Abdominal Pain in Women

What causes abdominal pain in the lower abdomen or pelvis?

Premenstrual or during menstruation, that period is more difficult for women, as most women get pain in the abdomen or lower back, and often can be difficult for a doctor to determine the cause of pain, and here is the task of the doctor is careful examination for note any sign or indication may explain why this pain, and help in finding the most appropriate diagnosis according to the situation and symptoms

The most common reasons are:

• Urinary tract, kidney problems and urinary bladder
• Intestinal disorders
• Disorders of the reproductive system: the ovaries and uterus, fallopian tubes

Beginning should note that any undue pain or unknown, or the pain that starts suddenly needs to see a specialist doctor

Urinary tract, what is the pain caused by it ??

This type of pain may indicate the presence of urinary stones, or pyelonephritis , or inflammation of the bladder or urinary bladder infection, or tumors.

In previous cases, the most common symptoms are: a sense of heartburn urinary, and urinary urgency (the constant need to urinate). Also, kidney infection may appear pain moves from the lower back to the genitals, in the same way, such as renal colic and kidney stones

Renal colic is the name of the pain caused by kidney stones. Here you should pay attention to that renal stones or bladder stones or tumors may cause blood in the urine. Both (stones, tumors) may initially manifest in this way so a urinary tract bleeding, Therefore need for anyone note the presence of bleeding from the urinary tract to examine himself at a specialist doctor to look for stones or benign or malignant tumors.

Intestinal disorders, what is the pain caused by it ??

Pretend intestine with a wide range of symptoms, and the pain is a symptom of this. Diarrhea and constipation may also cause pain, and bowel habits change, may determine that the source of the pain caused by the small intestine. Cramping (colicky character), is commonest description for intestinal pain. It is a intermittent abdominal pain (as waves), a short sharp pain alternating with periods of rest, this sharp pain patient leads to accelerate to the bathroom to make defecation (usually diarrhea).

Also, of intestinal symptom, feeling bloated, and the need to expel gas, and these symptoms may be present in many intestinal disorders such as: irritable bowel syndrome.

Red blood in the stool or anus is very important, as well as black stool is also important, and in case there is one of these symptoms should immediately inform specialist doctor, to check it out and act on this matter quickly and effectively.

Reproductive disorders, what is the pain caused by it ??

Lower abdominal pain (between the navel and pubic) is the most common place for the pain caused by reproductive disorders, and the reason in this case due to: the ovaries or fallopian tubes (the pain here is on one side of the abdomen) or uterus

Dyspareunia, pelvic pain is felt by women during sexual intercourse (sex), which generates a feeling of discomfort among women, in the same sense, the dysmenorrhea is uterine pain during menstruation. Reproductive system disorders that cause abdominal pain are: pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fibroids or myomas of the uterus, fibroids, Add to that, the problems associated with pregnancy such as abortion, ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy yield here is outside the uterine cavity )

What will the doctor do?

As we mentioned at the beginning, the sharp and sudden start of pain worrying, but that does not mean that the chronic pain is good always, as it is sometimes chronic pain serious effects and need for medical consultation, and the doctor will be interested in issues related to the rule, urine and stool, and will ask for nausea and vomiting, fever, and sometimes have to ask questions about some personal and emotional issues, such as family and work and the sex life of a couple.

Then comes the phase of clinical examination, where the doctor will feeling the abdomen and the internal genitalia , and based on the pattern and characteristics of pain, and clinical examination data will determine the clinical tests and medical examinations and appropriate treatments.