What causes pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in women?

During menstruation, women often experience stomach discomfort, which is a normal physiological phenomenon. However, lower abdominal pain in women is not only caused by gynecological diseases. There are many possible factors. We can have a general understanding of them and never speculate what disease we have. So, what causes pain on the left side of a woman's lower abdomen? Let's take a closer look at it below.

Women's abdominal pain may not be simple

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.

It is worth noting that if you experience menstrual cramps that are different from previous ones, you should not take it lightly. You should see a doctor for examination and record information such as when the menstrual cramps started, where the cramps were located, how long they lasted, etc., to provide the doctor with diagnosis.

When women experience lower abdominal pain, excluding reasons such as cyclical menstrual pain and gastrointestinal dysfunction, they must consider whether it is a gynecological problem, such as: endometriosis, ovarian cyst rupture, ovarian or ovarian cyst torsion, pelvic inflammation, uterine fibroids, ovarian tumors, ectopic pregnancy, abdominal or pelvic adhesions... etc. In order to avoid missing the golden period of treatment, if women have unexplained lower abdominal pain, they should see a doctor as soon as possible.

Don’t take abdominal pain lightly

Abdominal pain is one of the common clinical symptoms, but because abdominal pain is mostly sporadic, patients often take it lightly.

In fact, there are quite a lot of abdominal organs that may cause abdominal pain, including digestive organs, urinary organs, reproductive organs, etc. Sometimes abdominal pain may even be one of the symptoms of other serious diseases (such as myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, etc.).

Therefore, when abdominal pain occurs, the most correct treatment principle is to see a doctor as soon as possible to find out the cause of the disease and receive appropriate treatment for the symptoms.

A rough way to distinguish the locations of abdominal organs

Upper right: liver, gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas, duodenum, right kidney, right large intestine

Upper left: stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, left part of large intestine

Lower right: cecum, appendix, right ovary and fallopian tube, right ureter

Lower left: sigmoid colon, left ovary and fallopian tube, left ureter

The above is an introduction to what causes pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in women. I hope it will be helpful for women to understand. It can be seen that the factors causing pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in women are quite complicated. Blindly using drugs has no specificity at all, and painkillers can only temporarily relieve pain. The key is to understand the actual symptoms so that they can be thoroughly resolved.