What is the reason for the pain below the belly? What is the reason for the pain below the belly?

In our daily life, stomachache is a common thing. Sometimes we will have stomachache after eating too much or eating cold food. This situation is not uncommon. If we want to judge the disease when we have stomach pain, we also need to consider the location of the pain, which can be divided into upper abdominal pain, lower abdominal pain, low back pain or pain in no fixed location. Common lower abdominal pain is mainly dysmenorrhea in female patients, and it may also be ovarian cysts, enteritis and other conditions.

What to do if you have pain below your belly button

Both men and women may experience pain below the navel. Some women may experience pain due to dysmenorrhea. If not, it may be caused by problems with the ovaries. Let's take a look at the specific reasons.

1. Dysmenorrhea

Pain below a woman's belly button may be caused by dysmenorrhea. Primary pain is often seen in adolescent girls and usually heals itself as they grow older or after getting married and having children.

Common causes of secondary pain are endometriosis and adenomyosis.

Therefore, during menstruation, you should pay attention to keeping warm, avoid cold, cool, raw, and cold stimulation to prevent the invasion of cold evil; pay attention to rest, reduce fatigue, strengthen nutrition, and enhance physical fitness; you should try to control emotional fluctuations, avoid strong mental stimulation, and keep a happy mood; you should avoid excessive sexual intercourse at ordinary times, and sexual intercourse is absolutely prohibited during menstruation.

2. Ovarian cysts

Ovarian cyst refers to a benign tumor of the ovary and is a common ovarian disease in women. There is pain in the lower abdomen during activities. First determine whether there is an ovarian cyst. If an ultrasound examination reveals an ovarian cyst and it appears to be cancerous or is too large, your doctor will recommend surgery to remove it.

3. Acute enteritis

Pain below the navel may be a symptom of acute enteritis, sometimes with abdominal pain, sometimes with nausea and vomiting. For patients with acute gastroenteritis, the general treatment should first be active fluid replacement to prevent dehydration and electrolyte acid-base imbalance. In addition, some antibiotics can be taken to avoid bacterial infection.

How to care for pain below the belly button

The care for pain below the navel is to first find out the cause of the pain below the navel and actively treat the primary disease. Generally speaking, pain below the navel is caused by factors such as excessive tension, contraction or stretching of the hollow organs in the abdominal cavity. The details are explained as follows:

1. Pain below the navel is related to abnormal changes in the hollow sexual organs in the abdominal cavity

The smooth muscles of the hollow organs in the abdominal cavity are overly tense and contracted, or are stretched and expanded due to increased pressure in the cavity, causing pain below the navel.

2. Pain below the navel is related to abdominal organ disease

When there is a disease in the abdominal organs, pain will be felt on the surface or deep in the corresponding nerve segment, that is, pain symptoms will appear below the navel.

3. Nursing for pain below the navel

1. First check the cause of the pain below the navel and actively treat the primary disease.

2. Then don’t pinch your belly button with your hands, because the belly button is a fragile area and you will feel a slight pain in your stomach when pinching it.

3. When cleaning the belly button, try to use warm water and control the strength.