Why does my stomach hurt like menstruation after abortion? 2 ways to relieve lower abdominal pain

If the pain in the lower abdomen after abortion is not as severe as dysmenorrhea, then there is generally no need to worry about it. It is mostly caused by physiological reasons. You should rest more and keep the vulva clean. If the pain is more severe, it may be caused by pathological reasons. First, you should find out the cause and then treat it symptomatically.

Many women will experience complications after having an abortion, the most common of which is abdominal pain, which is very similar to dysmenorrhea. If the abdominal pain is mild and you can work and live normally, you generally don't need to worry too much; but if the abdominal pain is severe, or even unbearable, you need to deal with it as soon as possible. So what should you do if your lower abdomen hurts like dysmenorrhea after an abortion?
1. What to do if you have physiological lower abdominal pain after abortion
1. Get more rest <br/>After an abortion, your body will be weak and not fully recovered, so you need to get more rest to restore your body. At the same time, you should also strengthen your nutrition, because after an abortion, the body's heat will disappear, and supplementing nutrition can improve the condition of physical weakness. Do not do anything too strenuous within half a month after the operation, such as doing housework, lifting heavy objects, etc. Otherwise, it is easy to hurt your waist and affect your body's recovery.
2. Keep the vulva clean <br/>After the abortion, you need to pay special attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, otherwise it is easy to get infected, so you should wash the area with clean water frequently, and you are forbidden to have sex during this period. The cervix is ​​not completely closed after the operation, and having sex will cause acute abdominal pain and affect the degree of repair of the cervix. In addition, during this period, you should change your underwear and sanitary napkins frequently, and do not take the fishing method, otherwise it is easy for bacteria to invade, and even cause cervicitis locally.
What to do if you have pathological lower abdominal pain after abortion
Identify the cause <br/>If the lower abdominal pain after abortion is similar to dysmenorrhea and the condition is severe, it may be caused by some diseases, such as poor uterine reposition, acute pelvic inflammation, etc. Therefore, once this happens, a gynecological examination is required, and secretion examination and bacterial culture should be performed when necessary, and symptomatic treatment should be given according to the examination results.
Symptomatic treatment <br/>If it is caused by inflammation, oral antibiotics can be taken, such as anti-anaerobic and cephalosporin drugs. If it is caused by endometriosis or adenomyosis, analgesics such as ibuprofen need to be taken; if it is accompanied by elevated blood counts and body temperature, drug sensitivity culture should be performed and drug treatment should be selected based on the results.