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Pain in the left side during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Pain in the left side during pregnancy should immediately alert the woman, as the cause of such pain can be a huge number of diseases.
The abdomen is not an independent organ, unlike the spleen or liver. In the abdomen, several organs "get along" at once, several organs, each of which can fail and cause pain. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to quickly diagnose an accurate diagnosis, since it is possible to establish the source of pain only after carrying out diagnostic studies and passing certain tests. If the piercing pain in the left side during pregnancy has occurred suddenly and does not stop for half an hour, you should immediately call an "ambulance" or a medical center for medical advice.
The abdomen can be conditionally divided into 4 parts, or 4 quadrants, or 4 segments. They are called: the right upper quadrant, the lower right quadrant, the upper left quadrant, the lower left quadrant. In each of these segments are certain organs. Violated activity of even one of them can provoke pain in the left side during pregnancy.
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What can cause pain in the left side during pregnancy?
The left upper abdomen contains the left part of the diaphragm, the pancreas, the spleen, the intestinal loops and, of course, the stomach.
The spleen performs an important function - it removes the "obsolete" of its red blood cells from the blood. Capturing red blood cells, the spleen destroys them, after which the remnants of red blood cells enter the bone marrow, where new blood "balls" are formed.
Any disease causes an increase in the capsule of the spleen, which, of course, is accompanied by pain. To determine the reasons that led to the existing condition, you should see a doctor.
Another source of pain in the left side during pregnancy can become the stomach. A certain irritant that gets on the stomach mucosa provokes an inflammation of the body (easier gastritis) or functional dyspepsia, and these factors, in turn, respond with a aching pain syndrome. "Companions" of pain may be vomiting, nausea. Also, the causes of pain are often cancer and stomach ulcers. Conduct a study, put a specific diagnosis and prescribe treatment is only available to the doctor.
A diaphragmatic hernia can also provoke the appearance of pain in the left side during pregnancy. The diagnosis of "diaphragmatic hernia" is made if the stomach from the abdominal cavity has entered the thoracic cavity through a certain aperture in the diaphragm.
The pancreas is located in the upper left abdomen. In the case of inflammation of this organ, a woman may feel pain in the middle, left or right abdominal parts. Inflammation of the pancreas (gland) is accompanied by vomiting, nausea, high body temperature and is often observed in people prone to bad habits (alcohol, tobacco), taking hormonal drugs, suffering from diabetes.
Pain in the left side during pregnancy, in its upper part, can appear and due to gradually shifting due to the increasing size of the fetal bowel. As a result, food passes through the intestines unevenly, which entails unpleasant, dull, painful sensations.
The pain that occurs in the lower left part of the abdomen can arise due to the growing and pressing on the nearby uterine organs.
Among other things, pain in the left side during pregnancy (in the early stages) can be considered a sign of an ectopic pregnancy. In any case, you can not get rid of the pain yourself, but you need, on the contrary, as soon as possible to contact your doctor.