Colitis in the right side at the level of the navel. What could it be

Often a person feels pain in the right side at the level of the navel. It is difficult to understand what it is without the intervention of a specialist. If this is an ordinary colic, then the discomfort quickly disappears. However, when the pain does not go away for a long time, you will have to consult a doctor in order to find out the cause of the problem after the prescribed examination.

What organs are in the right side of the abdominal cavity

There are many internal organs inside the abdominal cavity.

These include:

• stomach and intestines;
• pancreas;
• kidneys with adrenal glands;
• spleen;
• liver;
• biliary tract and gallbladder.

They are separated by a layer of muscles, so any pressure can result in injury. The occurrence of problems is signaled by pain or discomfort in the lower abdomen. When the right side hurts, you should immediately call a doctor: this may be a sign of appendicitis.

In men and women, the anatomical structure is not the same, therefore, the painful sensations will be different, even if the problems are in the same area. As a result, diseases can be different. Sometimes the pain only radiates to the right side, but in fact the problems are located elsewhere. This can be found out after a thorough examination and testing.

What does a stabbing pain at the level of the navel on the right mean?

Colitis on the right side at the level of the navel is not a reason not to pay attention to the symptom. The consequences can be serious. This symptom cannot appear on its own or be the cause of nervous tension or stress. Often the problem lies within a person - in his internal organs and systems. Many diseases give painful symptoms in the navel area. The reasons can be pathological or physiological.

Pathological causes

Pain that occurs as a result of damage to the nervous system or as an effect of non-damaging factors is called pathological. It occurs as a consequence of depression complicated by increased anxiety and high levels of norepinephrine and cortisol. They are caused by spasms of smooth muscles and intestines. It seems to a person that this is only an upset of the intestines or stomach. No nutritional link is found and no medication can help relieve pain that is psychosomatic.

With severe colds, pain may appear after coughing attacks. This effect is reflected in the muscles, including the press. Sharp movements when coughing press on the diaphragm, and there is a frequent dull pain, which disappears after healing.

Pathological pains indicate the severity of the problem.

These include the following factors that cause acute pain in the navel:

• intestinal damage by parasites, viruses or harmful bacteria;
• disease with chronic enteritis in the acute stage of the disease: determined by pain after eating;
• umbilical hernia. This small lump in the navel is accompanied by nausea, constipation, and other unpleasant symptoms;
• ulcerative lesion of the intestine;
• inflammation of the appendix. This pain gradually moves to the right and after a while there is a temperature, nausea and chills;
• infection of the genitourinary system. The pain occurs when using the toilet and becomes constant;
• pregnancy. This normal condition of a healthy woman can be accompanied by unpleasant pains.

In addition, pain can occur with gastroenteritis or the development of pancreatitis, as well as diverticulitis that affects people after 50 years.

Lower abdominal pain can cause problems:

• in the sections of the large intestine;
• in the female genital organs;
• rectum in men.

  

If a woman's hormone-dependent cells in the uterus come out, endometriosis may occur. This disease goes away with pain and discharge during menstruation and in the future can develop into a tumor or cause infertility.

Ischemic bowel problems are also accompanied by pain symptoms in the lower abdomen. If a person lacks oxygen in vital digestive processes, this can cause blood clots in the arteries, which cause severe pain in the peritoneum. This condition is extremely dangerous and requires immediate medical attention.

The causes of pain can also be atherosclerosis of the vessels in the lower region of the body. In addition to pains of a spastic nature and atonic constipation, other symptoms also occur. The disease requires long-term treatment.

In addition, the causes of pain in the lower abdomen can be:

Disease	Description
Cystitis	This is an inflammation of the bladder with constant pain.
Fibroma of the uterus	Despite the fact that the tumor is benign, it requires removal so that the tissue does not degenerate into a malignant one.
Cancer of the uterus or ovaries	This is a life-threatening tissue injury that must be treated immediately by all means possible.
Peritoneal aortic aneurysm	With it, the aortic wall protrudes and there is a real possibility of its rupture.

Stabbing or pain in the right side at the level of the navel can be for various reasons. They are not always recognized as a symptom of a specific disease, so it is better to undergo a full examination and find out what kind of pain the person is worried about.

