Why is there pain under right ribs when pressing?

Pain in the right ribs is also a type of rib pain. The ribs are an important structure of the human body. Many people don’t know why they hurt when pressing under the right ribs. Pain under the right ribs when pressing may be due to liver abnormalities or costitis.

1. The main organ under the right ribs is the liver. When the liver is diseased, it often causes discomfort under the right ribs. Pressing, hitting, and other methods of touching this area will cause pain. Therefore, liver disease is the most likely cause of pain under the right ribs. However, there are other possibilities. The specific cause should be checked at a regular hospital.

2. People with long-term irregular diets, especially those who are alcoholics, overeaters, or severely obese, if they experience pain when pressing under the right ribs, they should be alert to the presence of fatty liver. It may even have developed to the middle stage of fatty liver. Fat accumulates in the liver, causing liver cell degeneration and necrosis, liver damage, external force compressing the liver area, and the discomfort in the liver area turning into dull pain.

3. Chronic hepatitis patients experience pain under the right ribs when pressing, which is often caused by an acute attack of the disease, especially when chronic persistent hepatitis turns to the active stage, immune clearance is enhanced, liver cell damage is aggravated, liver inflammation becomes more and more obvious, and compression of the liver area will cause symptoms of pain under the right ribs.

4. People who have great mood swings and often get angry and lose their temper will suffer from liver damage due to anger. Excessive anger will also cause pain under the right ribs when pressing. The symptoms can be quickly relieved through conditioning. Of course, pain when pressing under the right ribs may also be caused by other diseases such as cholecystitis. It is best to go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination to determine the cause.