What Does Pain In The Breasts And Ribs Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 12 Mar 2018

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Question : hello I am hoping u may shed some light on my symptoms I am a 46 yr old women fairly healthy quit smoking last year I seem to have pain in left side of rib I have done cardiac tests 2 last year in sex as well as in feb all ok no blood pressure issues has ultrasound of spleen kidneys liver stomach all normal ... I also suffer from ache in my breasts I do suffer from costochondritis as well as fybromyalgia as well as anxiety the rib pain I notice comes and goes ans I feel gassy at times any suggestions

Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:

A number of causes

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

But this could be due to a number of causes including pancreatitis which can be diagnosed by a blood test for the levels of pancreatic enzymes.

Also, it could be due to pleurisy which can be diagnosed by a chest X-ray.

I would also recommend that you get a stool analysis and a test for h.pylori infection if both came back negative then you should consider an endoscopy.

For the gas problem, you can take Dysflatyl every eight hours or when needed.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Salah Saad Shoman, Internal Medicine Specialist

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