Causes of upper abdominal muscle pain

Abdominal pain is very common in daily life, and abdominal pain is also divided into muscle pain. Upper abdominal muscle pain may be caused by multiple reasons. Right upper abdominal muscle pain and left upper abdominal muscle pain may have different causes. People need to judge the cause according to their own physical condition, and then seek medical treatment in time and take appropriate treatment methods to relieve pain and restore health as soon as possible.

1. What is the cause of pain in the right upper abdominal muscles?

Dull pain in the right upper abdomen refers to lesions of internal and external abdominal organs caused by various reasons, which manifests as abdominal pain. Because the organs in the right upper abdomen include the liver, gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas, duodenum, right kidney, right large intestine, etc., the dull pain in the right upper abdomen is often closely related to these organs.

Hepatitis: It is the most important cause of dull pain in the right upper abdomen. Hepatitis patients experience dull pain in the right upper abdomen, which usually refers to pain in the liver area. This situation should be treated promptly.

Gallstones: If you suffer from chronic cholecystitis or gallstones, you will experience dull pain in the right upper abdomen, and in severe cases, you may also experience nausea and loose stools.

Gastroenteritis: mostly caused by food poisoning due to eating unclean food, usually accompanied by severe vomiting, diarrhea, fever and other symptoms;

Peptic ulcer: Patients with this type of disease may experience pain in the right upper abdomen, typically with acid reflux, belching, and pain when hungry.

Acute appendicitis: Acute high appendicitis begins with pain in the upper abdomen or around the navel, which then moves to the right upper abdomen or right side of the abdomen.

2. What is the cause of pain in the left upper abdominal muscles?

Pancreatitis is considered: abdominal pain is mostly located in the left side of the upper abdomen, and is diffuse pain that can radiate to the back and ribs, and is relieved by sitting up or leaning forward. Some cases have mild tenderness in the upper abdomen, which often occurs suddenly after drinking a lot of alcohol or eating a full meal.

It may be gastritis: The location of abdominal pain caused by gastritis is mainly in the left upper abdomen and around the navel. The pain is generally diffuse upper abdominal burning pain, dull pain, bloating, etc. The pain of acute gastritis is more severe. Physical examination may reveal tenderness in the left upper abdomen or around the umbilicus, usually without muscle tension or rebound pain, and slightly hyperactive bowel sounds. In addition, it is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.

Consider myocardial infarction: Patients with myocardial infarction often have severe and persistent pain behind the sternum. Some patients have pain in the left upper abdomen, which is often misdiagnosed as acute abdominal diseases such as gastric perforation and acute pancreatitis. If you have pain in the upper left abdomen accompanied by palpitations, sweating, fear, or a feeling of impending death, you may be experiencing a myocardial infarction.

Consider a spleen disease: The spleen is located deep in the posterior and external costal arch in the left hypochondrium. Chronic hepatitis, viral infection, blood disease, connective tissue disease, etc. can induce splenomegaly and cause pain in the left upper abdomen. In addition, if the spleen ruptures and a large amount of bleeding flows into the abdominal cavity, it will also cause severe abdominal pain and tenderness. This situation is an emergency and requires immediate blood transfusion to maintain adequate blood circulation, and surgery is required to stop the bleeding. Without these measures, the patient may go into shock and die.