Why does a pregnant woman experience lower abdominal pain when she holds her urine?

The physical health of pregnant women is a very important matter for the family. The health of pregnant women is closely related to the health of the fetus. Therefore, once a pregnant woman has health problems, the first thing to suffer is the development of the fetus. In life, many pregnant women have experienced excretion problems, which has caused certain difficulties in their lives. For example, why do pregnant women have lower abdominal pain when they hold their urine? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Lower abdominal pain caused by holding urine in early pregnancy may be due to the growing uterus, which is not a serious problem. Women often report symptoms such as sourness, warmth, and upper abdominal pressure, which are the result of stomach pressure caused by the enlarged uterus. In addition, gastrointestinal motility weakens during pregnancy, the stomach muscle tension is low, especially the gastric sphincter is relaxed, causing the gastric contents to flow back into the lower esophagus, irritating the esophageal mucosa and producing a burning sensation in the stomach area.

It is also possible that due to the enlargement of the uterus and pelvic congestion, the ligaments beside the uterus are affected by the enlarged uterus, causing a feeling of soreness and dull pain in the lower abdomen, especially near the roots of the thighs on both sides, which is near the groin. Abdominal pain in the early stages of pregnancy is generally not serious and does not affect the normal development of the pregnancy. If there is a history of cervicitis and chronic appendicitis, the irritation of the pelvic congestion symptoms on the inflamed area will also cause such discomfort.

Check whether it is an ectopic pregnancy : If you have abdominal pain in the early stages of pregnancy and there is bleeding before the fetus is located, and if the pregnancy lasts more than seven weeks and the embryonic sac in the uterus cannot be seen through B-ultrasound, it may be an ectopic pregnancy. Further examination and confirmation are needed to avoid heavy bleeding and life-threatening consequences caused by ectopic pregnancy.

Treatment of miscarriage : Abdominal pain in the early stages of pregnancy accompanied by abnormal vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and other symptoms may be signs of miscarriage. The cause of miscarriage in early pregnancy may be chromosomal or genetic abnormalities in the embryo itself; it may also be that the pregnant mother suffers from autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, or takes certain medications, smokes, drinks, etc.