What Is On The Left Side Of The Body

If you are dealing with pain that comes and goes pain that is there only after you eat or pain that refuses to go away even with over the counter meds call your doctor.

Infection disease or blocked arteries can cause pain ranging from mild discomfort to sharp stabbing pains in the left side of your body. According to harvard scientists it is our genes that determine on which sides of our bodies the organs are placed. The head of pancreas is located along the right side of abdomen. However our current fascination lies with studying the organs situated on the left side of the body.

The muscle that pumps blood around the body and keeps us alive is situated on the left side of the body. Certain organs like the heart spleen stomach and pancreas are situated on the left side of the body. The tail of pancreas is a narrow end that is extended towards the left area of the body. Pain in the abdomen on the left side could indicate something serious going on such as gallstones pancreatitis an inflamed appendix and more.

The descending colon is located on the left side of your large intestine. It is responsible to absorb and process the vital nutrients including carbs proteins and fats and also release digestive enzymes in the duodenum. If you have any digestive problems the digestive related pain might be felt on the left side. Then again we cannot leave out the paired organs like the lungs kidneys ovaries testicles eye ear etc.

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What it does its function is to store digested food waste until a bowel movement removes it. The left side of the human body is home to many organs like the left kidney left ovary and adrenal gland the stomach spleen heart and the sigmoid colon. Part of the large intestine and the pancreas are also located on the left side of the body according to medguidance. The last part of your colon is located in the lower left side of the abdomen.