Causes of pain on the right side of the abdomen in women

We all know that the female body structure is somewhat different from that of the male body. The female abdomen has the uterus and ovaries, which are the most important reproductive organs in the female body. Therefore, once female friends have abdominal pain, there are certain differences from male friends. Many women have experienced pain on the right side of their abdomen. They don’t know what the reason is and how to regulate it. Let’s learn about the reasons for pain on the right side of the female abdomen.

Causes of pain on the right side of the abdomen in women

It may be appendicitis~ Appendicitis is a common disease. Clinically, symptoms include right lower abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, and neutrophilia. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix and is the most common abdominal surgical disease. The typical clinical manifestation of acute appendicitis is gradual onset of dull pain in the upper abdomen or around the umbilicus, which shifts to the right lower abdomen after a few hours. It is often accompanied by loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting. In the early stage of the disease, except for low fever and fatigue, there are usually no obvious systemic symptoms.

If acute appendicitis is not treated early, it may develop into appendicitis gangrene and perforation, complicated by localized or diffuse peritonitis. Acute appendicitis has a mortality rate of less than 1%, and the mortality rate after diffuse peritonitis occurs is 5~10%.

After non-surgical treatment or cure of acute appendicitis, hyperplasia and thickening of the fibrous tissue of the appendix wall, narrowing of the lumen and surrounding adhesions may be left behind. This is called chronic appendicitis, which can easily lead to another acute attack. The more attacks occur, the more serious the damage of chronic inflammation is. Acute attacks may occur repeatedly. When there is no attack, there are no symptoms or occasional mild pain in the right lower abdomen, so it is also called chronic recurrent appendicitis.

If the patient has no history of acute appendicitis but complains of chronic right lower abdominal pain, it is not appropriate to easily diagnose it as chronic appendicitis and remove the appendix. Other ileocecal diseases should be excluded, such as tumors, tuberculosis, nonspecific appendicitis, Crohn's disease and mobile appendix, etc. Psychoneural factors should also be excluded, otherwise appendectomy will be difficult, and the symptoms may not be eliminated even if there are no other lesions.

The above is an introduction to the causes of pain on the right side of the abdomen in women. After understanding it, we know that pain on the right side of the abdomen in women may generally be caused by acute appendicitis or some gynecological diseases. If the pain is severe, go to the hospital for examination in time. In addition, female friends must pay attention to ensuring good diet hygiene and balanced nutrition.