Back pain in rib area in the back

Pain in the back can be everywhere. Back pain under ribs is difficult to diagnose pain. It seems that nothing is easier to look at anatomical reference and to draw a parallel between the "geographical" position of the organ and localized pain. However, the situation is difficult here:

  • Some diseases have a similar clinical picture
  • The pain often is not concentrated in one place, and you can catch a fairly wide space, and even move through the body
pains in the ribs from the back

Why back pain under ribs

Even with seemingly identical symptoms, each illness has only its own characteristics that enable to diagnose.

Conventionally, these diseases can be divided into several groups:

  • Pathology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Myocardial infarction gastralgia type
  • Internal injuries
  • Diseases of the spleen
  • Renal colic
  • Pathology of the esophagus
  • Hematoma and the formation of the retroperitoneal space
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Osteochondrosis
  • Neurological disorders autonomic

Back pain left side under ribs

  1. Pancreatitis
    • In the chronic form, pain under the left rib moderate intensity, radiating to the back and under the left shoulder blade. Often takes around the character, yielding and right, forward and back
    • Appears after the intake of fatty, sweet foods
    • In the acute form the pain is sudden and sharp, does not change by the change of position, when breathing or coughing
    • Accompanied by nausea and relieves vomiting
    • In acute pancreatitis there is increased toxicity, cyanosis of the skin, traces of petechial hemorrhages in the navel area and sides

    Pain in the left epigastric region are often associated with excessive consumption of fatty, sweet, fried food

  2. Carcinoma of the
    • Pain nature similar to the pain syndrome in chronic pancreatitis, but are not associated with food intake
    • Cancer of the body and tail of the gland occurs pain attack in the left subcostal region of the high-intensity output in the back
  3. Myocardial infarction astrological forms
    • Specific rare form that affects the lower part of the left ventricle
    • The pain in the first, back under the heart and resembles an attack of gastritis with nausea, hiccups, intestinal disorders. It is very difficult to diagnose
    • Then, after the taking of analgesics pain attack is becoming typical for a heart attack:
      localization of the painful pressing pain behind the sternum to return to the left under the shoulder blade, collarbone, neck, hand, and fingers
  4. Diseases of the spleen
    Often the spleen increases the wines of the following diseases:

    • Hemolytic anemia
    • Leukemia and lymphoma
    • Lymphoma
    • Hypertension in diseases of the liver
    • Infectious mononucleosis
    • Endocarditis, lupus erythematosus, etc.

    Symptoms:

    symptoms
    • Dull pain under left rib
    • The veins of the esophagus and subcutaneous venous arteries spread
    • In parallel, the development of liver failure

Pain in back right side under ribs

  1. Of the liver (cirrhosis, hepatitis, swelling, steatosis, congestion)
    • Reason dull pulling pain right under the ribs (it does not harm the liver and its capsule)
    • A blood test shows liver failure
    • Happened circulatory disorders
    • Can be jaundice
  2. Cholecystitis acute
    • Sharp pain under the right costal margin, dans right under the shoulder blade, above the collarbone and in the neck
    • Nausea and vomiting, fever
    • Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (optional feature)
  3. Cholelithiasis:
    • The attacks of the unbearably sharp pain right under the ribs, with the recoil in the back
    • Vomiting is absent, in contrast to cholecystitis,
    • When the stone from the bile duct, the pain subsides immediately
  4. Cholecystitis chronic
    • The pain is mild, occurs after the ingestion of fatty fried spicy food
    • Belching and vomiting, bitter taste in the mouth
  5. Pancreatitis head of pancreas cancer
    Have similar symptoms, reminiscent of dyskinesia of bile ducts:
    • They give pain in the upper right quadrant
    • May be accompanied by jaundice

Pain in back under right rib cause of the gallbladder, liver and pancreas

pain due to ulcers

The pain under the ribs in the middle

  1. Ulcers of the stomach and of the duodenum
    • Give pain pugione type-ahead in the middle part superiorem quadrantem space and to the left, which can be given in the arms. The peculiarity of these pains:
      they are amplified on an empty stomach, after a meal, and also after stress
    • The patient is in the forced position in which the pain syndrome is somewhat mitigated
    • It is noted in the stool presence of blood (the stool may remain black appearance)
    • Pain when perforation is accompanied by deterioration of General condition due to beginning peritonitis: nausea, vomiting, fever
  2. Cancer of the stomach
    • Gives the pain attacks, that usually occur in the late stage when the tumor invades the wall of the stomach and puts pressure on neighboring organs
    • The disease accompanied by weakness, weight loss
    • Change in the taste parameters (for example, you may receive an aversion to meat)
  3. Pathology of the esophagus
    • Subphrenic abscess most commonly occurs when injuries to the abdomen or after surgery
    • Is extreme pain during inhalation on the front side under the ribs (middle), radiates under the shoulder blade and the area above the collarbone
    • The patient may be lying down on your side or semi-sitting
    • Fever and severe intoxication