Physiological causes

Painful sensations in the lower abdomen are not always caused by pathology. It can be unpleasant sensations in healthy people caused by physiological reasons.

These symptoms include:

• tingling in the side after vigorous sports or jogging. This always occurs when a person is not prepared for high loads. This stress provokes spasms of the bile ducts and causes stabbing pain;
• tingling in the right hypochondrium due to overeating or dieting. This negatively affects the liver, which sends pain signals to unload the intestines. You can go in for sports and everything is normalized;
• acute pain in the right side can be the eve of monthly malaise in women. It is provoked by hormonal imbalances. Back pain disappears on the second day of the onset of menstruation. However, sometimes they are too strong and make women feel uncomfortable;
• pain during pregnancy. The uterus begins to stretch as the fetus grows and this causes discomfort. The pain may become more intense while walking. For such women, the doctor recommends moving less or walking slowly.

Diagnostic methods for determining the cause of stabbing pain

Lower abdominal pain can be different.

According to the method of manifestation, they are divided into:

• acute or chronic. Despite the difference in appearance, they have one thing in common - suddenness and renewal;
• tonic and clonic. They differ in the way the muscles contract in pain;
• cutting. This feeling is akin to the feeling of hunger when the stomach fails.

The main thing is that when any pain occurs, do not take pain relievers, but undergo an examination to find out their cause.

Modern medicine makes it possible to find out the causes of complex diseases. For this, the experience of doctors and modern diagnostic equipment are used. When a disease is detected, an integrated approach is used. If necessary, not only medication, but also surgical methods of treatment are used.

Colitis on the right side at the level of the navel is a sign that allows you to identify a number of causes of its occurrence.

In medical practice, the following studies are prescribed:

• Ultrasound of the kidneys and small pelvis, as well as of the genitals, intestines, bladder, abdominal cavity, nodes of the lymphatic system;
• fluoroscopy - to confirm or deny the diagnosis;
• blood for a general analysis to find out signs of bleeding;
• urine analysis - to find out if there are problems in the urinary system;
• a smear from the genitals - helps to identify the possibility of infection;
• fecal examination - it is necessary to identify disorders of the digestive system.

The attending physician should systematize all the data obtained after the examination. According to them, he diagnoses and prescribes treatment.

In addition to the therapist, this can be:

• urologist;
• gynecologist;
• gastroenterologist;
• surgeon.

Treatment methods, drug administration regimens

The intervention of a doctor is required if the patient has the following symptoms:

• long-term, persistent pain for several hours of increasing intensity;
• sharp painful sensations in the lower abdomen on the right;
• unpleasant pain attacks after eating;
• vomiting and lack of appetite for a long time;
• increasing pain when changing body position;
• lack of sleep or intermittent sleep;
• bleeding after bouts of pain;
• temperature jumps;
• pain during bowel movements and urination.

After the diagnosis is made, treatment is prescribed, which can be medication or surgery. During a visual examination, the doctor makes a superficial and deep palpation in order to understand the theology of pain and the focus of its occurrence. If necessary, in addition to basic analyzes, additional tests are prescribed.

If the disorders are not related to the disease, they are eliminated by correcting diet and lifestyle changes. The diet is completely revised, fatty and salty foods are excluded. This preventive therapy helps prevent severe pain attacks. In addition, conservative therapy is carried out.

After identifying the causes of pain, a treatment regimen is selected depending on the need for hospitalization or the possibility of outpatient treatment.

The main medicines are:

Means	Description
Enzymes	They improve the digestion process and thereby relieve pain cramps.
Antispasmodics or analgesics	Medicines relieve pain when it is too severe.
Probiotics	The substances that make up their composition normalize the microflora and relieve pain.
Antidiarrheal drugs	Needed if diarrhea is a side symptom.

Surgical treatment may be necessary if medication remains ineffective.

If colitis to the right of the navel with gynecological diseases

If a woman is carrying a child and the pregnancy passes with complications or other gynecological reasons have arisen, therapy may be as follows:

• taking painkillers (antispasmodics, analgesics, if inflammation is detected) or non-steroidal drugs;
• the use of antibacterial drugs (antibiotics, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones);
• the use of hormones if there is severe endometriosis;
• taking sedatives when there are neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Surgical treatment can be prescribed if the pathology is rapidly progressing and can lead to irreversible consequences. For example, the presence of an ectopic pregnancy, placental abruption at an unplanned time, when a caesarean section is required.

