Causes of abdominal pain after abortion

In fact, regarding abortion surgery, the very diligent hands of the municipal hospital said that if there is no problem with the child, the hospital is unwilling to perform an abortion on you, because abortion also harms people's lives. Moreover, abortion now requires a lot of certificates and can only be performed in large hospitals. There are many reasons that may cause people to choose to have an abortion. Do you know about the phenomenon of abdominal pain after abortion surgery? If you have had an abortion, you may have experienced stomach pain. So what is the cause of stomach pain after an abortion? Let’s take a look.

Some female friends experience abdominal pain after undergoing painless abortion. I would like to ask if this is normal? Experts responded that abdominal pain after painless abortion is obviously abnormal. The reason for the pain may be blood accumulation in the uterine cavity, incomplete miscarriage, postoperative infection, or uterine perforation.

1. Intrauterine hemorrhage usually occurs within a few hours after surgery. The patient has unbearable abdominal pain, as if cut by a knife, and a small amount of blood and water flows out of the vagina. Gynecological examination reveals that the uterus is significantly enlarged, soft, and tender. The number of people who develop intrauterine hematoma is also very small, but it is more likely to occur in women with an overly tilted uterus and a tight cervix.

2. Painless abortion surgery for incomplete abortion sometimes fails. Incomplete abortion means that the chorionic and decidual tissue in the uterine cavity cannot be completely removed during surgery. After the operation, the uterus undergoes paroxysmal contractions in order to expel the remaining embryonic tissue from the uterus. At this time, the patient has paroxysmal attacks of abdominal pain, which are unbearable, and there is increased vaginal bleeding, which is bright red in color and contains large blood clots. The abdominal pain is relieved after the blood clots are discharged, and the attacks recur repeatedly. When an incomplete miscarriage occurs, a curettage is usually required to scrape out the remaining embryonic tissue in the uterine cavity, and the abdominal pain will disappear naturally.

3. Uterine perforation is a very serious complication that occurs during painless abortion surgery. Most patients experience sudden and severe abdominal pain during perforation, but a small number of people may not feel any obvious pain. The abdominal pain caused by uterine perforation is continuous, with a small amount of vaginal bleeding. If combined with internal bleeding, it may cause peritoneal irritation signs: abdominal pain that refuses to be pressed, and tenderness and rebound pain exist at the same time. Uterine perforation is rare, but it is more likely to occur in women who have an excessively tilted uterus or who become pregnant again within one year of a caesarean section, or who have undergone multiple abortions.

4. Postoperative infection Postoperative infection often occurs within two weeks after surgery. It can be caused directly by the surgical operation or by the patient's failure to pay attention to hygiene after surgery, such as having sexual intercourse, swimming, etc. It usually leads to acute pelvic inflammatory disease, with severe abdominal pain that is persistent and may worsen in paroxysmal forms, accompanied by fever, chills, and vaginal bleeding that is bright red, fishy, ​​or mixed with yellow discharge. During physical examination, there is abdominal pain that is resistant to pressure, tenderness, and rebound tenderness. Gynecological examination shows cervical motion tenderness, uterine body tenderness, and both adnexa may have flake-like or cord-like thickening with obvious tenderness.

The above reasons are the reasons for abdominal pain after abortion. We can understand them in detail. Some people may experience abdominal pain due to physical reasons. They will feel pain just after the operation, and the pain will go away after the anesthesia. However, if the abdominal pain continues after a long time, there may be adverse phenomena such as uterine cavity blood accumulation. We must pay attention to it and go to the hospital for timely treatment and observation. You hope that everyone can spread the knowledge about abortion. If it is not a special situation, you hope that everyone will have fewer abortions.