Why does the abdomen ache?

There are many reasons for dull abdominal pain, which is also a type of abdominal pain. The clinical scope involved is also relatively wide. Some symptoms are relatively mild, while others are relatively serious. If dull abdominal pain occurs frequently, you must find out the cause in time to avoid adverse effects on your health. Depending on the location of the abdominal pain, the symptoms will also be different.

Why does the abdomen ache?

1) In most cases, there is a corresponding relationship between the abdominal lesions and the location of abdominal pain. Generally, according to the location of the abdominal organs, the abdomen can be divided into four areas with the navel as the center: upper right, lower right, upper left, and lower left. According to the location of the abdominal pain, it can be divided into the following types: upper left abdominal pain, upper right abdominal pain, lower left abdominal pain, lower right abdominal pain, and central abdominal pain: 1. For right upper abdominal pain, you need to consider whether there are problems with the liver, gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas, duodenum, right kidney, or right segment of the large intestine. 2. Right lower abdominal pain requires consideration of problems with the cecum, appendix, right ovary and fallopian tube, or right ureter. 3. Pain in the left upper abdomen may require consideration of problems with the stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, or left large intestine. 4. Pain in the left lower abdomen may require consideration of problems with the sigmoid colon, left ovary and fallopian tube, or left ureter. 5. If you have pain around your belly button, you may need to consider whether it is a small intestine disease.

It is worth noting that some abdominal pain will shift with the influence of the lesion. For example, the pain starts in the center of the upper abdomen, gradually moves to the lower right within 24 hours and becomes more and more painful. This is an important sign of appendicitis. The pain was originally in the upper right corner and gradually extends to the bottom of the right rear shoulder blade. This may be a problem with the gallbladder or gallstones.

Don’t ignore clues that may help you make a diagnosis

1. The causes and effects of abdominal pain can be mild or severe. When abdominal pain occurs, in order to accurately understand the cause, patients should pay more attention to the pain condition to facilitate the doctor's diagnosis, including the location of the pain, time, nature of the pain, whether it is accompanied by other symptoms, factors affecting the change of pain, etc.

2. Whether the abdominal pain is accompanied by other symptoms is also one of the key points in determining the cause of the disease. For example, diarrhea may be caused by gastrointestinal inflammation; constipation may be caused by fecal obstruction; vomiting may be caused by intestinal obstruction or inflammation; changes in bowel habits may be caused by lesions in the large intestine; jaundice, fever and other symptoms may be caused by bile duct or liver lesions; frequent urination, difficulty urinating, nocturia, etc. may be caused by problems with the bladder or urethra. These different accompanying symptoms are helpful in distinguishing the true cause of abdominal pain.

3. Factors that affect pain changes cannot be ignored, especially gastrointestinal diseases are one of the common causes of abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal diseases are closely related to diet. Therefore, the relationship between diet and pain changes can be said to be an important basis for preliminary judgment of abdominal pain. For example: abdominal pain after eating may be gastritis or pancreatitis; pain is easy to feel on an empty stomach, but feel more comfortable after eating, which may be peptic ulcer.