Stomach rib pain

Because the human body's ribs are surrounded by not only ligaments but also the liver, muscles, and nerves, it is normal for many people to experience rib pain and gastrointestinal discomfort, which are both related. In addition, rib pain may also be caused by gastrointestinal diseases. The two have an indirect transmission relationship, and everyone needs to find out the cause.

Stomach rib pain

Because there are not only ribs around the ribs, but also muscles, nerves, organs, ribs, etc.; so rib pain may have many causes. Therefore, if you have rib pain, you should not seek medical treatment randomly, take health products or medicines randomly, you need symptomatic treatment. Protect your body by understanding your own illness.

There are 24 ribs on both sides, 12 on each side. The ribs are of different lengths and located in different positions, and the organs and surrounding nerves underneath them are also different. Therefore, rib pain should be divided into left and right, and left and right should also be divided into up, down, left, right, and which rib is involved.

If you have pain in the left ribs, no matter what organs are underneath, if you have pain in the left ribs, we must first rule out these causes of pain. Generally, the diseases caused by these systems are acute and easy to treat.

The pain is in the skin at the top of the ribs. Although the location is on the ribs, it is only surface pain and does not penetrate deep into the ribs. This is generally caused by skin diseases or nerve pain, such as shingles, acne, etc.

After excluding the pain caused by the skin, the next is the pain caused by the muscles. Generally, after the muscles are hit and injured, they will feel sore, a dull pain, rather than a stabbing pain. This pain can be easily relieved and avoided.

If muscle soreness is ruled out, it is the nerves that are the cause. The nerves generally run along the edge of the ribs and radiate. The pain is mainly manifested in the skin. This requires going to the hospital for relevant examinations to find out. Therefore, you still need to seek medical attention and don't act recklessly.

The ribs themselves can also cause pain, such as fractures and bone cracks. How do we know if it is the ribs themselves? First of all, we need to make sure whether they have been hit or beaten. If these factors do exist, we need to go to the hospital for testing and taking X-rays to see if there are fractures or bone cracks. Then we can confirm the diagnosis.

In addition to these reasons, there are many other reasons, such as heart disease, spleen rupture, pancreatic disease, etc., which may cause pain in the left ribs.

Pain under the right ribs may be caused by liver and gallbladder disease, which requires liver and gallbladder ultrasound and liver function tests. Pain under the left ribs is generally caused by problems with the pancreas and spleen, which also requires ultrasound examination.

The stomach and chest and flanks have a common nerve connection. The pain caused by stomach diseases, such as gastritis and ulcers, will radiate continuously to the body surface through this nerve. This is called "referred pain" in medicine.

Of course, there are many causes of referred pain in the chest and flanks, such as liver and gallbladder diseases, pancreatic diseases, heart diseases, etc. Therefore, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations first, find out the cause and then take targeted treatment.