Causes of left abdominal pain in girls

For girls, if they experience pain in the lower abdomen, they must pay special attention, because there is a huge reproductive system below the belly, and lower abdominal pain may be caused by reproductive system diseases. Moreover, when pain occurs in the lower abdomen, it is also necessary to distinguish whether it is on the left or right side of the abdomen, so that the cause can be found in time. Many girls have pain in the left lower abdomen. What disease causes this?

Causes of dull pain in the left lower abdomen

1. Tumor pain

When gynecological malignancies progress to the late stage, unbearable and intractable pain may occur. Dull pain in the left lower abdomen is often accompanied by pain in the lumbar region, and the pain often radiates to the lower limbs.

2. Chronic inflammation of genitals

Women suffer from long-term lumbar and sacral pain and lower abdominal pain, which worsens after sex and during the menstrual cycle. It is often accompanied by increased leucorrhea, which is mostly caused by chronic cervicitis. If you experience long-term lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbar pain that worsens after fatigue, sex, or before and after the menstrual cycle, and are often accompanied by menstrual cycle disorders and fatigue, it is mostly caused by chronic pelvic inflammation.

3. Dysmenorrhea

There are two types of dysmenorrhea: primary and secondary. Primary pain often occurs in adolescent girls for unclear reasons. It usually heals itself as you age or after getting married and having children. Common causes of secondary pain are endometriosis and adenomyosis.

4. Acute enteritis

If you have cramping pain in your lower abdomen, accompanied by dizziness, bloating, persistent diarrhea or constipation, it may be acute enteritis, in which large intestine dysfunction causes extreme sensitivity of the nerves and muscles. 20% of the population suffers from sensitive bowel syndrome, 65% of whom are women. Bathing can effectively relieve pain, dizziness, bloating, persistent diarrhea or constipation. In this case, it is recommended to see a doctor who specializes in digestive problems for a comprehensive checkup.

5. Interstitial cystitis

If you have pain in the middle of your lower abdomen and have discomfort and frequent urination, you may have interstitial cystitis, an inflammation of your urinary tract that causes your bladder to swell. There may be lesions in the inner wall of a woman's bladder, which stimulates the central nervous system in the brain to produce a urination response. Pain near the pubic bone that worsens when you try to urinate. Frequent urination (at least once an hour during the day and multiple times at night), and sharp pain during intercourse.

Differential diagnosis of abdominal pain

1. Sudden onset of severe upper abdominal pain after a full meal or drinking should be considered as gastric or duodenal perforation.

2. The pain in the right upper abdomen is paroxysmal and colic, radiating to the right shoulder, which is mostly caused by cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.

3. Severe abdominal pain in the left middle of the upper abdomen, accompanied by vomiting, persistent pain, paroxysmal aggravation, and radiating to the side of the waist, should be considered as acute pancreatitis.

4. The pain starts in the upper abdomen and moves to the right lower abdomen after a few hours, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is mostly acute appendicitis.

5. If you suddenly experience lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding after about 6 weeks of amenorrhea, you should consider ectopic pregnancy. When women of childbearing age experience abdominal pain, gynecological acute abdomen must be considered.

6. Paroxysmal colic in the flank or lower abdomen, radiating to the waist, back, and perineum, accompanied by frequent urination and hematuria indicates ureteral stones.

7. Abdominal pain accompanied by diarrhea should be considered as infectious diseases such as enteritis, dysentery, and paracholera.

8. Persistent abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting may be due to intestinal obstruction.

Tips to warm your abdomen

1. Ginger and brown sugar water

Drinking old ginger and brown sugar water every morning to drive away the cold and warm the body, promote kidney yang and warm the spleen and stomach, which is very beneficial for the small intestine to "digest" breakfast food and meet the body's daily nutrient energy supply.

2. Fumigation

The whole body is fumigated with positive plants such as Thai turmeric and lemongrass. These aromatic herbs not only warm the meridians in the abdomen through hot air fumigation, but also warm the Dantian to promote stagnant blood and metabolize toxins, while also warming the stomach and promoting absorption in the small intestine.

3. Moxibustion

Use moxa to moxibustion the Qihai point (a strengthening point), Shenque point (a point where cold easily accumulates), Guanyuan point (a point that warms the Dantian), and Baliao point for 15 minutes. For severe uterine coldness, moxibustion on the Shenque point with ginger can enhance the effect.

4. Bellyband and warm baby

Wearing a bellyband can warm your abdomen and your whole body will be warm. When it is very cold, sticking a heat pack on your abdomen and lower back is equivalent to applying a hot compress to your abdomen at any time.