The lower abdomen hurts from the left side: what are the causes?

What can hurt the lower abdomen? The causes of such pains are all kinds of inflammatory processes. There are several types of pain:

• Sudden - bleeding, organ rupture or other acute pathologies;
• Pulsating - increased intracavitary pressure in the organs;
• Stupid - inflammatory process;
• Gradual - inflammation;
• Constant - violation of blood supply in the organs, inflammation.

Pain in the lower abdomen may be accompanied by an increase in temperature (most often occurs with infections: chlamydia, ureaplasmosis and others), nausea or vomiting (with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract), low back pain (urinary tract pathology), fainting (internal bleeding).

The causes of such problems in women can be gynecological diseases. Bloody non-menstrual secretions and pains of a cutting nature are signs of sickness of the reproductive organs. The lower abdomen also hurts from the left side also after sex, with a rupture of the cyst or ovary. Leave such complaints unheeded! With unbearable pain you need urgent help.

During menstruation, the lower abdomen also aches a bit. This phenomenon is familiar to almost all women, as during this period the uterus is actively reduced, which often becomes the cause of this condition. There are acyclic pains that are not associated with the female cycle. They can be observed with adhesions, endometriosis, appendicitis, cystitis, urolithiasis, colitis and other diseases.

In men, the causes of abdominal pain are the inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system (prostate, testes). Pain that increases with urination, giving into the anus, indicates an acute prostatitis. Discomfort in the groin speaks about the inflammation of the testicles.

Pain right

Aching pain on the right can be caused by malfunctions in the pancreas, gall bladder, liver, kidneys, appendix, intestines, ovaries. Unpleasant sensations a little lower are often associated with all sorts of urological or gynecological problems, an abscess. With pains on the lower right, acute appendicitis, cystitis, adnexitis, ectopic pregnancy can be diagnosed (in this case sometimes the abdomen on the left side hurts). Also, the cause may be very serious diseases of the organs of the upper square - cholecystitis, liver disease, jaundice, pyelonephritis and others. If acute pain occurs, do not apply a hot water bottle to the stomach.

Pain left

The pain on the left from the top is provoked by gastritis, peptic ulcer, pancreatic inflammation, enlarged spleen, hernia. In addition, it can be caused by pneumonia or viral pleurisy. If the lower abdomen hurts from the left side, it can talk about various inflammations or infections of the intestine, and acute pain is often caused by kidney stones.

Often under the most harmless symptoms are very dangerous diseases. If the abdomen hurts (on the left side or on the right side), never engage in self-medication, the correct diagnosis can only be made by a doctor.