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Remedy For Pain Below Ribs When Sneezing Or Coughing?

- I have a pain just below my rib on the right side it hurts when I sneeze or cough. ... So what is it that you do for relief. it actually takes mine a few days to go ... and took a deep breath, the pain felt like a bruise-type pain that wouldn t go away. ... on right side under lower rib was a dull pain feeling like a bruise
Fri, 13 Feb 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
You may have pleurisy (inflammation of pleura). Because chest pain on coughing and sneezing is characteristic feature of pleurisy.
So weneed to rule out causes for pleurisy first.
Following are the possible causes for pleurisy.
1. Pneumonia
2. Tuberculosis
3. Pleural effusion.
So get done chest x ray to rule out above possible causes of pleurisy.
If chest x ray is normal, then no need to worry much for all these.
It is just due to muscular pain. Coughing and sneezing can cause over activity of intercostal muscles. So they can produce pain on coughing and sneezing.
So take painkiller and muscle relaxant for relief.
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Remedy For Pain Below Ribs When Sneezing Or Coughing?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. You may have pleurisy (inflammation of pleura). Because chest pain on coughing and sneezing is characteristic feature of pleurisy. So weneed to rule out causes for pleurisy first. Following are the possible causes for pleurisy. 1. Pneumonia 2. Tuberculosis 3. Pleural effusion. So get done chest x ray to rule out above possible causes of pleurisy. If chest x ray is normal, then no need to worry much for all these. It is just due to muscular pain. Coughing and sneezing can cause over activity of intercostal muscles. So they can produce pain on coughing and sneezing. So take painkiller and muscle relaxant for relief.