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A hard cough or sneeze can also cause pain in the space under your right rib cage. Severe or prolonged coughing may occur due to colds or respiratory infections, smoking or an underlying lung ...
"These can include pain or bloating in the belly, especially on the upper right side under the ribs where the liver is." Dr. Weine explains that liver abscess may also be to blame.
Several other things could cause pain in the right side of the body under your ribs too, and they can be as minor as heartburn. ... the liver and gallbladder could cause pain in the abdomen up ...
The pain can be in the left or right side, but usually where the ribs meet. [2] Other signs are persistent nausea, lassitude (especially after a heavy meal) and exercise intolerance. Diarrhea is a common symptom, some experience constipation. While some experience vomiting, not everyone does. Exercise or certain postures can aggravate the symptoms.
The defining symptom of pleurisy is a sudden sharp, stabbing, burning or dull pain in the right or left side of the chest during breathing, especially when one inhales and exhales. [9] It feels worse with deep breathing, coughing, sneezing, or laughing. The pain may stay in one place, or it may spread to the shoulder or back. [10]
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
TOS can involve only part of the hand (as in the pinky and adjacent half of the ring finger), all of the hand, or the inner aspect of the forearm and upper arm. Pain can also be in the side of the neck, the pectoral area below the clavicle, the armpit/axillary area, and the upper back (i.e., the trapezius and rhomboid area).
The colloquial names for the disease, such as the devil's grip, (see "other names" below) reflect this symptom. [6] Bornholm disease is a clinical diagnosis that uses the spasmodic pain, fever, and relapses to distinguish the illness from other potential causes of pain such as appendicitis or myocardial infarction. [5]