Pain in the side to the left

When a person has a sore left side, and this pain does not pass a long time, it is worthwhile to see a doctor to clarify the diagnosis. May be a symptom of several diseases.

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Pain in the side and their causes

The abdomen is an organ that is hollow inside and contains several vital organs. All these organs can fail, inflame, they can develop tumors, they can deform. This is the cause of pain. Pain can be a signal that a person needs to be seriously treated.

A symptom that you need to pay attention to immediately and immediately - a sharp burning pain in the abdomen, which does not pass more than half an hour, or prolonged pain in the abdomen, which can last more than 3-4 hours. Then you need to immediately call an ambulance and then go to the doctors for examination. Eliminating the disease, you eliminate the cause of pain in the side and abdomen.

Pain in the left side in the lower abdomen

Causes of pain in the left side of the abdomen below may be the following diseases.

These are diseases of the intestines - intestinal obstruction, flatulence, intestinal cancer - direct, colon, sigmoid, and diverticulitis.

Bowel diseases do not pass asymptomatically. The patient begins to complain of stomach pains, constipation or dysentery, the stomach is swollen, there is a urge to vomit, nausea, there is a fever, a lot of weight loss, especially if there are metastases in the body.

Such diseases as salpingoophoritis, adnexitis associated with inflammatory processes in the uterine appendages. A sharp rise in temperature is possible, the stomach is very painful, especially when pressed with your fingers. The reproductive system can signal a malfunction with the appendages with severe pain on the left, giving off in the groin.

This may be a problem with the leg of the ovary (it is twisted) or the rupture of the ovary. It responds with sharp pain, fever, headaches, loss of consciousness. In this situation, urgent medical care is needed.

Ectopic pregnancy. This is a very painful feeling, a very sharp pain, which is difficult to bear. Many women scream. The pain grows with every minute, it can not be tolerated, urgent medical consultation is needed.

Pain in the side to the left and from above

There - the stomach, intestines (part of its loops), pancreas, diaphragm, spleen. All these organs can be inflamed or irritated, and then there is pain in the left side.

• Gastritis or stomach ulcer. These diseases can signal a danger to the body with pain in the left side, the upper part.
• Spleen rupture
• Heart Attack
• Herniated aperture
• Cancers of the large intestine
• Inflammation of the kidneys, in particular, pyelonephritis
• Pneumonia on the left side (struck and inflamed left upper part of the lung)
• Pancreatitis
• Cancer of the pancreas

Stomach

When he begins to get sick, the patient may be bothered by pains in the abdomen from the left and from above. There is vomiting, nausea (this is called dyspeptic symptoms). Pain, as a rule, is similar to fights, strong, cutting, they are difficult to stop. Pain in stomach diseases can depend on the fact that now, day or night, it can be "hungry" pain, when you do not have time to eat or, on the contrary, pain from overeating.

Spleen

Diseases of the spleen can also provoke pain in the left upper abdomen. When the spleen is overstrained, it can burst, and then the person experiences unbearable pain. The skin around the navel in this case turns blue due to the blood that accumulates there, this area is very painful when palpated (and without it). In this case, immediately consult a doctor.

Herniated aperture

This organ is a muscle tissue that can be squashed and jammed stomach. Then the pains of a pricking and cutting nature are inevitable, very strong. They are localized in the left side, in its upper part.

Pancreatitis

With pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), pain can be severe, disruptive. They can manifest themselves on the left, and right, and in the middle of the abdomen, since the anatomically pancreas is located just in the middle of the abdominal cavity. In addition to pain, a person has vomiting, nausea, increased body temperature.

With such pains, especially harsh ones, you can not tolerate and postpone for later. Can be fatal due to the rupture of some organ and infection of blood. Therefore, immediately call an ambulance and receive inpatient care, in many cases it is an operative intervention.

To monitor the effects of pain in the left side and avoid problems in the postoperative period, it is important to get the advice of the following doctors:

1. Traumatologist
2. Surgeon
3. Gastroenterologist
4. Gynecologist
5. Endocrinologist
6. Neuropathologist
7. Infectious disease physician