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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Ribs?
last night i started getting a pain in my left side ribs it would hurt alittle when i would breath in deep. when i went to bed i had a hard time sleeping cause i was so uncomfortable from the pain and had a really hard time breathing. i could breath better sitting up. i still have the pain this morning. what might it be?
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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I have evaluated your query in depth .
* This could be from the variety of reasons as
- inflammation of the rib - intercostal muscle sprain or stretch - lung
pathology - nerve issue - others .
* Need evaluation with clinical signs and x-ray chest .
Hope this clears your query .
Welcome for further assistance .
Regards .
Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query in depth .
* This could be from the variety of reasons as
- inflammation of the rib - intercostal muscle sprain or stretch - lung
pathology - nerve issue - others .
* Need evaluation with clinical signs and x-ray chest .
Hope this clears your query .
Welcome for further assistance .
Regards .
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