What should I do if my ribs hurt when I cough? Three tips to help you relieve

Coughing and rib pain are both symptoms, and many people don’t know what to do when their ribs hurt when coughing. Generally speaking, the rib pain caused by coughing is likely caused by a disease. You can choose traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, or you can also eat diet to relieve and improve the condition.

1. Inflammation treatment

Inflammation treatment is mainly aimed at eliminating inflammation caused by cough and rib pain caused by pleurisy, thereby alleviating the pain. If pleurisy is confirmed after examination, we should give antibiotic anti-inflammatory treatment based on the examination results and the doctor's prescription. Eat more protein-rich foods in your daily diet: such as chicken, duck, goose meat, lean pork, etc. Avoid spicy food and try to quit smoking and drinking.

2. Intercostal neuralgia is generally paroxysmal , and the pain is stabbing or burning. The pain gets worse when you cough, take a deep breath, or sneeze. The pain is usually in one nerve on one side. Clinically, it is generally necessary to differentiate it from the neuralgia caused by herpes zoster. The intercostal neuralgia caused by herpes zoster virus neuritis refers to the invasion of the skin and dorsal root ganglia by the herpes virus, which produces groups of blisters and papules on the skin in the area innervated by the nerves. Blisters are the most common, arranged in a band-like shape along the intercostal nerve distribution, accompanied by neuralgia in one or several adjacent intercostal nerve distribution areas. When the disease occurs, there are prodromal symptoms such as low fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite, followed by local hyperesthesia, burning sensation, or varying degrees of deep pain in the chest and abdominal wall. If it is simple intercostal neuralgia, you can apply musk rheumatism ointment externally, take Yuanhu painkiller tablets and Fenbid capsules orally. It can be cured. If it is neuralgia caused by herpes zoster before the herpes breaks out, you cannot apply external ointment.

3. Antitussive treatment

The main purpose of antitussive treatment is to reduce and improve the cough symptoms caused by bronchitis, thereby alleviating the rib pain caused by coughing. Those with severe cough should use cough suppressants (specific medications should be taken under the doctor's instructions). In addition to relieving symptoms through drug treatment, we can also control and prevent them through diet therapy.