What causes lower abdominal pain caused by uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are a relatively common gynecological disease. Generally speaking, if a woman suffers from uterine fibroids, she will experience symptoms such as increased menstrual flow, irregular vaginal bleeding, and anemia. Most uterine fibroids are benign tumors. Some women with uterine fibroids will also experience lower abdominal pain. If you want to prevent uterine fibroids, it is best to go to the hospital for timely examination and actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment.

There are six common symptoms of uterine fibroids:

First, the normal menstrual cycle becomes disrupted, the amount of menstrual blood is excessive, and there may even be symptoms of prolonged menstruation and continuous bleeding. When this change occurs, it not only reflects that there is a problem with your uterus, but also with your physical health.

Second, uterine fibroids cause lower abdominal pain. Of course, this is only a minority of cases. Most patients with uterine fibroids do not experience pain. Sometimes dysmenorrhea can also cause lower abdominal pain. Pay attention to the difference.

Third, uterine fibroids can cause swelling of the lower abdomen, and you can feel a lump when you touch it.

Fourth, patients with uterine fibroids will have difficulty urinating and defecating, a certain sense of oppression, and back pain.

Fifth, infertility or miscarriage. The location and size of uterine fibroids can affect pregnancy and even cause miscarriage.

Of course, the presence of any of these symptoms does not necessarily mean that you have uterine fibroids and further diagnosis is required from a doctor. In any case, in order to prevent uterine fibroids, women must take care of their bodies, learn to self-examine or go to the hospital for physical examinations to prevent diseases.

Causes of lower abdominal pain caused by uterine fibroids

(1) As the tumor grows larger and the weight increases, the tumor will compress the pelvic blood vessels and cause congestion.

(2) Or uterine fibroids may compress the nerves and cause pain.

(3) Another situation is related to the location of the uterine fibroids. Submucosal uterine fibroids can stimulate uterine contractions and cause lower abdominal pain.

(4) Red degeneration of uterine fibroids may be accompanied by pain and even fever.

Why do women often have lower abdominal distension and pain?

1. Abdominal pain caused by ovulation: During the ovulation period, there is a feeling of distension and pain in the lower abdomen, which is caused by the rupture of the follicle. Generally speaking, this pain does not affect health and has no adverse consequences. However, in a very small number of people, due to large rupture of the ovarian follicle during ovulation, which damages small blood vessels and causes ovarian rupture and intra-abdominal bleeding, they develop gynecological emergencies and need to be treated in the hospital.

2. Abdominal pain caused by acute appendicitis: The pain starts in the upper abdomen and gradually moves to the right lower abdomen. It is also accompanied by nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, fever, and fear of pressing the right lower abdomen. This disease should be treated in hospital emergency room as soon as possible.

3. Abdominal pain caused by physiological deformities: common ones include hymen occlusion, vaginal diaphragm, etc. During adolescence, abdominal pain occurs due to menstruation and obstructed menstrual blood discharge. The pain is closely related to menstruation and occurs cyclically, requiring surgical correction.