Very severe abdominal pain is a common symptom that many people face. The pain can be of a different nature (pulling, compressing, sharp, blunt, pressing, etc.), have different localization, give to different parts of the body and organs, last constantly, spasmodically or undulating, accompanied by other alarming symptoms.
Causes of abdominal pain
Causes of pain may be different, and not necessarily associated with pathologies of the abdominal cavity. The main possible factors causing severe severe pain are:
- diseases of the stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, gall bladder;
- Toxicinfections;
- pathology of the respiratory system (pneumonia);
- cardiovascular pathologies (myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, intestinal vascular thrombosis );
- gynecological diseases (ectopic pregnancy, twisting ovarian cysts);
- diseases of the blood system and hematopoiesis (lymphocytic leukemia, enlarged spleen);
- diseases of the nervous system ( irritable bowel syndrome );
- pathology of the musculoskeletal system (chest osteochondrosis).
Consider how you should act in a situation if your stomach is hurting, what you can do yourself to relieve the condition and what can not be done categorically.
Actions with severe abdominal pain
First of all, you should analyze the nature of pain, try to find its connection with any previous factors, find out the cause. It is necessary to lie on your back or take a position in which the pain becomes less intense, remove the shy clothes, provide fresh air. It is not necessary to take food with this symptom (refuse any food, and drink better), apply a heating pad (if there is no certainty that the pain is spastic), take analgesics (anesthesia can complicate the diagnosis later). If the cause of the pain can not be determined, the most correct solution is to call an ambulance.
It is recommended to see a doctor if:
- pain makes you wake up in the middle of the night;
- severe abdominal pain lasts more than six hours or is worse;
- pain accompanied by repeated vomiting;
- pain makes it difficult to move;
- pain accompanied by an increase in body temperature of more than 38.5 ° C;
- pain accompanied by bleeding;
- pain is accompanied by the inability to urinate.