1 Features of the pathology

Pain sensations in the abdominal region may have different manifestations. Pain can be:

• aching;
• is a piercing;
• grasping;
• constant;
• is blunt.

Pain syndrome can have accompanying symptoms: nausea, vomiting, intestinal disorders, etc. Withdrawal of pain symptoms is helped by taking analgesics, antispasmodics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Diagnosis with severe pain in the abdomen may indicate an inflammation of the appendix, malignant neoplasms, severe intoxication due to poisoning or infection of intestinal infections. In this case, it is especially important to avoid taking the pills until the doctor arrives and establish an accurate diagnosis. In no case can it be possible to perform independent treatment with these types of pain. This can not only affect the establishment of the exact cause of the onset of pain, but also greatly harm the further process of recovery. With pain in the abdomen before the arrival of a doctor, you can use local anesthesia: heat on the stomach, light massage, complete rest.

2 Groups of drugs

If the stomach hurts and this appears due to increased flatulence, spasms, reflux, changes in the acidity of the gastric juice, disruptions in the digestive process, physicians are assigned the main group of drugs that helps to eliminate these factors:

• myotropic antispasmodic medications help to eliminate spasms smoothmusculature of the intestine;
• antacids normalize the intestinal peristalsis, which helps to eliminate stagnation in it and remove the symptoms of increased gas production;
• cholinolytics exert antispasmodic and antacid effects by reducing the influence of the autonomic nervous system on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
• digestive enzymes help in improving the processes of assimilation of food.

The most popular and effective are the following:

1. No-shpa. Eliminates the spastic phenomenon in the digestive tract and spasm in the intestine, refers to myotropic antispasmodics. The medicine lowers blood pressure. The drug is contraindicated because of this property to pregnant and suffering kidney and liver diseases.
2. Spazmalgon is a tablet preparation containing anti-inflammatory components, as well as substances possessing the properties of myotropic antispasmodics and anticholinergics.
3. Metoclopramide is a drug that has a central effect. It normalizes peristalsis of the intestine, blocking specific receptors of the brain. The drug eliminates nausea and vomiting, but due to its activity-lowering properties it can not be used by people who work as drivers.
4. Ranitidine. Prevents the secretion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice, the development of gastric and duodenal ulcers, eliminates nausea and vomiting reflex. Contraindicated in pregnancy, children under 14 years and people suffering from kidney failure.
5. Omez. Refers to a group of antacids that reduce the acidity of gastric juice. The effectiveness of this drug is pronounced in pancreatitis, peptic ulcer, gastric pain caused by reflux. Do not take this medication with pregnancy and breast-feeding.
6. Drotaverin is an antispasmodic.
7. Rennie refers to antacids.
8. Cerucal - a drug that normalizes intestinal motility, eliminates the symptoms of severe gas formation.

Modern pharmacology can offer a large list of tablets that help to remove the painful manifestation in the abdomen.

3 Menstrual

In women, in most cases, menstrual pain is the most common. According to medical reports, this type of pain syndrome can have different causes, but the main ones are hormonal disorders. Hormones progesterone and estrogen are the main regulators of the menstrual cycle, so violations in their development can lead to painful sensations, which can be eliminated only by pain medications. As a rule, the characteristic signs of this condition are severe pain manifestations that occur with other disorders in the body: headache, diarrhea, fever, vomiting reflex, bleeding.

A drug taken for the purpose of relieving a pain symptom will not have a lasting effect if the cause of this condition is the existing pathologies of the urinary organs, neoplasms and diseases of the female genital organs. In this case, pills from abdominal pain will not be able to remove the underlying cause of the pain. If the cause is hormonal disruptions or inflammatory processes, then non-steroid means that the doctor recommends taking 2-3 days before the onset of menstruation will help to eliminate discomfort. This enhances the effect of the drug. In this group of medicines, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Ketoprofen, Diclofenac, Indomethacin, Piroxicam are especially distinguished.

Contraindications for taking these tablets are sensitivity to individual components of the drug, exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases, kidney, liver, pregnancy and breastfeeding. The second group of drugs that help with this type of pain syndrome are spasmolytics: No-shpa, Drotaverin, Papaverin, Galidor, Spazmalgon, Spazgan. Doctors can prescribe the replacement of these pills only if the patient has glaucoma, kidney failure, allergy, low blood pressure.

Among analgetics during menstruation helps Baralgin, Analgin, Piretin, Novalgin, Dicinon and others.

