What causes stabbing pain in the right lower abdomen?

In our daily lives, we often encounter symptoms of physical discomfort of varying degrees, such as colds, abdominal pain, foot pain, etc. Among so many symptoms, the most common one is abdominal pain. Most people will not go to the hospital for medical treatment when they have abdominal pain, but abdominal pain is very harmful to the body. We should understand what causes the abdominal pain. The following editor will tell you the cause of the stabbing pain in the lower abdomen on the right side.

Right abdominal pain can easily lead people to associate it with acute appendicitis. However, for women, right lower abdominal pain is not always caused by acute appendicitis. There are many symptoms that are gynecological emergencies that are misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis. Internal genital inflammation This disease includes metritis, salpingo-oophoritis, pelvic connective tissue inflammation and pelvic peritonitis. It has an acute onset and symptoms such as chills and fever. The body temperature is usually between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius. The abdominal pain is very severe, with obvious signs of peritoneal irritation in the lower abdomen, a lot of leucorrhea, which is purulent, and no metastatic abdominal pain.

Ectopic pregnancy. In recent years, the incidence of ectopic pregnancy has been on the rise, and the number of women suffering from ectopic pregnancy after artificial abortion, IUD insertion, or sterilization has also been increasing. Ectopic pregnancy occurs suddenly, and its sudden incidence rate accounts for 90% of ectopic pregnancies. The abdominal pain is severe, like a tearing sensation, often radiating to the upper abdomen and shoulders. If there is a history of amenorrhea and irregular vaginal bleeding, this disease should be considered first.

Rupture of the corpus luteum of the ovarian follicle. It is generally more common in people of childbearing age, especially in teenage girls who have just menstruated. The timing of ovarian rupture is closely related to the menstrual cycle. When the rupture occurs in the middle of the menstrual period, it is an ovarian follicle rupture, and when it occurs between the 14th day after menstruation and before the next menstruation, it is a corpus luteum rupture. It manifests as right lower abdominal pain or migratory right lower abdominal pain, fixed tenderness and rebound pain in the right lower abdomen, which is similar to acute appendicitis. However, the abdominal pain in this disease occurs more suddenly than in acute appendicitis. It is severe at first and then turns into persistent pain. Falls, sexual intercourse, and prolonged sexual excitement are common causes.

Torsion of adnexal cysts and tumor pedicles. One of the common gynecological emergencies, the abdominal pain is very similar to that of acute appendicitis, but it is more acute and severe than acute appendicitis, and is related to changes in body position, presenting as paroxysmal colic.

Therefore, if you usually have symptoms of stabbing pain in the right side of the lower abdomen, you must not ignore it, and you cannot directly assume that it is appendicitis. You should go to the hospital for a detailed abdominal examination in time and determine the cause based on the examination report. Especially for female friends, if you have symptoms of stabbing pain in the right side of the lower abdomen, you must not ignore it. You must first consider whether you have a gynecological disease to avoid worsening of the condition.