What organs are on the left side of the abdomen?

The structure of the human body is very complex, but in life we ​​cannot avoid some diseases. Stomach pain is the most common one. However, the diseases that occur in the body are different depending on the location and method of pain. Pain on the left side of the abdomen is the most common phenomenon. It may also be due to disease of the internal organs in the abdomen. Let’s take a look at what organs are on the left side of the abdomen.

What organs are on the left side of the abdomen?

What organ is located on the left side of the abdomen?

Men: The posterior wall of the abdominal cavity contains the left ureter and part of the bladder. The abdominal cavity contains the descending colon and sigmoid colon in the large intestine, and part of the jejunum and ileum in the small intestine.

Women: The posterior wall of the abdominal cavity includes the left ureter, part of the bladder, the left ovary and fallopian tube, part of the uterus, the descending colon and sigmoid colon in the large intestine, and the jejunum and ileum in the small intestine.

Causes of dull pain in the left lower abdomen:

1. Chronic left lower abdominal pain

1. Tumor pain: When gynecological malignancies progress to the late stage, unbearable and intractable pain may occur. Dull pain in the left lower abdomen is often accompanied by pain in the lumbar region, and the pain often radiates to the lower limbs.

2. Chronic inflammation of the genitals: Women suffer from long-term lumbar pain and lower abdominal pain, which worsens after sex and during the menstrual cycle. It is often accompanied by increased leucorrhea, which is mostly caused by chronic cervicitis. If you experience long-term lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbar pain that worsens after fatigue, sex, or before and after the menstrual cycle, and are often accompanied by menstrual cycle disorders and fatigue, it is mostly caused by chronic pelvic inflammation.

3. Dysmenorrhea: There are two types: primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary pain often occurs in adolescent girls for unclear reasons. It usually heals itself as you age or after getting married and having children. Common causes of secondary pain are endometriosis and adenomyosis.

2. Acute left lower abdominal pain

1. Non-inflammatory dull pain in the left lower abdomen: Common causes include ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cyst pedicle torsion and rupture.

① Intra-abdominal bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy. The pain symptoms vary depending on the amount and speed of bleeding.

② Ovarian cyst pedicle torsion. When the pedicle of an ovarian cyst twists, pain suddenly occurs on one side of the lower abdomen, which is persistent colic, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

2. Pain in the left lower abdomen caused by acute inflammation: including acute uterine inflammation, acute salpingo-oophoritis, pelvic peritonitis (Pelvic and acute pelvic cellulitis, etc. It is also seen in sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea. This type of sexually transmitted disease includes gonococcal infection and chlamydia infection, which often recur and cause fallopian tube pyosalpinx in severe cases.

3. Acute dull pain in the left lower abdomen caused by other reasons: Acute dull pain in the left lower abdomen may occur when uterine perforation occurs during artificial abortion or IUD insertion. Ovarian endometrial cysts (chocolate cysts) may grow larger and rupture during the menstrual cycle, and the cyst contents may irritate the peritoneum and cause severe abdominal pain.

The above is an introduction to the organs on the left side of the abdomen. After understanding it, we know that there are many kinds of organs on the left side, and there are certain differences in the body structures of men and women. This will make it easier for us to diagnose the disease when there is a problem with our body, so that we can get timely treatment.