What to do if your stomach hurts

Before thinking about what to do ifThe stomach or belly hurts, it is necessary to analyze at first the character of the arisen pain and to find out its or her reason. Otherwise, if it is wrong to treat a sick stomach, you can unintentionally aggravate the problem, because you have to act differently for different reasons for the appearance of pain. And causes of pain in the abdomen - dozens: the stomach can get sick when it gets into the body of various infections or parasites, with poisoning, with acute and chronic gastrointestinal and urogenital diseases.

If the abdominal pain is weak and it is precisely known what exactly is its cause (chronic diseases, for example), then it is possible to dispense with home measures, although this is not recommended. If the stomach hurts badly, then it is necessary to call a doctor: only he will be able to make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe appropriate treatment. Before the arrival of a doctor, you can conduct self-examination - this will help the doctor in the diagnosis.

So, for the beginning it is necessary to define, where exactly the pain is felt most strongly. You need to lie on your back, put your palm onstomach and begin to gently press it, while trying to "get it" deeply. It should be noted where the pressure causes the greatest pain. So, if the place where the stomach is located most strongly hurts, then the disease of the stomach, esophagus or duodenum is usually suspected. If more concentrated in the left hypochondrium, then pancreatitis is possible, and if in the right - inflammation of the gallbladder or bile ducts.

With pain in the abdomen, which localized in the navel, the cause of the pain syndrome may be inflammation of the small intestine, with pain in the right ileal region, appendicitis or inflammation of the cecum is likely. Lower abdominal pain usually provoked by diseases of the bladder, and in women - also diseases of the uterus and appendages.

Abdominal pain can be aching, blunt, acute, compressive or,on the contrary, with a dagger, dagger. The correct definition of the nature of the pain will help the doctor on arrival to make a more accurate diagnosis, so you need to clearly describe to him exactly what the nature of the pain that has arisen in the abdomen.

Pain in the abdomen is often accompanied by other changes in the body. For example, with abdominal pain can be increased temperature, there may be a feeling of bitterness in the mouth ordryness, there may be nausea and vomiting, diarrhea. In addition, abdominal pain can be accompanied by dizziness, general weakness, irregular blood pressure, loss of consciousness. All such "nuances" should be reported to the doctor as soon as possible.

The next stage of self-examination for abdominal pain - determining the nature of the development of pain. To make the right diagnosis, the doctor is importantto know when exactly the pain appeared, how the character of the pain and its strength changed over time, where the pain arose and where it shifted. And it is very desirable to try to remember, after which there was a painful attack: after consuming fatty and spicy food, after shaking in transport, after heavy drinking, etc.

Before the doctor arrives, it is best not to take any medication, as this can "lubricate" the clinicalpicture and complicate the diagnosis. Also, it is not recommended to try to cool or warm up the place where the stomach hurts, because it is dangerous that you can cause more harm: for example, with inflammations, warming will significantly worsen the situation.