What causes abdominal distension and pain in women?

In life, many women experience abdominal distension and pain, and they don’t know what is going on. Most of my female friends just bear with it because they are very busy at work and don’t want to go to the hospital for check-ups as they think it is troublesome. In fact, experts tell us that when we have lower abdominal distension and pain, we must not let it develop without paying attention to it. Perhaps lower abdominal distension and pain is a precursor to some gynecological diseases.

1. Abdominal pain caused by physiological deformities: Common ones include hymen occlusion, vaginal diaphragm, etc. Symptoms include abdominal pain due to menstruation and obstruction of menstrual blood discharge during adolescence. The pain is closely related to menstruation and occurs cyclically, requiring surgical correction. Abdominal pain caused by tumors: Abdominal pain, bloating, back pain and a feeling of falling caused by tumors are generally persistent. If the tumor twists, ruptures, or bleeds, sudden abdominal pain often occurs. This is the "self-exposure" of the tumor and usually requires immediate surgical treatment.

2. Abdominal pain caused by certain gynecological diseases: For example, endometriosis often forms lumps near the ovaries, uterus, and rectum, which can aggravate abdominal pain before and during menstruation. Pain during sexual intercourse is also one of its characteristics. For example, pelvic bleeding or blood stasis can lead to pelvic pain, which often manifests itself in the base of one thigh.

3. Pain caused by menstruation: Lower abdominal pain and general discomfort experienced by women during menstruation are mostly physiological phenomena. If the pain is severe, it is dysmenorrhea. Most cases of dysmenorrhea during adolescence are primary and can heal on their own. However, dysmenorrhea after menstruation is often caused by some disease and should be treated early. Painkillers should not be used to solve the problem.

4. 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, damage to small blood vessels causes ovarian rupture and intra-abdominal bleeding, resulting in gynecological emergencies and requiring hospital treatment.

5. Pain caused by gynecological inflammation: It is more common in adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease, and often occurs in women of childbearing age. The pain is on one or both sides, and is accompanied by increased leucorrhea. Chronic cases often present with dull pain, back pain or a feeling of heaviness; acute cases often present with abdominal pain that is resistant to pressure and is accompanied by fever.

There are generally two types of abdominal pain in women: one is chronic, and the other is acute abdominal pain, which comes on very quickly. If female friends find themselves experiencing lower abdominal distension and pain for a long time, in most cases they have gynecological inflammation. It is best to take time to go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination, find out the cause of your abdominal distension and pain, and then get treatment.