Left abdominal pain

Left upper abdominal pain

There are many diseases that cause abdominal pain in the upper left part of the abdomen. It may be as simple as heartburn, or the pain may be severe and chronic and requires consulting a doctor. Below is a statement of the most prominent possible diseases for pain in the left upper part of the abdomen:

digestive problems

The most important digestive problems that cause upper abdominal pain are the following:

• Accumulation of gases in the abdomen: Gases accumulate in the abdomen, causing colic, a feeling of bloating, and passing gas or wind.
• constipation: Constipation is defined as having a bowel movement that occurs less than 3 times a week, or when the stool is hard and comes out with difficulty. Constipation is the most common reason for children to suffer from colic.
• Heartburn Heartburn causes pain ranging from mild to severe in the chest, and usually occurs after eating as a result of the reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus, causing burning pain and a feeling of discomfort in the chest.
• gastroesophageal reflux disease:Gastroesophageal reflux disease is known as a disease in which the patient suffers from stomach acidity two or more times each week.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition in which a group of digestive symptoms appear, varying in severity and duration from one person to another. Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome appear in the form of abdominal pain accompanied by constipation or diarrhea, gas, and the inability to complete the bowel emptying process properly. Full or feeling so, in addition to passing stool mixed with white mucus.
• Inflammatory bowel disease: Inflammatory bowel disease is defined as any disorder that leads to inflammation of the digestive tract, and its symptoms appear in the form of severe fatigue, fever, severe cramps, and diarrhea accompanied by blood in the stool, loss of appetite, and unintended weight loss.
• kidney stones: The accumulation of stones in the kidneys causes the patient to feel pain when urinating, severe pain in the abdomen and back, and may be accompanied by blood coming out with the urine.
• pancreatitis: It may be acute inflammation or chronic inflammation, and both types share severe abdominal pain.
• splenomegaly: It occurs as a result of infection with several diseases and conditions, the most common of which is infection that affects the spleen and leads to its enlargement. The patient may feel full and satiated despite eating small amounts of food.

Life-threatening situations

Upper left abdominal pain appears as a symptom of life-threatening health problems, including the following: heart attack, angina, and pericarditis.

Left lower abdominal pain

Among the most common diseases and disorders that cause pain in the left abdomen, especially the lower part, we mention the following:

• Diverticulitis: Diverticulitis is known as inflammation or infection of diverticula in the lining of the digestive system, causing severe abdominal pain and is accompanied by fever, nausea, and a noticeable change in bowel movement.
• Celiac disease: Celiac disease or wheat allergy (in English: Celiac disease) is known as the inability of the digestive system to digest gluten, and it is worth noting that gluten is the protein found in wheat and many foods, which causes symptoms of colic, bloating, gas, and other symptoms that occur when a person eats A wheat product.
• Lactose intolerance: The patient suffers from difficulty digesting milk and foods that contain milk, because his body loses a sufficient amount of the enzyme lactase, whose importance lies in breaking down the lactose sugar in milk and facilitating its digestion.
• Indigestion: A person feels indigestion after eating, due to the accumulation of acids in the stomach, usually causing mild pain.
• Belt of fire: Shingles, which is caused by the chickenpox virus itself, and the risk of contracting it increases as a person gets older, especially when they reach fifty years of age or older. It causes a painful skin allergy on one side of the body, and is accompanied by itching and a feeling of burning pain and numbness.
• Special cases for women: A woman suffers from pain in the lower left part of the abdomen as a result of health problems that affect women in particular, and examples of this include: dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, ovarian cyst, and ectopic pregnancy.

Treatment of abdominal pain

A doctor must be consulted if the abdominal pain is continuous, severe, or of unknown cause, or is accompanied by the appearance of other symptoms. The doctor, in turn, will conduct the necessary tests to find out the cause of the abdominal pain, and develop a treatment plan based on that reason. It is worth noting that the treatment plan is determined according to The underlying cause of abdominal pain, which may include healthy eating, medications, surgery, or staying away from the triggers of abdominal pain.