Pain in the left side of the abdomen

Any abdominal pain (doctors call it abdominal) is a cause for concern and a visit to the hospital. Unpleasant sensations in the abdomen can testify to innocuous disorders (flatulence, for example), and life-threatening diseases. Consider the reasons for pain in the left side of the abdomen.

Pain at the top of the abdomen on the left

In this place is located the heart, pancreas and stomach, spleen, diaphragm, intestine. Accordingly, the abdominal pain on the left or in its central part indicates a violation of the functions of these organs. The most common is:

  1. Constipation. The intestine was not emptied for more than two days, there is a heaviness in the abdomen;
  2. Intestinal obstruction. It is accompanied not only by pain in the abdomen on the left, but also by vomiting, swelling, lack of stool and gases;
  3. Gastritis. The pain is more localized in the center of the abdomen and has a burning or aching character; the patient tears, dizziness, weakness, upset of the chair.

If the pain appears periodically for a long time, you can suspect such diseases:

  1. Stomach ulcer. Her symptoms are also belching, nausea and vomiting after a meal.
  2. Pancreatitis . Inflammation of the pancreas is also accompanied by lagging of the tongue, skin peeling, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, flatulence. Stretching pains on the left abdomen are given in the hypochondrium and are shrouded in nature.
  3. Bowel cancer. If there is a tumor in the mucous membrane of the intestine, not only pain, but lack of appetite, constipation arises;
  4. Functional dyspepsia. Its symptoms are similar to those of a peptic ulcer.
  5. Irritable bowel syndrome. It is accompanied by a chronic swelling, pain and discomfort in the abdomen.

Diseases of the heart and spleen

With an atypical form of myocardial infarction, pain can be localized in the left side of the abdomen, which complicates the diagnosis.

With a diaphragmatic hernia , when the organs located in the abdomen are displaced into the thorax, pain pains the patient during the meal. There is also burp, tachycardia, severe heartburn and cough, high blood pressure (BP).

When a spleen is injured, the patient, in addition to burning pain in the hypochondrium, is thirsty, nauseous, there is a decrease in blood pressure and vomiting.

Abscess of the spleen is an accumulation in the organ of pus and is accompanied by fever and fever, which gives a strong pain in the shoulder, an increase in the organ itself.

Unpleasant sensations in the area of ​​the spleen can also be symptoms of the underlying disease:

Pain below the left side of the abdomen

In the lower abdomen are organs of the genitourinary system, and therefore unpleasant sensations in this area give reason to think about the health of the kidneys and ovaries.

With pyelonephritis or inflammation of the kidneys in a chronic form, there is a pulling pain in the lower abdomen on the left and / or on the right, which is more concentrated in its posterior part. In acute inflammation, the nature of pain is sharp. There is a painful urination, fever and general weakness; sometimes - vomiting.

Urolithiasis also can be felt by the sharp pain in the lower abdomen on the left, when the stone passes to the urethra.

Diseases of the urinary tract are often accompanied by a syndrome such as renal colic: in this case, the pain is extremely intense and gives from the waist to the pubic region.

Inflammation of the fallopian tubes or their rupture during ectopic pregnancy can be described by a stitching pain left in the lower abdomen or on the right, which in the first case is accompanied by purulent discharge, fever, disruption of the cycle and pain during urination, and in the second - pallor, low blood pressure and tachycardia.