The bottom of the stomach hurts. What should I do?

When there are diseases of the gynecological profile, the abdomen often hurts in patients. This condition occurs due to diseases of the uterus, its neck and appendages. A similar symptom can also be caused by diseases of the pelvic organs that are related to the urinary system. Sometimes the etiology of the appearance of pain remains unclear. In men, such symptoms occur much less often.

Women have a lower abdominal pain for two reasons. The first include symptoms that appear regularly during the menstrual cycle. The second group includes painful feelings that are not related to this period. The most common causes of such feelings are dysmenorrhea, ovulation, endometriosis.

The first disease is characterized by pains of an acute or blunt character in the lower abdomen, which develop a couple of days before the menstrual cycle or directly during it. They are accompanied by a headache, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, increased frequency of urination. Symptoms occur within one day, but may have a longer duration.

Dysmenorrhea is often associated with inflammation of the inner layer of the uterus (endometriosis). The lower abdomen hurts more intensively. Sometimes these feelings can appear outside the menstrual cycle.

Ovulation causes pain, which is characterized by considerable intensity. They tend to gradually fade. To this symptom may be attached a minor bleeding, which is a consequence of irritation of the peritoneum.

There are also pains that are not related to the reproductive system. They can be caused by inflammatory processes, metabolic disorders, external influences, stress. The most common group of diseases, due to which the abdomen hurts, include pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract: gastroenteritis, diverticulitis, enteritis, appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, constipation, the causes of which are tumors, paraproctitis. Significant place in the emergence of this syndrome is occupied by diseases of the urinary system: pyelonephritis, cystitis, kidney stones.

With pubic symphysis discrepancies that occur with premature births, abdominal muscle stretches, the abdomen also hurts in patients. Psychogenic pathological conditions, which include reactions to psychological, sexual or physical violence, are also characteristic causes of these symptoms.

When inflammatory diseases occur that are localized in the area of the pelvis, the following symptoms develop: pain, urination disorders, vaginal mucopurulent discharge. For all signs characterized by gradual development. There is also an increase in the sensitivity of the uterus and its appendages when examining the gynecological chair.

If the lower abdomen hurts and this symptom is characterized by a rapid onset and fading of symptoms that occurs within a few hours, the doctor suspects an ovarian cyst rupture. This condition helps confirm the ultrasound.

Sharp pain in the lower abdomen may indicate an abnormal course of pregnancy. Often they are accompanied by bleeding, vomiting, nausea.

Myoma of the uterus can be the cause of acute pains, which are accompanied by minor vaginal bleeding. This is due to the necrosis of its node. Such a syndrome can provoke a twisting of the mesentery of the epididymis. Pain is characterized by a unilateral character of the lesion, sometimes vomiting and nausea may attach. This feature is also characteristic for tumor processes in the ovaries and uterus, adhesions of these organs and spontaneous abortions.