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Common causes of sharp pain under your right rib or an aching rib cage, and when to seek medical treatment.
Learn about which symptoms in the right upper quadrant under your ribs should prompt medical attention and which may resolve on their own.
A person should get immediate medical attention if pain beneath the right rib cage is severe, reoccurring, or accompanied by the following symptoms: swelling of the abdomen. black stools. blood...
Pain under the right rib cage can be as scary as it is sudden. You might try to pinpoint the source on your own, which is only natural. But with a large number of possible causes — and organ systems at play — the most important thing to know is when to seek help, says Chidubem Iloabachie, MD, associate chair of Long Island Jewish (LIJ ...
Sharp stabbing pains under your right rib cage that come on suddenly may be a sign of gallstones or gallbladder infection. The pain (which is associated with gallbladder attack) can also radiate to your upper back between the shoulder blades.
What causes pain below the ribs? Pain below the rib cage may be caused by organs in the chest cavity (which are protected by your ribs) or ones just below it. These include the lungs, diaphragm, intestines, stomach, and gallbladder. Pain below the ribs can feel dull or sharp.
The main symptom experienced by people with intercostal neuralgia is pain in the rib cage area. People who experience this type of rib pain may describe the pain as: Stabbing. Sharp. Tender. Aching. Gnawing. Burning. Spasm-like. You may feel this pain around your ribs or in your upper chest or back.