Can a fortune teller know that his stomach hurts? Can fortune tellers count the children in their bellies?
Abdominal pain, commonly known as abdominal pain, has been experienced by almost everyone. However, what causes abdominal pain? Does abdominal pain matter? But the big question in many people's hearts! There are many reasons for abdominal pain, which can be divided into upper abdominal pain, lower abdominal pain, bilateral low back pain and irregular acupoint abdominal pain according to the location.
1. Upper abdominal pain: abdominal pain above navel.
Abdominal pain caused by gastroenteritis: eating bad stomach, such as food poisoning, stomach cramps a few hours after meals, and then symptoms of nausea and vomiting, known as "gastroenteritis"; Some people have diarrhea after a stomachache, which is called "enterocolitis". The former is mainly inflammation of the stomach, and the latter is mainly inflammation of the large intestine, mainly due to toxins produced by rotten food or bacteria, which stimulates inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Except for a few patients who need to go to the hospital for intravenous drip, they will generally get better within a few days.
Stomach pain: Abdominal pain caused by inflammation or ulcer of the stomach or duodenum, the pain point is usually above the navel, and duodenal ulcer is caused by excessive gastric acid secretion; Eating something will improve, and it hurts when you are hungry. Is a typical patient with duodenal ulcer. In addition, a few real stomachaches are caused by gastric cancer, so we must do gastroscopy to find out the real reason, so as not to delay the illness.
Gallstones: gallstones fall off and get stuck in the cystic duct, causing gallbladder contraction and severe abdominal pain. The pain point is generally in the upper abdomen, which often makes people think it is a stomachache. The pain usually lasts for half an hour to one hour after a meal; Cholecystolithiasis is often complicated with cholecystitis, and the pain will turn into persistent pain. The pain point is in the right upper abdomen and is often accompanied by obvious tenderness.
Pancreatic inflammation or pancreatic cancer: Pancreatitis is common in patients with gallstones, while the blood of patients with high triglycerides is thick, and the digestive juice secreted by the pancreas is not easy to flow into the small intestine, causing pancreatic juice reflux and pancreatic inflammation. Abdominal pain caused by pancreatitis usually increases slowly and is easily mistaken for stomachache.
Pancreatic cancer can also cause symptoms similar to stomach pain, especially cancers that grow in the body or tail of the pancreas, which often cause stomach and even back pain. Many people think it's a bone spur until it gets worse.
Late stage of liver cancer: except the surface capsule, the liver has no pain nerve, so liver cancer is usually painless, unless the liver cancer is very large or late and the capsule is opened. Or liver cancer is not big, just grows on the surface, and you will feel a stomachache in the early stage. The pain point is generally in the upper abdomen, with persistent pain. In Taiwan Province Province, another common cause of abdominal pain is bleeding due to rupture of liver cancer. Most of the pain is in the upper right abdomen or the lower right chest, and some people will fall to the ground with pain.
2. Lower abdominal pain: pain below navel.
Appendicitis: Appendicitis may feel pain in the upper abdomen or stomach in the early stage, and then it will transfer to the right lower abdomen, where the cecum is located. In addition, there will be slight fever and elevated white blood cells. It is usually not difficult to diagnose, but it is often difficult for the elderly.
Ectopic pregnancy rupture bleeding: women suddenly have lower abdominal pain, break out in a cold sweat and even faint. Patients with tubal adhesions often have severe bleeding symptoms of ectopic pregnancy.
Inflammation of bladder or stone: stone stuck in urethral orifice will cause severe pain in bladder, urethral pain when urinating, and even hematuria. If the bladder is infected by bacteria, it will also have pain in the same place, but the pain is mild, usually accompanied by burning urine. Urine test can show leukocytosis.
Physical pain: It is normal for women to have different degrees of lower abdominal pain during their physiological period, but if the pain is severe or accompanied by lower body bleeding or other symptoms, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible.
3. Lumbago: Pain on both sides of the waist.
Kidney calculi: kidney calculi fell and got stuck in the ureter, which was very painful. Usually on both sides of the waist, sometimes it radiates down to the bladder, and sometimes it is found that there is blood in urination. This kind of pain is also a kind of colic, which is very severe and can usually be relieved by a shot.
4. Specific parts don't hurt
Colorectal cancer: Colorectal cancer causes changes in defecation habits, even bloody stools and flatulence, and even serious intestinal obstruction. Patients often feel abdominal pain, but the pain site is not clear, which often delays the diagnosis.
Intestinal obstruction: patients after abdominal surgery often have intestinal adhesion, which leads to intestinal obstruction and abdominal pain. The location of the pain is uncertain, usually a burst of colic and severe flatulence, which will improve after burping or exhausting.
What about a stomachache?
Most friends should have experienced what it feels like to have a stomachache. "Abdominal pain" is a medical "abdominal pain". "Abdominal pain" covers a wide range. Think about how many things are in it. Abdominal pain can occur in the stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, all organs in abdominal cavity and even muscles in abdominal cavity.
The general pain has passed, which may be flatulence or flatulence. If it hurts badly, I'll go to the hospital. The doctor asks you, where does it hurt, and how is it? Can you describe it clearly? The more detailed and accurate you speak, the faster the doctor can find out the problem. There are several new health concepts in Nianci Temple in Kyoto. Pain: This is generally related to qi. There is a lot of air in the stomach or intestine that feels full, mostly functional gastrointestinal diseases. There is also colic: most of them are spasms, as if they were strangling the contents. Many stones, intestinal obstruction and acute enteritis can be colic. There seems to be a needle stuck in you-it hurts, mainly because of peptic ulcer. Sometimes there is fire in the stomach, which is usually caused by hyperacidity, mostly peptic ulcer or a precursor.