What causes the left side of the stomach to ache in the early stages of pregnancy?



The pain on the left side of the stomach at the beginning of pregnancy may be physiological, such as uterine ligament involvement, or it may be pathological, such as premature miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, gastrointestinal tract inflammation.

1. Uterine ligament pulling: the early stages of pregnancy, the fertilized egg in the uterus gradually develops, the uterus will slowly increase, the uterus increases in the process of pulling the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments, the left side of the belly will have a vague pain in the symptom, this is the phenomenon of physiological, do not have to be special treatment.

2. Pre-eclampsia: In the early stages of pregnancy, when the embryo is not stable in the uterus or when there is not enough progesterone in the body, it may cause uterine contractions and pre-eclampsia, and the uterine contractions may cause vague pains on the left side of the tummy.

3. Ectopic pregnancy: Ectopic pregnancy is a fertilized egg is deposited in places other than the uterine cavity, such as the fallopian tube potbelly, the early stage of the left side of the tummy will have symptoms of vague pain, with the gradual growth of the embryo, break through the surrounding tubal area, causing the rupture of the gestational sac will be more intense abdominal pain.

4. gastrointestinal tract inflammation: early pregnancy ate unclean, greasy, spicy food, may cause gastrointestinal tract inflammation, inflammation of the intestinal mucosal stimulation, will appear the symptoms of the left side of the belly hidden pain.

There are more reasons for the vague pain on the left side of the stomach in early pregnancy, and it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and treatment if it is serious.