancy, sometimes abdominal pain caused by non-pregnancy reasons is easily ignored by expectant mothers.

3. Physiological abdominal pain. Around 4 months of pregnancy, the uterus enlarges and the round ligament of the uterus is stretched, causing many expectant mothers to feel some abdominal pain. This type of pain is mostly located on one or both sides of the uterus in the lower abdomen, and is referred pain, dull pain or lack thereof. The pain becomes more obvious when walking a long distance or changing body position. Expectant mothers don’t need to worry, the symptoms can be relieved by resting in bed more. Exercising too hard during sexual intercourse during the second trimester can also cause stomach pain in pregnant women.

What causes stomach pain in pregnant women

One is the discomfort caused by pregnancy, and the other is the congenital disease of the pregnant mother.

1. Normal pain during pregnancy. Pregnant women experience stomach pain because the uterus gradually becomes larger during embryonic development. At this time, pregnant women will feel discomfort and stomach pain, but this pain is often mild, so pregnant women do not need to worry too much.

2. Signs of threatened miscarriage. However, if the abdominal pain comes in waves, or is continuous pain in the lower abdomen, like the pain before or during menstruation, and is accompanied by vaginal bleeding, it may be threatened abortion and you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

3. Causes of disease. Diseases such as acute gastritis, gastroenteritis, acute pancreatitis and degeneration of uterine fibroids can also cause pregnant women to feel abdominal pain.

4. If you experience severe unilateral lower abdominal pain, accompanied by vaginal bleeding or fainting, it may be an ectopic pregnancy and you should go to the hospital immediately. Some expectant mothers believe that abdominal pain in early pregnancy may be accidental and it is not a big deal and they just need to lie down in bed and rest. This blind measure of bed rest to protect the fetus is not advisable. You should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.