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What Causes Pain In The Right Side Of The Chest Below The Breast Bone?
Sir I have been having pain on the right side of the chest below the breast bone. Sometimes it extends to the middle upper back. I had been to the physician who took ecg and x-ray but told that they are normal and that the pain is due to muscular. she prescribed me some tablets and gave me voveran injection. But I still have pain the right hand side of chest and below the breast bone. please advise.
Mon, 8 May 2017
A number of reasons for your pain.:
1) Stomach ulcer: A classical history of pain increasing on eating. The treatment is generally esmoprazole 30mg +/- antibiotics depending on the tests run by your GP. An x-ray to rule out ruptured ulcer is a must
2) Gall stone: Associated with flatulance as well but may present with the above mentioned symptoms. A simple usg of the gallbladder will suffice
3) Pancreatic pain: Also increases on diet and is generally very severe in nature. May radiate to the back as well and may decrease on crouching forward although this is not a rule
Pancreatic profile with serum lipase and amylase is suggested
Other rare possibilities
1 Myocardial infarction
2 Aortic aneurysm
3)pleural pain
4 lumbar stenosis/spondylosis
1) Stomach ulcer: A classical history of pain increasing on eating. The treatment is generally esmoprazole 30mg +/- antibiotics depending on the tests run by your GP. An x-ray to rule out ruptured ulcer is a must
2) Gall stone: Associated with flatulance as well but may present with the above mentioned symptoms. A simple usg of the gallbladder will suffice
3) Pancreatic pain: Also increases on diet and is generally very severe in nature. May radiate to the back as well and may decrease on crouching forward although this is not a rule
Pancreatic profile with serum lipase and amylase is suggested
Other rare possibilities
1 Myocardial infarction
2 Aortic aneurysm
3)pleural pain
4 lumbar stenosis/spondylosis
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