why does my lower stomach hurt and feel tight?
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It may feel as if the abdominal muscles are contracting and creating pressure in the stomach. The feeling can come from the abdominal muscles, the stomach wall lining, or the organs surrounding the stomach. The tight sensation is often a temporary discomfort caused by diet or hormones.
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Diverticulitis, an inflammation and infection of the digestive tract, can also result in bloating and swelling that may make your stomach feel hard. Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach usually caused by a stomach ulcer or an H. pylori bacterial infection. Symptoms include: pain.
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Bloating occurs when the abdomen fills with air or gas. This can make your abdomen appear larger and feel tight or hard to the touch. It can also cause feelings of discomfort and pain, which may be felt toward your back. The back acts as a support and stabilizing system for your body.
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As the appendix becomes more swollen and inflamed, it will irritate the lining of the abdominal wall, known as the peritoneum. This causes localized, sharp pain in the right lower part of the abdomen. The pain tends to be more constant and severe than the dull, aching pain that occurs when symptoms start.
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As your stomach naturally relaxes and contracts throughout the day, wearing constrictive clothing—like skinny jeans—makes stomach pressure increasingly noticeable and uncomfortable. Instead, opt for looser fitting clothes especially when you know you're in for a rich meal.
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Most people experiencing chest pain assume they are having a heart attack. Many times after ruling out any medical explanations, if your chest feels tight, it may be related to anxiety or high levels of stress. Chest tightness is a symptom of anxiety along with others that may occur simultaneously.
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Jamming into tight jeans can also cause abdominal discomfort, heartburn and belching. “Tight pants syndrome” happens most often when someone's waist is at least 3 inches larger than their pants size. Cinch belts can also cause similar problems.
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If you feel a sharp pain near your belly button that gets worse when you stretch or cough, you might have a hernia. A bulge near the belly button is the most common symptom.
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Share on Pinterest Lower left abdomen pain can have many causes. Diverticulitis is one of the most common causes of lower left abdominal pain. Diverticulitis occurs when diverticula (small pouches) in the intestinal wall become infected and inflamed.
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Stomach tightening may start early in your first trimester as your uterus grows. As your pregnancy progresses, it may be a sign of a possible miscarriage in the early weeks, premature labor if you aren't due yet, or impending labor. It can also be normal contractions that don't progress to labor.
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While gas pains can cause a bloated feeling in your tummy, labor pains involve a big muscle contraction all along your abdomen. "There's an uncomfortable tightening in the stomach during labor, where the whole stomach feels hard," Dr.
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The feeling of tightness around your chest can be due to spasms in the intercostal muscles between your ribs. Some people also get feelings of aching, stabbing, crawling or pins and needles. This is a kind of dysaesthesia (meaning “not normal sensation”) and is classed, medically, as a kind of pain.
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If your core abdominal muscles are tight or painful, it could be due to poor posture, flabby muscles, or MS-related spasms. Some people also suck in their gut as a kind of defense mechanism, an involuntary tension-grabbing response to stress.
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Bloating. Period bloating or stomach cramps can make your clothes feel tight and uncomfortable. This isn't true weight gain, but you might feel like you've gained a few extra pounds.
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Abdominal pain can be caused by many conditions. However, the main causes are infection, abnormal growths, inflammation, obstruction (blockage), and intestinal disorders. Infections in the throat, intestines, and blood can cause bacteria to enter your digestive tract, resulting in abdominal pain.
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Harmless stomach pains, which can be dull or sharp, may be caused by: ligament pain (often called "growing pains" as the ligaments stretch to support your growing bump) – this can feel like a sharp cramp on one side of your lower tummy. constipation – which is common in pregnancy (find out how to avoid constipation)
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Intense core exercises can cause overactive pelvic floor muscles where the muscles spasm and become unable to relax. Increased pelvic floor muscle tension causes the pelvic floor muscles to become too tight resulting in pelvic pain, bladder and bowel problems and pain with sexual intercourse.