What causes pain when pressing on the right lower abdomen?

Abdominal pain is a relatively complex symptom because there are many causes of abdominal pain. Due to the large variety of organs in the abdomen, including the intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, etc., many people find it difficult to delve into the cause of abdominal pain. For example, pain when pressing the lower right abdomen can be related to the stomach, liver, etc., which is not easy to distinguish, and the various causes of abdominal pain need to be analyzed in combination with various symptoms. So, what is the cause of pain when pressing on the lower right abdomen? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

1. External pathogens

The six external evils invade the abdomen and cause abdominal pain. When wind-cold evil directly attacks the meridians, the cold will stagnate and the qi will stagnate, the meridians will be blocked, and pain will occur if the meridians are blocked. If one is injured by summer heat, or the cold and heat are not resolved, and the depression turns into heat, or the dampness and heat are stagnant, it can cause qi stagnation, visceral qi obstruction and abdominal pain.

2. Improper diet

Overeating, food stagnation, and poor digestion; eating too much fatty, greasy, and spicy food, which causes dampness and heat to accumulate in the stomach and intestines; or eating too much raw and cold food, which causes cold and dampness to stagnate in the body, etc., which damage the middle yang and can damage the spleen and stomach, hinder the flow of visceral qi, and cause abdominal pain. Other symptoms include unclean diet, intestinal worms, attacks and disturbances, and pain caused by blocked intestinal qi. This is a common symptom.

3. Emotional disorders

If emotions are not satisfied, the liver will not function properly and the Qi will not flow smoothly; pain will occur when the Qi is blocked. If Qi stagnates for a long time and blood circulation is blocked, blood stasis will form internally.

4. Weak Yang Qi

The spleen yang is deficient, and coldness occurs, which gradually leads to insufficient qi and blood. The spleen yang is deficient and cannot warm the body, causing abdominal pain. Even after a long illness, the kidney yang is deficient, the fire of the body fails to warm the internal organs, and the internal organs are deficient and cold, so the abdominal pain does not heal for a long time.

In addition, falls, injuries, blood stasis in the blood vessels, or damage to the blood vessels after abdominal surgery can also cause blood stasis in the abdomen, which can hinder the rise and fall of the Qi in the middle burner and cause pain.