What is the reason for lower abdominal distension and hardness

There are many reasons why women may experience lower abdominal distension and hardness, such as catching a cold, menstruation, ovulation, gynecological inflammation, etc. Therefore, you must pay attention to keeping warm and not let your stomach catch a cold. You should also pay more attention to your personal private hygiene, do not give inflammation and disease the opportunity to come to you, and regulate your menstrual pattern.

Symptoms of bloating in women

The main symptoms of abdominal distension in women are: abdominal pain, fever, increased vaginal discharge and even chills, high fever, headache, loss of appetite, etc. Generally speaking, the abdominal cavity has a large capacity and numerous crypts, which can store a considerable amount of fluid that is not easy to detect. Abdominal distension will only occur clinically when the amount of intraperitoneal fluid reaches 1500 ml. Depending on how quickly ascites is formed and how much ascites there is, the patient will feel varying degrees of abdominal distension.

The main surface symptoms are: abdominal pain, or lower abdominal mass and local compression and irritation symptoms, such as bladder irritation symptoms and rectal irritation symptoms, which are persistent.

Causes of abdominal bloating in women

Menstrual period causes

Lower abdominal pain and general discomfort that women experience during menstruation are mostly physiological phenomena. If the pain is severe, it is dysmenorrhea. Most cases of dysmenorrhea during adolescence are primary dysmenorrhea, which can heal itself; however, dysmenorrhea that occurs after menstruation is mostly caused by certain diseases, so you should seek medical attention early and do not use painkillers to solve the problem. This is a very common cause of lower abdominal pain.

Inflammation caused

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, accompanied by increased vaginal discharge. 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.

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.

Ovulation caused

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.

Now we know what causes lower abdominal distension and pain in women. Common causes include hymen occlusion, vaginal diaphragm, etc. Symptoms include abdominal pain caused by menstruation and obstruction of menstrual blood discharge during adolescence. The pain is closely related to menstruation and occurs cyclically, requiring surgical correction.

The dangers of abdominal bloating in women

(1) Affects blood circulation: abdominal distension, diaphragm lifting, chest compression, and heart contraction and relaxation functions are affected. The intestinal cavity is bloated and the intestinal pressure increases, affecting the blood circulation of the intestinal wall. The intra-abdominal pressure increases and the return of blood from the inferior vena cava is obstructed, which reduces the amount of blood returning to the heart, affecting cardiac ejection.

(2) Impact on breathing: abdominal distension, elevated diaphragm, smaller chest cavity, restricted lung respiratory function, and can cause breathing difficulties.

(3) Toxin absorption: The chyme retained in the intestinal cavity ferments and rots under the action of bacteria, producing toxins and gas, which are absorbed by the body and aggravate the condition.

(4) Water and electrolyte imbalance: severe abdominal distension, retention of intestinal contents, and compression of the intestinal wall not only affect the absorption of intestinal contents, but also cause the plasma of the intestinal wall to seep into the intestinal cavity, causing an imbalance of water and electrolytes.