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What Causes Pain On The Lower Left Side Of Rib Cage?

I have pain on the lower left side of my rib cage. Its been 5 weeks it only hurts when I inhale deeply or move my left arm over my head. I have no other symptoms. Though I had bronchitis and a bad cough when my rib began hurting. the pain has gotten progressively better other the course of the five weeks.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,

Looking at your details it looks that you may be suffering from pleuritis or associated inflammation of covering of lung.

There may also be affection of muscles attached to ribs or in other words there can be strain to intercostal muscles which is troubling you.

You should do following to have relief in this-

-Take a good analgesic like aspirin or ibuprofen for few days.
-Do warm fomentation for at least 5-7 days.
-If problem does not resolve then discuss with your doctor about ole of steroids in this situation.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari
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What Causes Pain On The Lower Left Side Of Rib Cage?

Hello, Looking at your details it looks that you may be suffering from pleuritis or associated inflammation of covering of lung. There may also be affection of muscles attached to ribs or in other words there can be strain to intercostal muscles which is troubling you. You should do following to have relief in this- -Take a good analgesic like aspirin or ibuprofen for few days. -Do warm fomentation for at least 5-7 days. -If problem does not resolve then discuss with your doctor about ole of steroids in this situation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Mukesh Tiwari