Drawing back pain is not a rare phenomenon for women. This unpleasant symptom at least once experienced many, and in some cases, it worries women constantly or periodically. These pain sensations can be of different intensity, accompanied by other symptoms or act as the only pathological manifestation. Consider what diseases and conditions of the body can be suspected in women, when pulling the lower back.
What causes pain in the lower back of women?
The reasons for which women are pulling the waist are quite diverse. Let us highlight the main of them, considering also what are the characteristics of pain in each case, and what other manifestations may be present in this case.
Myositis of the lumbar muscles of the back
Lumbar myositis, most often caused by a prolonged stay in an uncomfortable position, supercooling of the waist, heavy physical exertion and trauma, is characterized by trailing blunt pain, weakness of the muscles of the lower back, limitation of mobility. In some cases, swelling and redness of the skin of the lower back are observed.
Injuries to the spine
If the waist is pulled, and pain is given to the legs or hands, this may indicate a spinal column injury in the area. At the same time, initially uncomfortable sensations do not bother much, appearing only under heavy loads and active movement, and in the future the pain becomes permanent, becomes acute.
Osteochondrosis
One-sided pains of a pulling nature, giving in the leg, amplified by sudden movements, changes in the position of the body, can indicate this disease, in which degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs are observed.
Bechterew's disease
It is a form of arthritis in which vertebral joints are affected. This leads to a significant reduction in mobility, shortening of the spine. The first "bell" of the disease can just be the pulling pains in the lumbar region, intensifying in the morning.
Premenstrual syndrome, ovulation
Many women note that they are pulling the waist left or right after ovulation (in the middle of the cycle) or a few days before the onset of menstruation. Such pain, as a rule, short-term, can be felt also in the lower abdomen, are a variant of the norm and do not require treatment. They are associated with hormonal changes, the release of the egg from the follicle and some other factors.
Diseases of the urinary system
Glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, cystitis, nephrolithiasis and some other diseases associated with urinary organs, are accompanied by pains of a different nature localized in the lumbar region, including pulling. It can also be noted:
- soreness with urination;
- frequent urge to go to the toilet;
- darkening of urine;
- the presence of blood in the urine;
- fever.
Gynecological diseases
Inflammatory and infectious pathologies of female internal genitalia, as a rule, are manifested by drawing pains in the loins and in the abdomen, as well as by some other symptoms:
- copious discharge;
- the appearance of blood in secretions;
- fever, etc.
Pulling the lower back can with:
- chlamydia;
- gonorrhea;
- uterine myoma;
- adnexitis ;
- ectopic pregnancy, etc.
Diseases of the digestive system
Sensation that pulls the waist, can accompany inflammation of the pancreas or gallbladder, peptic ulcer, gastritis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It can also be noted:
- stomach ache;
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- general weakness;
- high body temperature.