Book pain after hysterectomy
The removal of the uterus can be necessary for a variety of reasons. Its anatomical position between the bladder and the rectum makes removal very demanding and therefore belongs in experienced hands. In general, it can be stated that all surgical procedures on abdominal organs can be associated with complications.
Specific to intestinal pain after hysterectomy, a possible complication could result in constipation or intestinal obstruction, which is associated with abdominal pain. Complications such as pain are also possible if the bowel is injured during the operation. If the uterus has been removed due to a cancer that has spread, possibly spreading to neighbouring structures such as the rectum, a bowel resection is necessary. In this case, the affected piece of intestine is removed and the ends are reattached to each other. Complications can also become noticeable as pain here, for example if the sutured area is not well supplied with blood and therefore does not grow together properly.
Abdominal pain due to stress
Stress-related pain in the intestine makes one think of irritable bowel syndrome, for example. This is a very common phenomenon from which almost every second patient with gastrointestinal complaints suffers. There are unspecific changes in the bowel movements, which can be described as diarrhoea or constipation, accompanied by abdominal pain.
Stress in general can aggravate gastrointestinal complaints. This results in increased motor activity in the bowel. This irritable bowel syndrome does not necessarily have to be caused by stress. It can also be caused by an infection of the intestine. The editors also recommend: Abdominal pain with stress
Abdominal pain due to adhesions
Adhesions in the gastrointestinal tract can have causes such as inflammations, infections or even previous operations. Wherever the body fights infections, inflammatory cells settle and form a kind of scar structure after the inflammation has healed. However, most common are adhesions after abdominal operations, which can lead directly to scarring adhesions, which can cause intestinal obstruction, for example. The moving intestine is then confronted with an obstacle in the form of adhesions and can hinder the further transport of the food pulp to be digested. Pain would then result from a possible intestinal obstruction, accompanied by nausea and vomiting as well as stool and wind.
Right side abdominal pain
A more precise identification of the region of the pain often helps the examiner to make a tentative diagnosis. If pain occurs in the right half of the abdomen, the cause may be inflammation of the appendix (appendicitis). Often the pain begins at the level of the navel and then moves to the right lower abdomen.
The examiner then has various defined points available for examination. Other additional complaints may include nausea and vomiting, a lack of appetite and/or wind and stool. Fever may also occur.
Another possible cause of pain in the right abdomen is inflammation of the last part of the small intestine. This region can be affected in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Furthermore, inflamed wall protuberances of the appendix (cecum diverticulitis) can lead to pain in the right lower abdomen. More often, however, these wall protuberances occur in the so-called sigmoid colon in the left lower abdomen.
