Slight swelling in the right lower abdomen

In daily life, some women may encounter such a situation, with slight swelling in the right lower abdomen, and there are more than one cause of pain in the right lower abdomen of women. Especially for women, when pain occurs, necessary examinations must be carried out and necessary treatment and care must be given in time to avoid recurrence of pain in the lower right abdomen. There are many reasons to consider when a woman's right lower abdomen is slightly swollen. It is best to do a comprehensive and detailed examination to see what the real reason is.

The reason why women have a vague swelling in the right lower abdomen

1. Appendicitis: One of the symptoms of acute appendicitis is abdominal pain. In the early stage, pain is more common in the upper abdomen or around the umbilicus. After several hours, the pain may migrate to and be located in the right lower abdomen, and the previous upper abdomen or around the umbilicus pain will be relieved or disappear. In addition, acute appendicitis also has symptoms such as malignant transformation, vomiting, loss of appetite, and low fever.

Chronic appendicitis may also cause pain in the right lower abdomen. The symptoms are intermittent dull pain or distending pain, which is sometimes light and sometimes heavy. The pain is fixed and is usually more obvious during exercise, fatigue, cold, and after meals.

Solution: If the symptoms are serious, you should consider whether it needs to be removed. Sometimes when pain occurs, you can take medicine for a period of time to suppress the pain, but it is not recommended to take it all the time. You should maintain a positive attitude at ordinary times, not eat cold food, the body cannot get cold, eat more fruits and vegetables, and pay attention to food hygiene and safety.

2. Acute enteritis: Acute enteritis is mostly caused by eating unclean food. Patients may also experience pain in the right lower abdomen, often accompanied by severe vomiting, diarrhea, fever and other symptoms.

Solution: If the condition is mild, glucose can be taken orally, and antiemetics and antispasmodics can be injected if necessary. Patients should strictly control the hygiene of food, wash their hands before and after meals, and disinfect fruits and vegetables before eating them raw, and avoid eating at street stalls frequently.

3. Ectopic pregnancy: Women who have sexual intercourse need to pay attention. Ectopic pregnancy refers to the pregnancy process in which sperm and egg combine outside the uterus and the embryo implants and develops. Patients often experience severe pain in the right lower abdomen, accompanied by vaginal bleeding, which can cause hemorrhagic shock in severe cases.

Solution: Ectopic pregnancy is a very serious disease. You should pay attention to prevention in your daily life. Don't consider becoming a mother for the time being. You must use good contraceptive methods, pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, delivery and confinement, treat urinary system diseases in time, and avoid the possibility of ectopic pregnancy.

4. Acute cholecystitis: The pain of acute cholecystitis usually occurs after meals or late at night. The pain is generally located in the right upper abdomen or upper abdomen. Sometimes the pain will extend to the right shoulder or scapula. The patient will also continue to experience fever, vomiting, jaundice and other symptoms.

Solution: The patient needs a lot of drinking water, and acetate and potassium salts can be supplemented in the water. The most delicious high-carbohydrate, low-calorie, low-cholesterol, light-flavored liquid foods, such as millet soup, lotus root powder, red date soup, etc. Avoid fried, spicy, and high-sugar foods, and eat more fruits and vegetables.

5. Follicle rupture: Follicle rupture often occurs during the ovulation period, because after the egg has grown and developed, the egg cell is released from the ovary, and the lower abdominal pain caused by the follicle rupture may occur alternately in the upper and lower parts every month, but not every woman will experience ovulation abdominal pain every month, and it generally does not cause adverse effects on women's health.

Solution: Remember to keep warm during the ovulation period. Because there is a lot of secretion, you need to pay attention to hygiene to avoid inflammation and infection. If the abdominal pain is severe, you can take some painkillers under the doctor's advice.

6. Gynecological inflammation: There are many gynecological inflammations that cause pain in the right lower abdomen of women, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, endometriosis, etc. In addition to the pain in the right lower abdomen, it is usually accompanied by leucorrhea with odor and increase, low back pain, menstrual disorders, etc. Under the stimulation of excessive secretions, it is also easy to cause vulvar itching, burning, etc.

Causes of abdominal pain in women

Age of the patient: The causes of abdominal pain in female patients of different ages are also different. Before puberty, abdominal pain is mostly caused by uterine ovarian tumor distortion. If puberty has already occurred, it may be menstrual pain. Mature considerations include dysmenorrhea, ectopic pregnancy, acute pelvic inflammatory disease, and ruptured or torsion of ovarian cysts.

Abdominal pain location: If a woman has pain in the middle of her lower abdomen, it is mostly caused by uterine lesions. Abdominal pain on one side should be considered as adnexal lesions on the other side, and abdominal pain in the whole body should be considered as ectopic pregnancy, tumor rupture, or peritonitis. If the abdominal pain radiates to the shoulder, capillary rupture should be considered. If it radiates to the lumbar and sacral areas, it may be the cervix and uterine lesions. If it radiates to the groin and thigh roots, it may be adnexal lesions.

What should women do if they have lower abdominal pain?

1. Menstrual health care: Some women not only experience abdominal distension and pain before the menstrual period, but also fail to eliminate this discomfort after the menstrual period. For these women, it is necessary to do a good job of menstrual health care. For example, like daily hygiene during menstruation, if women do not pay attention to developing good living habits during menstruation, it will cause bacterial infection and lead to serious gynecological diseases. In addition, special attention should be paid to prohibiting sexual intercourse during menstruation to prevent the invasion of bacteria. At the same time, you should also pay attention to preventing influenza during menstruation. The prevention methods are very simple, such as paying more attention to effective rest and ensuring adequate sleep, etc. At the same time, you should also pay attention to improving nutrition. These are all effective ways to prevent abdominal discomfort during menstruation.

2. Psychological care: Many women often experience lower abdominal distension and pain during menstruation, which is closely related to bad mood. If you get angry or depressed during menstruation, you will experience abdominal distension. Therefore, women are reminded to maintain a bad mood during menstruation, and their families and husbands should pay attention to and understand women’s discomfort and psychological fears. At the same time, women should also understand that the physiological needs during menstruation and that abdominal distension and slight back pain are all normal phenomena, so don't worry about them blindly. Some women still have menstrual pain during menstruation. It is more important to ensure adequate rest at this time. At the same time, they should pay attention to eating more moist and hot foods to promote blood circulation.

3. Heat compress to relieve: If the lower abdominal distension and pain is not obvious, women can use heat compress to effectively relieve the symptoms of abdominal distension. Especially when there is pain in the lower abdomen, the effect of hot compress is more significant. The method is actually not difficult. You only need to soak a cotton towel in boiling water before or during menstruation, dry it, and place it on the bloated area for hot compress. If conditions permit, you can also buy a heat patch and put it on your abdomen during your menstrual period to effectively relieve bloating. In addition to hot compresses, women can also effectively relieve bloating by drinking hot drinks and tea during this period. For example, ginger brown sugar tea, hawthorn soup, etc. can relieve abdominal distension.

4. Drug solution: Some women who suffer from abdominal distension and menstrual pain can effectively alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms through drug control, such as birth control pills and prostacyclin A inhibitors. Emergency contraception is suitable for women with dysmenorrhea who require contraceptive measures. Taking the medicine can effectively inhibit the growth of the uterine wall and reduce the amount of menstruation.