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What Causes Pain Below The Left Rib Cage?

Was told to have a chest x-ray about 2 years ago due to I don t like the way your chest sounds . Wasn t experiencing pain at the time just a little hard core chest congestion which has improved. But for the last year I have been having dull to sharp pains underneathe front of my left side rib cage. About the third to fifth to sixth rib above the floating rib. I had previously cracked 6 and had pleuresy (sp). Any ideas?
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
The pain at the bottom of the rib cage on the left side could be due to a renal infection or a stone if the pain does not seem to be muscular in nature. This can be ruled out after getting an ultrasound scan done.
If the pain is aggravated with deep breathing or coughing then a rib injury or a muscular sprain is likely.
The other causes that need to be ruled out include lung infections like pleuritis. Stopping smoking might help in reducing the symptoms

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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What Causes Pain Below The Left Rib Cage?

Hello, Thanks for your query. The pain at the bottom of the rib cage on the left side could be due to a renal infection or a stone if the pain does not seem to be muscular in nature. This can be ruled out after getting an ultrasound scan done. If the pain is aggravated with deep breathing or coughing then a rib injury or a muscular sprain is likely. The other causes that need to be ruled out include lung infections like pleuritis. Stopping smoking might help in reducing the symptoms I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care