Treatment
The treatment depends on the cause of the lower abdominal pain during pregnancy. However, it is important to be more careful and less invasive in the diagnosis and treatment of pregnant women. In the case of inflammation of the bowel, for example the appendix, an attempt should be made to control the disease with home remedies and light medication.
Surgery of the appendix carries certain risks during pregnancy, but is unavoidable in an absolute emergency if there is a risk of a breakthrough. For the medical treatment of various diseases during pregnancy, some medications are recommended, while others must be avoided. The use of medication must be discussed in detail with a doctor. If there are cramps in the uterus with blood discharge, a gynecologist should be consulted immediately.
Duration
The duration of the cramps also varies with the cause. Slight pain in the lower abdomen, which may occur at the beginning of pregnancy, should go away after 4-5 days at the latest. If the cause is appendicitis, the pain should also disappear after about a week.
In the case of chronic intestinal diseases, the duration cannot be concretely estimated. These inflammations often last for several months, sometimes even years. With therapy, however, it is possible to live with these as far as possible without symptoms.
During early pregnancy
At the beginning of a pregnancy, occasional lower abdominal pain is no cause for concern.Just as the pain regularly occurs during menstruation, slight cramps may also occur monthly during pregnancy. As the pregnancy progresses, however, these should decrease. Only if the pain persists for a particularly long time or appears extremely severe, other causes must be excluded. Bleeding with cramps during pregnancy must also be clarified and treated immediately.
When to see a doctor?
As a rule, mild stomach aches often have harmless causes. It should be decided at one’s own discretion how many days a pain should last at most and how much of the pain can still be considered normal. During pregnancy, more caution must generally be exercised, as the body is more susceptible and sensitive to some diseases. Important factors for which a doctor must be consulted are bleeding, fever, aching limbs or severe cramps, which occur together with lower abdominal pain.
