One of the most common complaints is pain in the right side. It can manifest itself in different ways, be stabbing, sharp, aching or pulling. There are many reasons that can provoke pain. These include chronic diseases of the digestive system, such as Crohn’s disease, acute surgical pathologies, such as appendicitis, as well as hernias, malignant neoplasms, and more. Pain in the right side in women is often provoked by pathologies of the organs of the reproductive system.
Depending on the disease, the nature of the pain will be different. Each pathology gives a certain set of signs by which a preliminary diagnosis can be made. The main thing is to interpret them correctly. Our article will help to understand this difficult issue.
Features of the pain syndrome
Additional signs will help determine the cause of pain in the right side. Depending on the intensity and nature of the sensations, the pain is:
Acute, with a sharp onset and high intensity. Possible causes: cholelithiasis, hepatic colic.
Dull, with a gradual increase, persists for a long period of time. The most common cause: diseases of the digestive system of a chronic course.
Intense aching pain. Possible causes: chronic inflammation of the intestinal wall or gallbladder.
Pain like contractions, then gaining strength, then gradually weakening. The most common cause: intestinal spasm.
In diagnosing the causes of pain in the right side, its concentration is important:
Under the ribs: a signal of disorders in the gallbladder and liver.
In the center of the abdomen with irradiation to the right side: colitis.
In the lower abdomen on the right: appendicitis, inflammation of the ovaries or appendages (in women), strangulation of the inguinal hernia (in men), typhlitis.
In the umbilical region with shootings in the right side: enteritis.
In the right side behind: pleurisy of the lower part of the lungs, liver abscess.
The location of the pain and its intensity are not always 100% a symptom of a particular disease. Only a doctor can make an accurate diagnosis, which will require the passage of instrumental methods of examination and testing.
Causes of pain in the right side
If a person experiences pain in the right side, one should not panic, since the most common cause of unpleasant sensations are physiological factors. Pain can be the result of fast walking, running, excessive physical activity. It occurs due to the redistribution of blood flow and the accumulation of blood in the liver. Discomfort can appear both during training and after it is completed.
People describe the pain as sharp, note that they have a “prick in the side.” At the same time, the person automatically grabs the problem area and stops training. If the pain is really caused by an overload of the body, it is enough to rest for a few minutes so that the state of health returns to normal.
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