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Pain Below The Rib Cage On Breathing And Touching. No Injuries. What Are The Causes?

For the last couple of days I have had pain on my right side, right at the lower portion of my rib cage. It is very tender to the touch, and it hurts when I bend slightly and/or breathe deeply. It almost feels like I have bruised or even broken a rib, however, I haven t done anything that would have caused an injury like this (fallen, impact, etc.). This is really starting to worry me! Thank you in advance for your help!
posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2012
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
Your symptoms could be due to an inflammation of the costo chondral joints- costochondritis. Taking mild anti inflammatory medicines and doing a hot fomentation is likely to help you. Consulting a rheumatologist will help in confirmation of diagnosis.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Pain Below The Rib Cage On Breathing And Touching. No Injuries. What Are The Causes?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. Your symptoms could be due to an inflammation of the costo chondral joints- costochondritis. Taking mild anti inflammatory medicines and doing a hot fomentation is likely to help you. Consulting a rheumatologist will help in confirmation of diagnosis. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com