What causes pain in the girl's lower left abdomen?

Nowadays, the pace of life is fast. Many women have to do their jobs while taking care of the family. They are in a state of overload every day and often neglect to take care of their own health. If women continue like this for a long time, their skin will become dull, they will have more spots and even some gynecological diseases. If a woman experiences pain in the left lower abdomen in her life, she should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Reason 1: Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea is divided into primary and secondary types. Primary dysmenorrhea is more common in uterine hypoplasia, stenosis of the cervical opening or cervical canal, and excessive uterine curvature, which make menstrual blood flow out poorly and cause menstrual blood retention, thereby stimulating uterine contraction and causing dysmenorrhea. Secondary dysmenorrhea is often caused by pelvic inflammation, tumors or endometriosis. Menstrual pain is a common physiological phenomenon among women. When menstruation comes, there will be varying degrees of lower abdominal pain, sometimes even accompanied by symptoms such as bloating, chills, diarrhea, and back pain. When women experience this kind of physiological menstrual pain, it is recommended that they go to the obstetrics and gynecology department for examination first. If the possibility of gynecological diseases is ruled out, there is no need to worry. You can apply hot compresses or take painkillers to relieve the pain.

Cause 2: Ovarian cyst torsion

Ovarian cysts are caused by the acidification of body tissue fluids. Body cells are placed in acidic body fluids, which results in a decrease in the amount of dissolved oxygen in normal body cells. This causes a decrease in cell activity and a slowdown in metabolic cycles. When the amount drops to 65% of the normal value, normal cells cannot survive. However, there are also cells that actively mutate by changing their chromosomes. The cell phenotype changes, and tumor traits are expressed. These cells proliferate rapidly, thus forming a true tumor entity.

Cause 3: Corpus luteum cyst rupture

In the early stage of corpus luteum cyst formation, corpus luteum cells still exist and are rich in lipids. Only the inner layer of the cyst wall is fibrotic, and luteinized granulosa cells and theca cells can be seen, with or without blood in the cyst. In the later stage, the cyst wall is fibrotic with varying degrees of hyaline changes. Because the cyst continues to secrete progesterone, the menstrual cycle is often delayed. If the cyst ruptures, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding may occur, which is very similar to the rupture of an ectopic pregnancy.

Ways to relieve menstrual cramps

1. Taking painkillers:

When menstrual cramps begin, women can take pain relievers with milk or food. The painkillers take effect in about 20-30 minutes and last for 12 hours. This method is not recommended for long-term use.

2. Moxibustion:

Choose acupoints such as Sanyinjiao and Zusanli, and hang the moxa stick at a height of about 3 cm from the acupoint to make the local area warm without burning pain. Massage each acupoint for about 10-15 minutes, until a blush appears on the skin.

3. Massage method:

The patient should rub his palms together until they become warm, and massage the lower abdomen below the navel in a clockwise direction for about 200 times. Or press and rub the Zusanli and Sanyinjiao points for 1 minute each.

4. Hot compress method:

Applying hot compress to the lower abdomen can help relieve uterine cramps, promote blood circulation in the abdomen, and relieve dysmenorrhea. If you use heated Chinese medicine for hot compress, the effects of promoting blood circulation, activating meridians, promoting qi and relieving pain will be better.