Associate Professor of Orthopedic expert,Brigham Hostpital
You may feel cramping pain in the lower abdomen and near the pelvis many times after eating. What causes Pain in lower left abdomen near hip bone after eating? Cramping pain that you usually feel after eating, in the lower left part of your abdomen and near your pelvis, can be due to the accumulation and movement of gas in the intestines. Eating hot and watery foods, such as dilute soups, can speed up your bowel movements and cause you to have cramping pain in the lower left side of your stomach after eating. Apart from these non-serious, common and transient causes, it is better to look at the serious and important causes of lower and left abdominal pain when eating and after.
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Inflammation of the diverticulum or diverticulitis
One of the most common causes of lower and left abdominal pain is inflammation of the diverticula, which doctors call diverticulitis.
Why does diverticulitis occur?
In the wall inside our intestines, small sacs form that are harmless and benign and are called diverticula.
We can all have diverticula in our gut without even realizing it. These sacs form in areas of the colon wall that are weak. With age, the possibility of a diverticulum in the wall inside the intestines increases. The most common site of diverticulitis is in the part of our large intestine that is on the left.
Inflammation of the cells that make up the wall inside these diverticula sometimes causes pain in the lower and left abdomen and near the pelvis during eating and after eating.
In the following, we will become more familiar with the most common cause of lower and left abdominal pain when eating.
Who gets the most diverticulitis?
- Genetics
- Immobile people
- Fat people
- Smokers and opioid users
- People on a diet high in animal fats and low in fiber
- People with chronic use of corticosteroids, and NSAIDs,
- The number of large intestinal diverticula increases with age
- Men are more likely to develop diuretics than women
According to reliable statistics, 30 to 40 percent of all people over the age of fifty worldwide develop diverticulitis.
Why does diverticulitis occur?
Inflammation and swelling of the diverticulum wall clogs its outlet, and by trapping bacteria inside the diverticulum, it can become infected.
Signs and symptoms of diverticulitis
The pain can be constant for several days, continuously and continuously
The most common site of pain is the left and lower abdomen
Changing bowel habits, especially constipation and rarely diarrhea
- The sensitivity of the abdomen
- Fever
The first attack of diverticulitis is usually the most severe, sometimes it can cause an acute and short-term problem, but some people experience chronic pain due to diverticulitis, these people need surgery more than others in their lifetime.
Doctors say that if someone has a diverticulum in one part of their bowel, they have a 39 percent chance of having an acute attack of diverticulitis within five years.
People with low vitamin D levels are said to be more likely to have acute attacks of diverticulitis than people without vitamin D deficiency. Diverticulitis will often require treatment.
Treatment of mild and severe diverticulitis
Doctors recommend rest, diet changes, and antibiotics for diverticulitis with mild symptoms and manifestations.
Severe attacks of diverticulitis will often require surgery
Complications of untreated diverticulitis
Without treatment, diverticulitis can have many side effects. Including:
Rupture of the inflamed sac and scattering of the contents of the intestine into the abdominal area, which can be very serious and fatal. This is a surgical emergency.
Formation of fistulas from the intestine to the surface of the skin that protrude from the mass and feces.
Other causes of lower abdominal and left abdominal pain when eating
Apart from this, other causes of lower and left abdominal pain when eating are:
- Stress
- Allergies and intolerance to some foods
- Drink carbonated beverages
- Abdominal hernias
- Hernia in groin
- Inflammatory bowel disease or IBDs
When should I see a doctor?
If you have lower abdominal pain when eating, you should see a doctor immediately in the following cases:
- Lightheadedness and dizziness
- Bloody stools
- Excessive pain
- Abdominal tenderness to the touch
- Nausea or vomiting
- Fever
- Lack of appetite
- No defecation or flatulence for at least three days