After giving birth, there is a bulge under the lumbar spine

After giving birth, the child has a bulge under the lumbar spine. This phenomenon is relatively rare and may be caused by edema. When this symptom occurs, pay attention to the size, hardness, and mobility of the lump, and observe whether the child is in pain. You can use physical therapy such as massage and hot compress. If the symptoms do not improve, you need to go to the hospital for further examination and adopt the best treatment plan under the guidance of a doctor. Let’s take a look at the classification of lumps.

There are many classification methods, and they can be roughly divided into six types according to the nature of the mass.

1. Physiological "mass"

It is not a true disease but is sometimes mistaken for a pathological mass. In addition to the uterus, bladder, and fecal masses, the muscles between the well-developed rectus abdominis tendons, the spine or sacral promontory in emaciation, and the spontaneously spasmodic intestines may all be misdiagnosed as pathological. Even the abdominal aorta of people with soft or weak abdominal walls may be mistaken for a "pulsating mass."

2. Inflammatory mass

It is often accompanied by signs of inflammation such as fever, local pain, and increased white blood cell count. Such as periappendicitis mass, mesenteric lymph node tuberculosis, perirenal abscess, etc.

3. Tumorous mass

Most of them are substantial masses. Malignant tumors are the majority and are characterized by rapid development, with anemia, weight loss and cachexia in the late stages; benign tumors have a long history and are larger, smoother and have a certain degree of mobility.

4. Cystic mass

Most of them are round or oval, with a smooth surface and a sense of undulation. Common ones include congenital polycystic liver, polycystic kidney, urachal cyst; retention pancreatic cyst, hydronephrosis; tumorous ovarian cyst; inflammatory gallbladder effusion, hydrosalpinx, encapsulated effusion; parasitic hydatid cyst, etc.

5. Obstructive mass

Obstructive masses in the gastrointestinal tract can cause abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting, or constipation without flatus; masses obstructing the bile duct cause painless jaundice, usually without fever; masses obstructing the urinary tract often cause swelling and pain in the lower back.

6. Traumatic mass

Such as spleen rupture hematoma in the left upper abdomen, pancreatic pseudocyst in the upper abdomen, retroperitoneal hematoma in the lower abdomen or pelvis, etc. See Abdominal Trauma.