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Pain Under Left Rib Cage

Jan Modric — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:52:48 +0000

What Can Cause Pain Under the Left Ribs? Pain under the left rib cage can arise from any organ in the left upper abdomen or chest, spine, or the left ribs themselves. In otherwise healthy people, spleen irritation and gas built in the colon are main causes of pain under the lower left ribs. Pain can be also psychological, for example from neurotic heart, but physical causes have to be excluded first. Spleen Irritation During or after running, walking or other physical activities, irritation of the spleen capsule can cause side pain under the lower left ribs. Pain usually goes away after some rest. Gas in the Colon – Splenic Flexure Syndrome Gas trapped in the bend of the colon lying near the spleen (splenic flexure) can cause pain in the left upper abdomen or in the left lower chest. Other symptoms and signs of the so called splenic flexure syndrome include: Distension of the upper abdomen, which can be tender to touch or not. Drum-like sound when tapping upper abdomen with the hand Pain in the upper left abdomen when bending or twisting the upper body. Pain is also often triggered by sitting down and relieved by standing up. Constipation, diarrhea, abdominal cramps or excessive gas may be present [...]

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Acute and Chronic Left Upper (LUQ) Abdominal Pain – Diagnosis

Jan Modric — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:29:13 +0000

ACUTE Left Upper Abdominal Pain Causes of acute (sudden, newly appearing) left upper abdominal (left upper quadrant or LUQ pain), lasting from few seconds to few weeks may arise from: 1. Injuries of Abdominal Wall Muscles Injured abdominal wall muscles are tender to the touch and body movements affect the pain. A collection of blood (hematoma) may be sometimes seen as a bruise or small soft bulge. Detailed description of abdominal wall injuries is in upper middle abdominal pain. 2. Ribs-Related Pain Pain from the fractured rib, costochondritis or pneumothorax is aggravated by breathing, coughing, moving of the trunk or pressure on the affected spot. Read details in right upper abdominal pain. X-ray of the chest is needed for diagnosis. 3. Acute Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis may cause upper middle or upper left abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and fever. 4. Spleen Disorders Splenic infarct is death of a part of the splenic tissue due to blockage of its blood supply due to blood disorders like leukemia, blood clots (from certain heart disorders), vasculitis, traffic accidents injuries and so on. Symptoms may include: LUQ pain and, sometimes, chest and left shoulder pain Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting Diagnosis is made by contrast X-ray of splenic arteries (splenic arteriography) or CT. Splenic abscess is a collection of pus in the spleen due to spread of infection [...]

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Gastric Abdominal Gas and Pain in Chest, Hard Ball or Knot

Dr. Chris — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:25:41 +0000

KristalTT Asked : Over the past few weeks, I have been feeling a pain on the front of my chest just at the bottom of the left side of my rib cage. It almost feels like a hard ball or knot which is like protruding into the top of my abdomen area. I can feel partly feel this ball at the top of my abdomen and if I dig my finger under the rib cage which is very painful. It comes and goes but it causes a lot of pain, more in my chest than abdomen. Its sometimes a dull ache and at other times it feels like a tight pain. From what I read up, I thought it was a hiatus hernia and I went and saw my doctor and then a gastroenterologist. He was very thorough and did a whole lot of tests. Everything was in order, even my heart, and I was told that it was probably just a gas build up. I was given quite a few medicines including something for cramps. I have been suffering with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) for many years and while it sometimes troubles me for a few days or weeks, [...]

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