Why stomach hurts in the morning

The discomfort and abdominal pain in the morning can seriously spoil your life. The reasons may be several: from a temporary disturbance of the intestine to appendicitis.

Why stomach pain?

Morning abdominal pain are not symptoms of a particular disease. In the case of pregnancy, for example, they occur during the first trimester and indicate the hypertonicity of the uterus, the pain is more reminiscent of a typical menstrual. Hypertonicity of the uterus may cause miscarriage or complications during pregnancy, so when these characteristic pains in early pregnancy need to consult a gynecologist. Morning pain can occur in the second trimester, and even later, but in this case (in the absence of other suspicious symptoms), they are the norm.


Well-being is highly dependent on diurnal cycles, therefore, some diseases that can cause stomach pain, manifested exclusively in the form of unpleasant sensations in the morning. Most often this is due to lack of sleep and the weakening of the body in the morning. It is important to remember that the weak and short-lived pain, usually related to a temporary malfunction of the bowel, which, most likely, will pass by itself, requiring little time.

Not if you go to the doctor?

Sharp pains that occur regularly within a few weeks require immediate access to a doctor, because they can be symptoms of serious diseases. If the pain is accompanied by vomiting, fever, diarrhea, General weakness, increased flatulence or constipation and spread to other fate of the body, to postpone the visit to a specialist is impossible. These symptoms may indicate a disease that can lead to serious consequences.

Weak pain in the morning, you can try to eliminate by changing the habitual diet. Fiber and vitamins are supposed to improve bowel function.

Causes the morning pain in the abdomen can vary from perforation of ulcer to bowel obstruction, appendicitis to diseases of the genitourinary system. In some cases, the cause can be an acute viral infection or even non-developing pregnancy in women. Self-treatment in this case is unacceptable, because you can seriously hurt yourself, lose valuable time and distort the clinical picture of the diseases that complicate the diagnosis by a specialist. Such self-medication can lead to difficulties in the appointment of treatment.

To improve the condition in the morning try to drink a glass of clean water with a drop of lemon juice.

In extreme cases, such as ulcer perforation, acute kidney disease, peritonitis, lost time can lead to death, so as to treat these diseases require emergency medical intervention.