What causes lower left abdominal pain?
July 26th, 2009 Posted by: admin
For the past 2 days I have had pain in my lower left abdominal region. The pain feels similar to a cramp, or a muscle tightening up. If you picture your fist squeezing and relaxing, that is what it feels like. It feels worse when I breathe in, or any time my body tightens up, such as sneezing and coughing.
4 weeks ago I felt the same pain for 5 days in a row, but then it went away until yesterday. It has been in the exact same place all the time. Could this be related to a hernia, or something with the kidneys, or something totally different?
By: J.E.S
Tags: Cramp, Kidneys, Left Abdominal Pain
July 28th, 2009 at 23:58
The only organ there (LLQ) is the end of your descending colon before it passes thru the sigmoid colon. The kidneys lie in your upper body, more posteriorly. Around the levels between T-12 and L-3. So it’s not your kidneys. Where is the pain? “More to the front? More in the back? Do you get constipated/diarrhea (sorry-had to ask). Is there a lump? Is the pain tender to the touch (also or only)? Is the pain more internal or external? More toward midline, or definitely more laterally?”
Hard to even guess. You’ll need to answer those questions, plus a few more, at the Dr.’s.
Best: get your Dr.’s opinion…
Good Luck!