Pain under the rib on the left side. What disease prevents this symptom?

Pain under the rib on the left side can signal a very dangerous disease. And it can be not only heart disease, as many may seem. Pain in this area can be given by the spleen, diaphragm, heart, stomach and even the nervous system. Therefore, you need to listen to your body and determine the nature of pain. If the unpleasant sensations in the left hypochondrium are long and intense, then call the doctor immediately.

Stomach

If the pain under the rib on the left side is also accompanied by vomiting and nausea, then the cause is probably associated with a gastrointestinal disease.

• Flatulence and constipation. These diseases can give pain in the left side.
• Food poisoning (can also occur through high temperature and vomiting).
• Gastritis. Symptoms: pain - intense or aching, which is also accompanied by vomiting, dizziness, swelling and weakness.
• Stomach ulcer. With such a disease, usually the pain appears after eating.

Spleen

Pain on the left side under the ribs can inform about the increase in the spleen or even its rupture. Severe pain can be caused by the following diseases:

• Trauma of spleen (open or closed). Usually accompanied by severe pain in the hypochondrium, tachycardia, hypotension, nausea and thirst.
• Spleen infarction occurs due to blockage of the artery. Thus the pain at an inspiration becomes stronger.
• Abscess of the spleen is a congestion of a large amount of pus. In such cases, pain can be given to the left shoulder.

Pancreas

This organ by its part just comes into the region of the left hypochondrium. Therefore, if it hurts from the left side under the chest, it can also be a symptom of pancreatic ailments.

• Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by dull pain.
• Acute pancreatitis is accompanied by a sharp and sharp pain in the left side.

Diaphragm

A diaphragm is a muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity. The pain on the left side under the ribs can signal a serious ailment, such as a diaphragmatic hernia. This disease occurs due to the displacement of the abdominal organs in the chest. In such cases, unpleasant sensations become more intense with severe physical exertion and during meals.

A heart

If it hurts heavily on the left side under the chest, while there is shortness of breath and a feeling of lack of air, then this indicates problems with the heart. In most cases, we are talking about coronary heart disease at different stages.

• Myocardial infarction is characterized by a strong, tearing, compressive pain in the region of the heart.
• Angina pectoris. With this disease, pain is of a short duration.

Other causes of pain in the left hypochondrium

• Intercostal neuralgia is formed by squeezing the intercostal nerves. It is accompanied by strong pains of a different nature: aching, dull, acute, paroxysmal, burning.
• Abdominal migraine is a disorder of the nervous system. One of the symptoms of this ailment is pain under the rib on the left side or in the middle of the abdomen.
• Hormonal failure can also be the cause of such painful sensations. In general, this symptom is manifested during menopause in women, puberty in adolescents and in diseases of the endocrine system.

We have given a far from complete list of diseases, the symptom of which is pain under the rib on the left side. As you can see, the diseases can be both non-serious (flatulence) and very severe (myocardial infarction). Therefore, in such cases, do not suffer pain, but immediately call for emergency help.