What causes pain on the right side of the lower abdomen in men?

Many diseases may cause abdominal pain, so abdominal pain itself is a relatively complex disease. Abdominal pain may occur in any part of the upper, middle and lower abdomen. So when abdominal pain occurs, we can preliminarily determine which organs are diseased according to the location of the occurrence. Among them, the right lower abdomen has various organs such as the ascending colon, small intestine, ureter, cecum, cecum, coccyx, pelvic cavity, etc.

If a man experiences pain in the right lower abdomen, it is usually due to problems with the above organs or tissues. There are several types.

1. Normal phenomenon

After a lot of exercise, there is dull pain on the right side of the abdomen. This pain is not a disease, but a normal phenomenon. It will gradually recover after proper rest.

2. Appendicitis

Common diseases that cause right lower abdominal pain in men are mainly appendicitis. Typical acute appendicitis has pain in the middle and upper abdomen or around the umbilicus at the beginning, and after a few hours, the abdominal pain shifts and fixes to the right lower abdomen. Simple appendicitis often presents with paroxysmal or persistent bloating and blunt pain, while purulent or gangrenous appendicitis presents with persistent severe pain. Continuous severe pain that spreads to the middle and lower abdomen or both sides of the lower abdomen is often a sign of appendicitis gangrene perforation.

3. Caused by prostate disease

Right abdominal pain caused by prostatitis is very common in clinical practice. Patients should receive targeted treatment according to their condition, mainly in the following situations.

① Abnormal urination, initially with discomfort during urination, a feeling of incomplete urination, or a burning sensation, frequent urination, urgency, pain, and itching when urinating.

② Local or systemic swelling and cramping pain, radiating to the glans penis and perineum.

③ Neurasthenia, manifested by dreaminess, anxiety, restlessness, etc.

④ Sexual dysfunction, manifested as decreased libido, impotence, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emissions, infertility, etc.

Abdominal pain can be acute or chronic. For men, the causes of right lower abdominal pain are nothing more than coccyx, prostate, urinary tract stones, etc. After the above introduction, male patients should be more aware of the problems caused by this symptom and need timely treatment.