Rib pain under right chest

Attention should be paid to pain in any part of the body to avoid more serious illness. The pain in the ribs under the right chest should also be taken seriously. Several aspects should be paid attention to when pain occurs in this area. On the one hand, the ribs are damaged due to exercise, and sometimes it is also related to muscle strain. If you have rib pain and the pain gets worse when you cough or breathe, you should seek medical attention immediately.

If we experience pain in the ribs under the right chest, it is likely caused by the following reasons:

1. The pain in the ribs under the right chest may indicate that there are some abnormal lesions in our ribs. Costochondritis is a relatively common rib disease. The occurrence of costochondritis is mainly caused by inflammatory lesions in the junction area of ​​the patient's sternum and costal cartilage. The main manifestation is pain, accompanied by swelling. Therefore, when the symptoms of rib pain under the right chest appear, we must be alert to the occurrence of rib lesions.

2. Pain in the ribs below the right chest is also likely to be intercostal neuralgia. This pain condition is generally distributed along the patient's ribs. The pain is usually burning or stabbing, and coughing, deep breathing or some behavioral activities will cause the pain symptoms to worsen.

Some chest diseases can also cause rib pain under the right chest. Some lung cancer patients also experience rib pain under the right chest. The rib pain caused by lung cancer is generally caused by cancer metastasis. Therefore, the causes of rib pain under the right chest are diverse and complex. We must find the more accurate cause and then treat it. Timely treatment of the symptoms of rib pain can help us reduce some unnecessary pain, injury and distress. We must pay attention to our physical health.