The pain in the ribs of different localization

  1. Right-side pneumonia
    • Pain under the ribs, which occurs during inspiration and coughing without a clear localization, and accompanied by high temperature
    • Possible irradiation of the attack the stomach with a simulated inflammation of the appendix
    • When driving there is a lack of breath
    • Nasolabial triangle – blue color
  2. Dry pleurisy
    • Occurs in lung pathologies (tuberculosis, lung cancer)
    • Pain left and right under the ribs, and even worse, not only for breathing, but regular movements, radiates to the back
    • Is accompanied by shortness of breath and peripheral cyanosis
  3. Internal injuries
    Often ruptures of the spleen or liver due to mechanical damage (crash, fall from height) or pathological processes (leukemia, cirrhosis), violation of the internal structure.
    Symptoms:
    • Severe pain under the left ribs (with spleen trauma), or right (liver), increase due to the accumulating under the capsule of the blood in a horizontal position
    • Due to the severe loss of blood, the pulse quickens, the blood pressure drops, pale skin
    • Danger of injury their secret: the victim may feel nice and even to walk, and his condition deteriorate and he may die. Especially often it happens in those cases when the first damaged hepatic parenchyma, and then after some time there is a rupture of the capsule and haemorrhage into the abdominal cavity

  4. Renal colic (nephrolithiasis)

    renal colic

    Back pain back pain under the ribs can cause renal colic

    • Pain attacks in the back under the ribs, painful, dans in the groin, hips, abdomen
    • For the purposes of promotion of the concrement in the ureter moves from the rib region of the back in the lower lumbar, and then to the ilio-sacralis region
    • Pain attack is a treatable antispasmodics and warm treatments
    • Surgical treatment is indicated when there are:
      • Obstruction (blockage) of the ureter
      • Hydronephrosis of the kidney
  5. Hematoma retroperitoneal
    • Formed mainly as a result of the violation of the kidney, adrenal and retroperitoneal division 12 duodenal ulcer
    • Accompanied by pain in subcostal region back in the back and a large loss of blood:
      • the patient may suddenly fall into HELL
      • in the blood reduction of hemoglobin
      • increasing pallor and weakness
  6. Intercostal neuralgia
    • Searing, poignant (sometimes stupid) paroxysmal pain on the left or the right under the ribs that appear when you inhale
    • Given in a wide area:
      under the scapula, lower back, heart

    Reasons:

    • compression of nerves intercostal
    • increased tone and extensor of the shoulder scapular muscles

    To provoke intercostal neuralgia following diseases
    Low back pain, hypothermia, uncomfortable posture, stress

  7. Osteochondrosis
    • In the chronic form, manifests itself in the form of constant pain pain in the back part of the back below the ribs
    • The feature of pain is its distribution in the area of innervation of the affected nerve:
      From the lumbar region of the back surface of the buttocks, thighs and drumsticks
    • During exacerbation of pain syndrome takes on the character of the lumbagoes, which derives from movement, tilt or rotation of the torso. The patient is forced to stand still in one position
  8. Neurological disorders autonomic
    • The pain appears unexpectedly and is not justified by objective reasons. Examination does not reveal serious abnormalities in addition to dystonia, with these symptoms:
      • spasmodic pressure
      • the symptoms of respiratory failure
      • shortness of breath, palpitations, angina
      • irritable bowel syndrome
      • insomnia and irritability
    • It hurts everywhere: left, then right, then in the middle of the upper quadrant

Pain under the ribs in the back may be the cause of many diseases, even the most unexpected.

causes of pain

Pain right side under ribs in back: causes

If you suddenly begin to disturb pains on the right side under the ribs in the back, people do not always understand what the doctor, he needs to go. People not trained in medicine, are usually attributed to the occurrence of this disorder symptom with kidney disease. But, practice shows that in many cases, the painful symptoms on the right side of the back cause, other equally serious diseases. Let's see what diseases can be the reason for the above symptom.

Pain localized in the upper right quadrant of the back, there are a lot of reasons. In addition to the kidney, this area hosts the gallbladder, colon, pancreas, lung. Malfunctioning of any of these organs can manifest as unpleasant sensations in the lower part of the back. Also pain on the right radiating to back, often when problems with the nervous system, spine and organs in the pelvis.

Acute back pain: should I panic?

Often sharp pain in the back may indicate the need for urgent treatment and even surgery. In such cases, the speed of assist may depend on the patient's life. Also, pay special attention to what signs, you must urgently seek the assistance of the doctors:

  • the incessant sudden sharp pain in back right;
  • sharp pain under the ribs;
  • a strong low in the back, accompanied with weakness and dizziness to loss of consciousness.

Treatment for pain in the back right

Without the consultation of the physician to take any medications is not recommended, because of the right side of the body there are many vital organs. For immediate pain you can take painkillers.

However, this does not solve your problem, but will only allow you to forget about it for a short time. We therefore urge you in the presence of pain in the back, on the right side to see a specialist, who will examine your medical history, conduct a number of tests and definitely will identify the reason for these pains. After that you will be diagnosed and given proper treatment.