What causes abdominal pain in boys

Generally, only girls will have lower abdominal pain during menstruation, but boys can also have lower abdominal pain. The lower abdomen of boys is where the urinary system and digestive system are. In addition, the concept of lower abdomen is very broad. For example, lower abdominal pain may be caused by stomachache, ulcer or acute inflammation. In fact, there are many reasons for lower abdominal pain.

Bloating and pain: often accompanied by gas, there is a lot of air in the stomach or intestines and it feels bloated, mostly functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Colic: It is usually a spasmodic pain, as if something is being twisted. It is usually caused by stones, intestinal obstruction, and acute enteritis.

Stabbing pain: Pain that feels like being pricked by a needle, mostly caused by peptic ulcer.

Burning pain: It is often caused by excessive stomach acid, like a fire burning in the stomach. It is usually a peptic ulcer or its precursor.

Dull pain: mild pain that can be tolerated.

Dull pain: Feeling like there is something heavy pressing on you, or something is in your stomach causing discomfort.

Gnawing pain: Pain as if something is gnawing at the inside.

Does it hurt?

Severe pain: refers to pain that is unbearable, including the following: gastric or duodenal perforation, gallbladder (tract) stones, appendicitis and intestinal obstruction, ureteral stones, incarcerated hernia, etc. When women have lower abdominal pain, they should pay special attention to ectopic pregnancy or other gynecological emergencies.

Mild pain: gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic adnexitis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. How to see a doctor and register

Depending on the severity and urgency of the abdominal pain, you can seek medical attention in the following order:

1. General Surgery Acute abdominal pain in the right upper and lower abdomen should generally be referred to the general surgery department for the first visit. Patients with abdominal distension, vomiting, no gas or bowel movements should exclude intestinal obstruction and should go to the general surgery department for treatment.

2. Department of Gastroenterology Patients with acute abdominal pain in the upper middle abdomen, left upper abdomen, or left lower abdomen, or chronic upper abdominal pain accompanied by acid reflux, vomiting, or diarrhea should go to the Department of Gastroenterology for treatment.

3. Urology: Acute and chronic left and right lumbar and abdominal pain accompanied by hematuria should be diagnosed with urinary system stones, urine retention caused by prostatic hypertrophy, etc.

4. Female gynecological patients who suddenly experience acute abdominal pain during menstruation, mid-menstruation, or with a history of amenorrhea should go to the gynecology department for diagnosis to determine whether it is dysmenorrhea or ectopic pregnancy.

5. Pediatrics Children under 14 years old should see a pediatrician.

Liver qi attacks the stomach, causing worry, irritation and anger, qi stagnation damages the liver, the liver's function of dispersing and discharging is disordered, it attacks the stomach, qi is stagnant, the stomach fails to harmonize and descend, and then there is stomach pain. As Shen Jinluo said, "Stomach disease is caused by evil affecting the stomach. But it is worst when liver qi and qi multiply, because the nature of wood is violent and can overcome it." If qi stagnation turns into fire, the pain may worsen; if fire stagnation lasts for a long time, it may lead to the depletion of liver and stomach yin, and the course of the disease is often lingering; if the pain lasts for a long time and enters the blood vessels, and the blood vessels are damaged, then symptoms such as vomiting blood and bloody stools may occur.