Rib pains

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I get pain in my ribs, on both sides. I take pain killers for sometimes. Does any one else get this?

What are you doing when the pain happens? Sometimes if I sit in a strange way and try to breath I get a sharp stabbing pain, but when I stand stretch and breath I am fine. It could be anything.

No particular movements. It isnt my ribs, it's more inside my ribs.

Oh. That sort of sounds serious. Is it in your lungs or somewhere else...?

I don't think it's my lungs. I have to have some tests. I keep forgetting.

As someone who has had rib stress fractures and many other sporting related injuries on my back/ribs...

First thing: your perception of where the pain is and where it ACTUALLY is can be remarkably different due to the decreased density of nerve endings etc through the torso


So it could be:

tight intercostal muscles (muscles that run along / around your ribs). They can tighten up when you use your back or shoulders a lot. They can be self massaged by running your fingers back and forth along the gaps between your ribs

rib stress reactions / rib stress fracture - basically a repetitive stress injury caused by the muscles compressing the rib cage over and over (ie using back and shoulders) and the bone weakens / fractures. This would cause sharp pains when sneezing etc or when you have pressure applied to your rib cage.

simple nerve pinching somewhere in your chest

muscle spasm (like a "stitch" you get when running) or strain / tear of a muscle

hernia

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list goes on, but I need to go do something else now so I cant continue it. Sorry

Is it your liver maybe? I've had backups on the right side of my large intestine jack that up into my diaphram and I ended up in the hospital it was that painful, a few months previous to that I was in the hospital getting operated on for a blown appendix.

My advice, especially if this happens often, give fiber supplements (and lots of water) a try.