Where does pelvic inflammatory disease hurt?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease that refers to inflammation of the female reproductive organs or the base tissue around the uterus. In daily life, if you feel discomfort in the lower abdomen, the pain gradually worsens, and obvious symptoms such as vomiting appear, it can be determined that you have pelvic inflammatory disease. After suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, not only will you have severe abdominal pain, but you will also have occasional pain in the waist and accompanied by weakness.

Abdominal pain is a major symptom of pelvic inflammatory disease. Generally speaking, the location of abdominal pain in pelvic inflammatory disease is in the lower abdomen, and the lower abdominal pain in pelvic inflammatory disease is often accompanied by fever. If the condition is serious, there may be chills, high fever, loss of appetite, etc. In peritonitis, digestive system symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension may occur. If an abscess is formed, there may be a swelling in the lower abdomen and local compression and irritation symptoms. If the tumor is located in the front, there may be urinary system symptoms. If it is located in the back, there will be rectal irritation symptoms such as diarrhea, tenesmus and difficulty in defecation.

The scope of pelvic inflammatory disease is mainly limited to the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and pelvic connective tissue. Common types include salpingitis, fallopian tube and ovarian cysts, etc., which can generally be diagnosed based on medical history and symptom characteristics. Statistics show that 60% of patients with ectopic pregnancy have a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, and some patients have experienced more than one ectopic pregnancy. This is all due to inflammation of the fallopian tubes, which causes the fallopian tubes to become semi-obstructed (i.e. not completely blocked).

Other statistics suggest that among infertile patients, 30% to 40% are caused by invasion of the fallopian tubes, many of which are caused by pelvic inflammatory disease. Due to inflammation of the fallopian tubes, the folds of the fallopian tube mucosa adhere to each other, causing blockage of the fallopian tubes. The sperm and egg cannot pass through and cannot combine, resulting in infertility. There is another type of patient whose fallopian tubes are basically unobstructed after examination, but are adhered to the pelvic tissue, making it impossible to pick up the egg, resulting in the inability of the sperm and egg to combine.

Who is susceptible to pelvic inflammatory disease?

1. Patients with various types of vaginitis or cervicitis may experience symptoms such as increased leucorrhea, back pain, and fatigue.

2. Patients with a recent history of intrauterine surgery, such as artificial abortion, uterine curettage, IUD insertion, IUD removal, fallopian tube insufflation, diagnostic curettage, hysteroscopy, etc., need to pay attention to preventing infection.

3. Patients with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease need to pay attention to their daily body regulation.

4. People with poor hygiene habits, such as some women who have sex before their menstruation is over. At this time, the cervix has not yet closed, and it is easy to bring bacteria into the uterine cavity during sex. It is recommended to avoid sexual intercourse 3 days before and after menstruation.

5. Patients with inflammation of pelvic organs, such as appendicitis. The appendix is ​​adjacent to the pelvic organs. Therefore, when chronic appendicitis recurs, it will affect the pelvic organs and cause gynecological diseases. Therefore, some patients initially have appendicitis, which leads to pelvic inflammation in the later stage.

It is worth reminding that miscarriage has become one of the common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease. If an artificial abortion is unavoidable, a strict examination must be conducted before the operation. If vaginitis caused by Candida or bacterial infection is found, local topical medication should be used for treatment. If the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease are more obvious, antibiotics and traditional Chinese medicine should be given as needed. Inflammation must be controlled and vaginal cleanliness must be within normal range before surgery can be considered.