Pregnancy brings on a whole mix of physical, psychological, and emotional issues, but what most women likely don’t expect are the aches and pains that can come with being pregnant.

Today, I’ll focus on abdominal pains that can pop up during pregnancy, some serious others not so serious.

Ligament pain: The ligaments are strong tissues, connective tissues, that connect bones together. They also hold organs in place inside the body. When a woman is pregnant, the ligaments that hold the uterus in place has to stretch and help support the uterus as it grows. Usually starting when you’re in about your second semester (when most women begin to show a little), the changing ligaments can cause pain. The pain can either be stabbing and sharp or it can be more like a dull ache. Although the pain is not serious, it can be quite sharp for some women, particularly after moving your body in such a way that the abdominal muscles are being used, like rolling over in bed or coughing. If you’re concerned, it’s best to get it checked though.

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Pain associated with pregnancy

As the baby boomers are aging, this could become even more of an issue so the problem of pain in seniors needs to be addressed.

Here at the 10 common reasons why seniors have pain:

1. Falls/trauma – falling from lack of balance or weakness can end up into a nightmare of pain. Safety proofing the environment is a way to help prevent these accidents.
2. Arthritis – osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis affecting seniors; the next most common is rheumatoid arthritis.
3. Pain after surgery – while most people seem to bounce back after surgery once the worst of the pain is over, many times seniors don’t have that ability. This can result in long-lasting chronic pain.
4. Osteoporosis – thinning of the bones causes fractures. The fractures may not be obvious like hip or arm breaks; they can be in the spine, causing chronic and severe back and neck pain.
5. Shingles – the shingles virus attacks as a result of the chicken pox virus, which most older people had when they were younger. After the shingles disappears, it can leave yet another problem called postherpetic neuralgia – very severe nerve pain along where the shingles rash was.
6.  Face pain – whether due to ill-flitting dentures, teeth that need to be pulled, or other problems with the jaw, face pain can be severe and seem never-ending.
7. Back and neck pain – pain in the back and neck can result from diseases such as osteoarthritis or osteoporosis, but it can also be the result of bad mattresses, poor posture, previous back injuries and so on.
8. Abdominal pain – although there are many problems that can cause abdominal pain, one big reason among seniors is constipation. They may be taking medications that cause constipation, they may not be eating well, or getting enough exercises. This pain can become very severe.
9. Circulatory problems – if a senior has problems with the blood circulation, the resulting swelling – most often in the legs and feet – can result in a lot of pain.
10. Cancer – as people live longer, they are developing more cancers. Even if the cancer is not fatal, it can cause a considerable amount of chronic pain – or the pain can be caused by the treatments, as well.

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Post from: Blisstree

10 causes of chronic pain in seniors

If you would like to participate in a future blog carnival, just check out the information the on side bar and it will tell you the date for the next one and how to submit your entry. Please make sure that your post has something to do with living with pain. I have been getting submissions that have nothing to do with pain, even in the vaguest sense and I can’t use them.

So now, here we go with the 14 posts that make up June’s Living with Pain Blog Carnival:

First on the list is medicman’s blog, Gout Treatments, which is a blog that discusses natural and alternative treatments for gout: Gout Treatments-Part 1 | How Pineapples Help Ease Painful Gout Attacks. He also submitted a second one: Gout Treatments-Part 5|Blueberries

Over at IC Disease, (IC is interstitial cystitis) this is a good post: Help For Skin Irritation and Urine Burn in IC

If you have back problems (and these days, who doesn’t?), Dean Moyer over at The Back Pain Blog submitted this post: Microdiscectomy and Herniated Discs.

My contribution to the carnival fits in here, it’s about the horrible side effect that can be referred to as “Sahara mouth”: Painful dry mouth from medications.

If you’re interested in complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), Bob’s blog, Acupuncture For Pain, Weight Loss, Depression, Cancer, Allergy and Infertility, has this post for you: Finding Acupuncture Pain Relief for Your Back

Raj sent me this post from Medical Transcription Herald, How To Prevent Constipation?

Communicating with physicians can be a big issue for people who live with chronic pain. Over at Fighting Fatigue, you’ll find this post: Improving Communication Between Patients & Doctors

Anmol Mehta submitted this very interesting post from his blog, Mastery of Meditation, Yoga & Zen: The Saint of Suffering – A Spiritual Story

Continuing in the meditation theme, David Godot’s blog, Way To Go, Godot!, provided us with Take Control of Your Brain with Mindfulness Meditation

Living with pain also means dealing with stuff like paper work. Along this line, Internet Marketing Blog has a post on Google Health: Google Health Launched. Can We Entrust our Health to Google?

I didn’t quite have this type of information in mind when I started the carnival, but it does relate to living with chronic pain. So, Jose DeJesus has sent us his submission, Lowering Prescription Drug Costs.

Same feeling about this post, from Self Help Blog, but I’m sure it is helpful so here is Compensation Is Worse Overall

I wasn’t sure about putting this one in, but then I thought that there may be people who could benefit, so the blog Boston Personal Injury Lawyer is in with this post: Boston Personal Injury Case-Do You Have One?

And that’s it for the June edition of Living With Pain Blog Carnival. That was a pretty good mix of participants, wasn’t it?

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Submit your blog article to the next edition of living with pain using the carnival submission form. Or look at the side bar for the admission link.

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June: Living with Pain Blog Carnival