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Pain in the right side: symptoms and diseases. Video
In which case you can cope on your own, and when to run to the doctor.
Pain in the right side often serves as a signal of the presence of diseases of the internal organs, however, discomfort can occur in practically healthy people. If the pain is quite rare, then there should be no cause for concern, but if it occurs regularly, you should consult a specialist.
Possible diseases of internal organs
Most often, acute pain in the right side of the abdomen occurs due to malfunctioning of the gallbladder due to excess bile in the body. The appearance of infections provokes inflammation in the organ due to excessive consumption of heavy, indigestible food. The main symptoms of cholecystitis are burning pain in the right hypochondrium, which can often radiate to the shoulder, scapula. Against the background of pain, the appearance of vomiting and nausea is noted. Chronic inflammation of the gallbladder is characterized by dull pain and yellowing of the skin and sclera due to dysfunction of the organ and the formation of gallstones in it.
The liver is often the cause of pain on the right under the ribs. The most common condition is hepatitis A, which can occur after eating poor quality food and water. In addition to hepatitis, the liver can be destroyed by medications and alcohol, which can also cause pain. Liver pains are dull in nature and are felt inside the abdomen, not on its surface.
Pain in the right hypochondrium can occur after eating heavy and very fatty foods.
Problems with the pancreas are also a common cause of pain in the right side. The painful sensations are acute, often radiate to the back and continue in the supine position. Relief comes if the patient sits down and leans forward a little. With pancreatitis, effects such as nausea, vomiting, and severe chills can occur.
During inflammation of the appendix, pain occurs in the lower right side of the abdomen or in the navel. If you experience discomfort of this nature, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Diagnosis of diseases of the abdominal cavity is impossible without special examinations and specialist examination.
Relief from abdominal pain
In many cases, if pain occurs in the right side, it is necessary to consult a specialist for a diagnosis. Self-administration of medications can only aggravate the condition or provide only temporary relief. To alleviate the condition, it is necessary to follow a diet, exclude fried, fatty, spicy, smoked foods from food in order to reduce the load on the liver and pancreas. Before a diagnosis is made, it is best to include only steamed and boiled foods in the diet. It is also necessary to take more walks in the fresh air, go out and walk more often. You should not lift heavy weights during the period of pain. You can drink a course of vitamins and immunomodulatory drugs.
Gallbladder disease is often treated with antibiotics, antispasmodics, and choleretic drugs.
If you have pain in your right side, you should not take painkillers or take any injections, especially if you are going to see a doctor. Localization of pain is very important for diagnosing diseases of the abdominal cavity. In the absence of pain, it will be difficult for the doctor to make a correct diagnosis.
– Appendicitis is an inflammation of the intestine. It occurs acutely, requires urgent surgical intervention. The patient complains of sharp abdominal pain, nausea, and may be vomiting. The pains are relieved by lying on the right side, pains first appear near the navel. If you do not provide assistance in time, a lethal outcome is possible.
It practically does not occur in children under 3 years old. More often in middle-aged men.
Appendicitis can be confused with stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, renal colic, ruptured ovary, and ectopic pregnancy. Naturally, the doctor must make the diagnosis. In all cases it is necessary to call an ambulance. Before their arrival, you should:
1) do not feed or drink;
2) do not anesthetize the stomach until a doctor’s examination: this can smear the picture. That is, do not give analgin, ketorol, nurofen and others;
3) do not use a heating pad, dry heat, compresses on the abdomen;
4) do not give laxatives and antimicrobial agents, do not give enemas.
It is worth remembering that appendicitis is always inflamed after a heavy meal, this is a “well-fed” disease. The attack occurs in the evening or at night, very rarely – early in the morning.
Treatment is only surgical, hospitalization is always required.
Brendan, Anna Gerasimenko