When discomfort is caused by bowel disease

Pain in the navel is often the cause of digestive disorders, the presence of intestinal infections, enteritis, pancreatitis. If nutritional correction does not help, you can use sorbents that will remove the signs of food poisoning, if any, or regulate the process of food digestion.

Conservative therapy is carried out on an outpatient basis. Only chronic diseases in the acute phase may require hospitalization.

For such treatment, the following groups of drugs are used:

• enzymes. They improve digestion and regulate gastric acid production;
• antispasmodics. Are taken for severe pain;
• probiotics and prebiotics. They normalize the internal microflora.

The doctor advises to follow a balanced diet that will help reduce the symptoms of painful manifestations. In severe disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, psychotherapy sessions are prescribed as an exclusion of the influence of stress factors on the course of the disease. Surgical treatment is prescribed when a diagnosis of appendicitis, hernia, or other pathology with complications is made that does not respond to drug treatment.

With liver diseases

The liver usually signals the presence of another serious illness. After its identification and proper treatment, you can understand how much the organ itself has suffered and how it should be treated. In most cases, it is enough to take a course of medications prescribed by a doctor or antibiotics if there was a lesion with harmful microorganisms.

If the damage is severe, a liver transplant may be done.

As drug therapy, the following are prescribed:

• medicinal herbs such as milk thistle, artichoke, chicory;
• choline, it is necessary for the construction of liver cell membranes;
• beta blockers;
• drugs against hepatitis A and B.

If colitis due to abnormalities of the gallbladder

Pain syndrome can be caused by an attack of biliary colic, which occurs as a result of malnutrition, nervous stress and other reasons. The pain can be severe or fading. They can last for several hours and come in waves.

The pain is acute, accompanied by:

• nausea;
• vomiting;
• defecation disorders.

The reason may be the presence of giardiasis, tumor formations. If a gallbladder tumor is detected, after a diagnosis and an accurate diagnosis, the doctor, based on the severity of the symptoms, prescribes treatment. Most often it is complex and, in addition to taking medications, requires adherence to proper nutrition, giving up bad habits, especially alcohol. Conservative therapy includes antispasmodics and analgesics when it is necessary to relieve acute pain.

They also use etiopathogenetic therapy, which is based on taking several groups of drugs:

Means	Description
Antibiotics	They are especially important when treatment of cholecystitis and cholangitis is needed. Broad-spectrum drugs quickly remove toxins and increase the effectiveness of treatment.
Choleretic substances	Necessary for the relief of the acute phase of the painful process, the outflow of accumulated bile.
UDCK	Ursodeoxycholic acid avoids the complex course of the disease and is an effective method of non-surgical treatment in the presence of gallstone disease. The active substance is capable of removing foreign substances in a few years and normalizing the composition of bile, preventing further formation of stones.

Lithotripsy is a stone crushing method used when medication is not working. It does not damage tissues, and reduces the period of rehabilitation after surgery. Surgical treatment is indicated in case of emergency.

Colitis and radiating pain on the right in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas

Colitis on the right side at the level of the navel and is accompanied by radiating pain - a sign that requires preliminary diagnosis. A set of measures is needed, including symptomatic treatment, the introduction of fluids and drugs intravenously. This will help control pain and reduce its manifestation.

The basis of such therapy is a diet, which the patient must strictly follow. There should be enough liquid in it. In the first stage of drug treatment, anti-inflammatory drugs are used. If they do not work, surgery may be ordered to remove part of the large small intestine. Colitis treatment requires intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration and reduce pain levels.

To get rid of diarrhea, the drug Loperamide is prescribed. Ibuprofen will relieve pain, and antibiotics will help clear up the infection. Colitis surgery is used as a last resort when other methods are ineffective.

You cannot ignore the pain and colic that constantly occur in the right side at the level of the navel. They can cause or cause a complex disease. After contacting a doctor and carrying out a diagnosis, the patient is prescribed treatment, which is repeated or corrected in the course of therapy. In difficult cases, medical intervention is performed.

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