Ouch! I Have Constant Back Pain Under My Rib Cage
The rib cage is termed as such because it houses the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, sternum-breastbone and the coastal cartilages and most importantly the heart and lungs. When you feel pain to the back side of the chest what happens is that the nerves springing out from the spine sends fiber-like signals that travels halfway around the chest. The other signal travels through the bottom of the rib around the sternum bone to the skin.
To determine exactly what type of pain your feeling around the rib cage area, go get an x-ray just to make sure your ribs aren’t fractured. A fractured or cracked rib causes pain in the rig cage area also called as costochondritis. Inflammation of the cartilage near the breast bone may also be signs of osteoporosis and pleurisy. If it is indeed a cracked rib, a surgery should be scheduled. If you have been feeling pain for a long time like 3 months or so, it’s better to go get an MRI or CT scan and consult a professional to check for damaged nerves, tumor or cancer even.
An inflamed cartilage between the ribs and breastbone can cause pain radiating around the back to the arms. Such symptoms could mean an impending heart attack or lung problems. Though benign, this is very painful and uncomfortable.
There are cases though that when constant back pains under the left rib cage could be a gastrointestinal problem. You feel you have an empty stomach and a growl is just about to come out, but nothing you eat makes you feel better. You often get heartburn and pain underneath the left rib cage. Go get routine blood pathology to rule out any infections of the intestine or pancreas. Digestive, gastro and bowel disorders must be ruled out by seeking medical advice to make sure that you don’t have a twisted bowel but do get your colon checked.
If you are in the advanced stages of pregnancy, there is a constant pain under the left rib area and the breasts. This causes extreme discomfort for a pregnant woman because it makes it difficult to sleep.
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