4 Gastric

The stomach pain may be caused by abdominal pain. Before correctly prescribing an effective medicine, the doctor diagnoses the place of localization of the main pain manifestations. There is also an assessment of the nature of pain, its duration. The soreness of the stomach is expressed in pain, which manifests itself in the lower part of the chest in the intercostal space. If its localization is observed in the lower part of the abdomen and, in addition to it, the patient notices increased gas production, disturbance of the stool, then, most likely, the cause of this condition is the inflammatory processes of the lower parts of the large intestine.

In this case, the doctor appoints not only what tablets to drink, but also recommends switching to dietary nutrition, excluding food intake, rich in carbohydrates, which helps to relax the intestines and heighten flatulence. The list of tablets prescribed by a doctor can include Lineks, Allochol, Gastal, Mezim, Motilium, Penzital, Trimedat. What to take with pain and what to drink as an anesthetic? Appointed Papaverin, Galidor, Gimecromone, Mebeverin. This group of antispasmodics, acting on the smooth muscle tissue, improves blood circulation in the stomach. Drugs reduce the activity of cells and affect the receptors of the nervous system. In addition, doctors can, if necessary, be assigned and another group of antispasmodics, which include Atropine, Aprofen, Difacil.

5 Discomfort in a child

Before giving the baby a painful manifestation in the abdominal area of ​​the medication, it is necessary to find out what caused the discomfort and pain. It is not necessary at once at the complaint of the kid for pain to give him an anesthetic. Such a step can lead to violations in the work of the body, and in severe cases, cause it to be hospitalized. This applies to an attack of appendicitis. If the parents give a pill with an abdominal pain in case of an inflammation of the appendix, the pain may temporarily subside, but the inflammation process will not be eliminated and can lead to such grave consequences as peritonitis or sepsis. A child can be given a pill only if the stomach hurts, but there is no temperature and signs of intoxication of the body. You can treat with diarrhea tablets, which is a mild bowel disorder, but not diarrhea caused by intestinal intoxication.

As a one-time procedure, it is allowed before the doctor's arrival to give the baby a pill from the stomach if he has an increased flatulence or an intestinal spasm caused by improper diet. When pain is localized in the upper abdomen, medicines that contain enzymes can help him: Festal, Mezim, Penzital. Pain in the lower abdomen is eliminated by taking medications that relieve spasm in the intestines, improve the progress of food on it, and also eliminate bloating: Mebeverin, Fenicaberan, Buskopan, Riabal.

If a child complains of a feeling of heaviness and raspiraniya in the stomach, it is better to give him drugs such as Simethicone, Filtrum, Polyphepanum, Enterosgel, Espumizan. Of great importance after the analgesic therapy associated with disorders in the gastrointestinal tract is the use of tablets containing useful bacteria and restoring the intestinal microflora after illness: Bifiform, Linex, Enterol.

If abdominal pain is associated with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, emergency medical attention should be called for immediately. This may indicate the development of severe gastrointestinal pathologies in the child's body.

6 Pain Relief for Pregnancy

Sometimes, the heaviness in the lower abdomen and the pain in this part of a pregnant woman can indicate a hormonal imbalance, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy. In addition, the cause of this condition can be inflammatory processes, disruptions in the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Due to the special position of the woman during this period of life, not all medications with analgesic effect can be taken with abdominal pain.

A doctor, having analyzed the condition of a pregnant woman, can prescribe her medications that do not adversely affect the development of the fetus and its bearing. The best option is to use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the most famous of which is paracetamol. This medicine, according to research, does not have a negative effect in pregnancy. The only contraindication is the individual intolerance of his active substance.

In the second trimester of pregnancy, abdominal pain can be eliminated by means such as analgin, which can not be used only in the first trimester and after 34 weeks.

A widely used drug in pregnancy is No-spa, an antispasmodic that is used for gastrointestinal disorders that cause stomach pain. Only with the violation of heart rate and glaucoma this drug can be banned by a doctor. Relieve pain in the lower abdomen helps Riabal, which removes the tone in the uterus.

Sometimes in small doses a gynecologist can prescribe Baralgin or Spasmalgon, but only with a very severe pain syndrome. Like any other remedy, pain medications help to relieve the symptom only. The main thing in the treatment of abdominal pain is the elimination of their causes. If the pain is tolerable, it is better to wait for the doctor and fully rely on his professionalism and literacy.