What causes left abdominal pain in women?

In today's life, many women, like men, are independent. When they have a cold or abdominal pain, they don't take it seriously, thinking that they can just endure it. They often take some painkillers and think that the pain will go away. In fact, this is extremely bad for your body, because it is unhealthy to underestimate your body without knowing what is going on. So, what causes left abdominal pain in women?

1. Pain caused by inflammation

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.

2. Pain caused by menstruation

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.

3. Abdominal pain 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.

4. Abdominal pain caused by ovulation

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.

Home care for abdominal pain

(1) Ask the patient to lie on his side with his legs bent to reduce abdominal muscle tension and relieve pain. For peritonitis, a semi-sitting position is preferred.

(2) Observe the nature, location, onset time, and accompanying symptoms of the abdominal pain, and identify the cause as soon as possible. When the cause of the disease is unknown, avoid blindly applying hot or cold compresses to the abdomen.

(3) When the cause of the disease is unclear, try not to use painkillers to avoid interfering with the nature of the pain and causing misdiagnosis.

(4) For diseases with clear causes such as enteritis, dysentery, gastritis, etc., appropriate analgesics can be used, such as belladonna tablets, Weishuping, 654 2, atropine, etc. If the abdominal pain does not subside after taking the medicine 1 to 2 times, go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. Pay attention to doing electrocardiogram to rule out myocardial infarction, as well as X-ray and abdominal B-ultrasound examination.

(5) Dietary treatment is very important for abdominal pain caused by digestive system diseases. The diet for ulcer disease and gastritis should be easy to digest and soft; for pancreatitis, a light diet low in fat and protein should be given, and fasting is required in the acute phase. The direction of dietary treatment should be determined based on the condition of the disease. Appropriate dietary treatment can relieve abdominal pain.

(6) Relax your mind, maintain an optimistic attitude, get enough rest, and reduce abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal neurosis.

Regarding what causes left abdominal pain in women, everyone has read the above and knows that it is actually related to women's gynecological diseases. When abdominal pain occurs in life, you must seek treatment in time. At the same time, you should also pay attention to not neglecting your personal hygiene and some eating habits, which are helpful to your health.