What causes pain on the left side of a woman’s lower abdomen?

Many people don’t know whether pain on the left side of the lower abdomen is harmful to the body. In fact, many women usually experience pain on the left side of the lower abdomen. Because the pain does not last long, most female friends will not pay attention to it and will not associate it with gynecological diseases. So what is the reason why women suffer from pain on the left side of their lower abdomen? The following editor will analyze in detail the reasons for pain on the left side of their lower abdomen.

There are many reasons for abdominal pain, depending on the specific location, time, duration, etc. Abdominal pain is a common clinical symptom. The main cause of occurrence is due to diseases of intra-abdominal organs. In addition, diseases of other visceral systems outside the abdominal cavity and systemic infections may also cause abdominal pain. And the abdominal pain can be severe. Therefore, when diagnosing a patient with abdominal pain, comprehensive considerations must be made. The degree of abdominal pain is related to the severity of the primary disease. For example, acute gastrointestinal perforation and liver and spleen rupture can cause severe abdominal pain, but this is not absolute. For example, although pancreatic cancer or gastric cancer has a very poor prognosis, it may only manifest as dull pain in the upper abdomen. Depending on the length of time since the onset of the disease, abdominal pain can be acute or chronic. Abdominal lesions, extra-abdominal lesions and systemic diseases can all cause abdominal pain.

The main organs in the lower abdomen include the bladder, colorectum, uterus, pelvis, and adnexa. Problems with any organ may cause lower abdominal pain and discomfort, including various internal and external diseases, as well as common gynecological diseases, such as acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, etc. Symptoms alone cannot be used to diagnose the condition. A comprehensive assessment is required based on the characteristics of the pain, the course of the condition, the results of physical examinations and auxiliary tests.

Pain in the upper left abdomen may be caused by the stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, or left large intestine; pain in the lower left abdomen may be caused by the sigmoid colon, left ovary and fallopian tube, left ureter, etc.; if there is pain around the navel, it mainly indicates a small intestine disease. In addition, sometimes there may be widespread pain in the entire abdominal cavity. This is usually caused by inflammation of the peritoneum due to irritation for some reason, such as ulcer perforation, ectopic pregnancy rupture, and internal bleeding. People with abdominal pain should find out the cause and treat it accordingly. Some conditions, such as strangulated intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal perforation, necrotizing pancreatitis, and acute appendicitis, should be treated surgically in a timely manner. When women experience lower abdominal pain, excluding cyclical menstrual pain, gastrointestinal dysfunction and other reasons, they must consider whether it is a gynecological problem.

If you experience pain on the left side of your lower abdomen, you must take it seriously. Don't think it is a trivial matter and ignore it. It is often because of this mentality that the condition becomes worse and the difficulty of treatment increases greatly. If there is a woman around you who has pain on the left side of her lower abdomen, tell her that she must go to the hospital for examination. Only early treatment can completely eliminate the disease.