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Suggest Treatment For Pain Under The Rib Cage
Question: Pain under right rib cage when inhaling moderately.
Brief Answer:
Most likely muscular in nature
Detailed Answer:
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Hi, I am Dr Anshul Varshney , I have read your query in detail , I understand your concern.
Your pain seems to be of Muscular in nature. The muscular chest pain increases with respiration and movement.
The other possibilities in such case are gall bladder issues and right lung problems like Pleuritis and Pleural Effusion.
An Ultrasound Abdomen should be performed to rule out any Gall bladder issues in case of associated acidity, reflux and pain abdomen.
But if pain is just limited to chest area, and increases on movement and respiration, it is probably due to Muscular pain.
For acute muscular pain i advise following:
1. A combination of NSAID like Diclofenac and Thiocholchiside which acts as pain killer and muscle relaxant.
2. To do hot fomentation of the affected area.
3. To apply gel containing Diclofenac locally, commonly available OTC as Volini.
Your pain should start getting better in 5 days if this is muscular.
n case, it doesn’t you should get a Chest X-ray to rule out any evidence of Ribs fracture, Pleural Effusion along with an Ultrasound Abdomen to rule out any gall bladder issues.
This is my personal opinion based on details available here. If you still have any other query, you may please ask me.
Stay Healthy.
Dr Anshul Varshney , MD
Most likely muscular in nature
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
Hi, I am Dr Anshul Varshney , I have read your query in detail , I understand your concern.
Your pain seems to be of Muscular in nature. The muscular chest pain increases with respiration and movement.
The other possibilities in such case are gall bladder issues and right lung problems like Pleuritis and Pleural Effusion.
An Ultrasound Abdomen should be performed to rule out any Gall bladder issues in case of associated acidity, reflux and pain abdomen.
But if pain is just limited to chest area, and increases on movement and respiration, it is probably due to Muscular pain.
For acute muscular pain i advise following:
1. A combination of NSAID like Diclofenac and Thiocholchiside which acts as pain killer and muscle relaxant.
2. To do hot fomentation of the affected area.
3. To apply gel containing Diclofenac locally, commonly available OTC as Volini.
Your pain should start getting better in 5 days if this is muscular.
n case, it doesn’t you should get a Chest X-ray to rule out any evidence of Ribs fracture, Pleural Effusion along with an Ultrasound Abdomen to rule out any gall bladder issues.
This is my personal opinion based on details available here. If you still have any other query, you may please ask me.
Stay Healthy.
Dr Anshul Varshney , MD
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