What causes pain in the left side of the Abdomen?

The lower left side of your abdomen is home to the last part of your colon and for some, the left ovary in those who have them. If you have minor pain, there is nothing much to worry, it would go on its own in a day or two.

If you are experiencing pain due to an accident or injury, you must seek medical attention, If you feel pressure or pain in your chest.

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Some of the most causes for the pain in the left side of the Abdomen.

Diverticulitis

Diverticula are small pouches; they are created from pressure on weak spots in the colon. Diverticula are common and even more after age, 50. When the pouch tears, swelling and infection can also cause diverticulitis.

For mild diverticulitis, most people tend to respond well, a change in their diet and antibiotics. Few people also require surgery, if the condition is severe or continues to return.

Gas

For mild diverticulitis, most people tend to respond well, a change in their diet and antibiotics. Few people also require surgery, if the condition is severe or continues to return.

Passing gas as well as burping are normal. Gas can be found throughout you're your digestive tract, from your stomach to your rectum. Gas is the normal result of swallowing and digestion.

Ingestion

Ingestion usually happens after eating. Your stomach makes acid when you eat, this acid can irritate your esophagus stomach or bowel. The pain is mostly in the upper part of the abdomen but sometime very rarely it might also affect the lower abdomen.

Hernia

A hernia is the result of an internal organ or other body part pushing through the muscle or tissue surrounding it. A lump or bulge might appear with some hernias in the abdomen or groin.

Inguinal hernia

This one is result of fat or portion of the small intestine pushing through a weak area in the lower abdomen. This type of hernia is much more common in men, but it might also occur in the women.

Kidney stone

A kidney stone usually begins to cause problems when it moves around inside your kidney or into your ureter. The ureter is the tube which connects the kidney to the bladder.

Shingles

The shingles infection might cause a painful rash, which would look like a stripe of blisters wrapping one side of your body. Sometimes the rash might show up on the neck or face. Few people have pain but no rash.

Causes which only affects women

Menstrual cramps

Cramps usually occur before as well as during your menstrual period. Although the pain might range from a minor annoyance to something that infers with your daily activities, menstrual cramps are not usually serious.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis, tissue similar to that which typically lines the inside of your uterus also grows outside the uterus. This could cause abdominal pain.

Ovarian cyst

An ovarian cyst is a sac filled with fluid inside or on the surface of an ovary.

Most cyst do not produce symptoms and go away without treatment in a few months. A large cyst can cause discomfort. It might also press on your bladder can cause you to urinate more.

Ovarian torsion

Large ovarian cysts might cause the ovary to change position in the body. This might raises the risk of ovarian torsion, a painful twisting of the ovary that can cut off blood supply. The fallopian tubes might also be affected.

Ectopic Pregnancy

With ectopic pregnancy, a fertilized egg implants itself before it reaches the uterus. This usually happen inside the fallopian tubes thus connecting the ovary to the uterus. You may or might not have symptoms with an ectopic pregnancy.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

The PID is an infection of the female reproductive system. It is commonly caused by the sexually transmitted infections (STI), such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, but other types of infections might also lead to PID.