What Causes Left Side Aches?

Left Side Aches Are a Result Of Many Things. The Most Common Reasons Are

• Stress on the muscles
• A few conditions that affect the back of the person. An example for this is a herniated disk
• Left side aches are common in people, who have kidney stones
• Diverticulitis is a condition that affects the digestive system in people, which is also responsible for left side aches
• Left side ache can also occur if the person has a pain or any other complications in other parts of body

Muscle Stress:

• Muscle stress is the most common reason for aches in left side
• For a person who does hard labor and engages in physical activities to a great level, muscle stress is unavoidable and he or she may experience ache in the left side of the body for this very reason
• A person who had faced a blow in that part of the body can also suffer from left side aches
• The same is the case when someone falls off
• The ache that is caused due to the blow on the left side or fall decreases to a great extent gradually, when person who had faced it heals slowly

Diverticulitis:

• Human intestine have small pouches in them to carry out the process of digestion without any obstacles
• These pouches are at a certain circumstances infected and inflamed, which can lead to the left side pain
• This type of aches starts in the lower left side of a person’s abdomen

Other Symptoms Are Also Accompanied in This Case

• Chills
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fever

There Are Side Effects Associated With This Condition

• Stomach spasms
• Constipation
• Loose bowels

This condition is a complicated and serious ailment, which needs the supervision of the doctor over the treatment as soon as possible.

Kidney Related Issues:

Left side ache is also caused when a person has problems with the kidneys.

• When the kidney has deposits of salts and minerals, the issue develops as kidney stones and the left side pain is experienced

There Are Also Other Symptoms Of Kidney Stones:

• Pain while passing urine
• Pain in lower abdomen
• Discoloration in urine
• Blood in urine
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fever and chills can also be experienced, but they are a bit rare

Issues in The Back:

Left side aches can also occur when there are issues with the back of the patient.

• Herniated disk can also cause ache in the left side of the body
• Spinal arthritis is another reason for pain in the left side of the patient
• The spinal joints get inflamed and lead to the pain in the left side of the body

Other Reasons:

Another interesting reason which is often found in patients is that they have brought up the pain in the left side of the body.

• The person may have got injured in any other part of the body
• The result of the injury or blow happens to be the pain in the entirely different part of the body
• Conditions in any parts of the body like chest, back and abdomen can cause ache in left side of the body
• Pancreatitis is an example of referred pain in left side of the body