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Beware Women! Your Lower Abdominal Pain Could Be A Sign Of These Diseases

Lower abdominal pain among women could be a sign of several other related health problems. This article explains about these diseases.

Mild pain in the lower abdomen before menstruation could be considered normal but when the pain gets excruciating it is a cause of concern. Also if the pain arises apart from this condition then one needs to seriously get it checked.

There are many serious diseases that cause lower abdominal pain, which women would not even have thought about in their wildest of dreams. The pain varies from mild to severe and sometimes the pain gets so severe that it affects the movement of women. It affects their day-to-day activities as well. All that they want to do at that point of time is to just curl up in their bed.

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Getting it diagnosed and treated at the correct time is very essential. If left untreated it might lead to serious health issues and this might turn fatal as well.

Bringing about a change in the lifestyle and food habit is the first thing that one needs to do to keep the lower abdominal pain at bay.

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Here is a list of a few diseases that your lower abdominal pain could signify. Take a look.

1. Cancer:

1. Cancer:

When there is a cancerous growth in the lower abdomen, it causes severe pain in the lower abdomen.

2. Kidney Stone:

2. Kidney Stone:

When a woman develops stone in the kidney and then it moves towards the urethra it causes pain in the lower abdomen.

3. Urinary Tract Infection:

3. Urinary Tract Infection:

Urinary tract infection is caused due to bacteria. This is one of the most common factors that causes lower abdominal pain.

4. Endometriosis:

4. Endometriosis:

Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue lining the uterus grows outside the uterus. This is one of the major causes of lower abdomen pain.

5. Salpingitis:

5. Salpingitis:

When the fallopian tubes inside the vagina get inflammed, it causes severe pain in the lower abdomen.

6. Premenstrual Pain:

6. Premenstrual Pain:

Lower abdominal pain can also be a sign of pre-menstruation. Women experience mild to severe lower abdominal pain a day or two ahead of their menstruation.

7. Fibroid:

7. Fibroid:

Lower abdominal pain can also be caused due to fibroids. Fibroids are tumour-like growths in the uterus and this causes lower abdominal pain and increases during menstruation.

8. Ovarian Cyst:

8. Ovarian Cyst:

When a woman develops a sac-like tumour in the ovary which is commonly known as the ovarian cyst, it gives rise to lower abdominal pain.

9. Appendicitis:

9. Appendicitis:

If you are having lower abdominal pain then it could be due to inflammation of the appendix. Appendicitis is one of the major causes of lower abdominal pain.

Story first published: Tuesday, December 20, 2016, 17:35 [IST]
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