11/24/2023 0 Comments Xsection of muscle![]() 3 There are also many other reasons why women suffer from lower abdominal pain. William Blahd on WebMD says that pulled muscles can also cause bruising, weakness in the muscle, and muscle pain when resting. The most severe kind of injury from pulling an abdominal muscle that usually requires surgery.Ī pulled abdominal muscle may also result in a hernia and you might notice a new bulge in your stomach.ĭr. An abdominal muscle that gets completely torn will cause more severe pain and you may have to restrict body movements until the torn ab muscle heals. This results from a mild abdominal muscle pull and will generally only cause mild discomfort. The degrees of pain caused by pulled abdominal muscles can be divided into 3 categories: The abdominal pain may intensify if your bend over, and even sneezing, laughing, or coughing can cause stabbing pain in your stomach area. ![]() You know if you’ve pulled or strained an abdominal muscle because you will experience a sharp, shooting pain in the area above your pelvis and below your chest.Īccording to doctors on WebMD, a torn abdominal muscle can also cause tenderness, stiffness, or deep aches in your abdominal region. However, any of your abdominal muscles can suffer injury. Usually, it’s the rectus abdominis muscle that is affected when pulling a muscle, and this causes sudden sharp pain in your stomach area. Your abdominal core muscles include the following muscles:Īccording to a sports injury website, pulling or tearing an abdominal muscle can happen when lifting heavy objects or quickly changing direction when running. Let’s look in more detail at what can cause pain in your abdominal region that is the result of pulling, straining, or tearing an abdominal muscle. Pulled or Strained Abdominal Muscle: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments However, straining during a bowel movement if you have constipation, not lifting heavy items properly, or chronic coughing or sneezing can all result in strained abdominal muscles and/or a hernia. For example, hernia generally isn’t caused by intense exercising or sudden movements. Some types of physical activity can cause both pulled abdominal muscle pain and hernia. Because of this, hernias can also make it difficult to have a bowel movement. This can happen because the hernia in your abdominal region pushes on your colon or bowel and causes an obstruction. Some types of hernias can cause nausea and vomiting. Gastrointestinal problemsĪbdominal pain doesn’t usually cause nausea and vomiting or other gastrointestinal issues. However, abdominal pain may show signs of bruising if it was caused by a severe muscle strain or injury to your stomach. For example, a hernia around your navel will look like an “outie” belly button. Hernia doesn’t cause bruising but will look like a skin-colored bulge that may be red because of inflammation. If you have been exercising, working out, or lifting heavy items, you may experience stiff abdominal muscles or stomach spasms after strenuous physical activity. Hernia doesn’t cause muscle stiffness or other spasms around the bulge. ![]() Stomach muscle pain can be “crampy” when caused by exercising or overuse. In fact, you may only realize you have a hernia when you see a bulge in your stomach or groin. One way to tell the difference between hernia and pulled abdominal muscles is that hernia doesn’t necessarily cause any abdominal cramping. However, a pulled abdominal muscle feels more like a stabbing pain in the area where the strain happened whereas a hernia causes a burning-like sensation that is more like a dull ache or a feeling of fullness. Not all hernias are painful and may just be sore when you move. PainĪ pulled abdominal muscle will cause varying degrees of pain that gets worse when you move. Abdominal muscle strains don’t cause a bulge or visible lump. A hernia will usually cause a distinct bulge where the tissue or organ pushes through the muscle wall. One of the easiest ways to tell if your pain is caused by a hernia or pulled stomach muscle is if you have a bulge or not. ![]()
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