Can internal organs hurt?

Visceral pain occurs when pain receptors in the pelvis, abdomen, chest, or intestines are activated. We experience it when our internal organs and tissues are damaged or injured. Visceral pain is vague, not localized, and not well understood or clearly defined. It often feels like a deep squeeze, pressure, or aching.

What are the symptoms for internal organ injury?

Internal bleeding in your chest or abdomen

• abdominal pain.
• shortness of breath.
• chest pain.
• dizziness, especially when standing.
• bruising around your navel or on the sides of your abdomen.
• nausea.
• vomiting.
• blood in urine.

What causes internal organ damage?

Serious accidents may cause damage to internal organs when these body parts slam against one another or into other structures of the body, or are penetrated by foreign objects. Victims of medical malpractice – particularly surgical errors – are also vulnerable to internal organ damage and bleeding.

Does pancreatitis cause bruising?

The bruising appears as a blue discoloration, and is a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage, or bleeding behind the peritoneum, which is a lining of the abdominal cavity. Grey Turner’s sign takes 24–48 hours to develop, and can predict a severe attack of acute pancreatitis.

How can you tell muscle pain from organ pain?

Because many nerves supply the muscles, bones, and other soft tissues, somatic pain is usually easier to locate than visceral pain. It also tends to be more intense. The nociceptors in these tissues pick up sensations related to temperature, vibration, and swelling.

What does a bruised pancreas feel like?

What are the signs and symptoms of blunt injuries to the pancreas? Abdominal pain that may be widespread or in the upper middle part of the abdomen. Your abdomen may also be tender and hard. Bruising, swelling, or scratches over the injured area.

What are the most commonly injured abdominal organs?

The most commonly injured organs are the spleen, liver, retroperitoneum, small bowel, kidneys (see the image below), bladder, colorectum, diaphragm, and pancreas. Men tend to be affected slightly more often than women. Blunt abdominal trauma. Right kidney injury with blood in perirenal space.