Painful stomach forks may be physiologic or caused by pathological diseases. Physiological forks can be relieved by rest, massage, acupuncture and other means, while pathological forks such as costochondritis can be treated with analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs depending on the cause.
Most of the patients are physiological pain, mostly due to strenuous exercise or cold wind; but some patients may be pathologic changes caused by the fork in the air, more common is costochondritis, the patient may also appear in the chest wall localized fork in the air performance.
1. Physiological forks in the air: if there are forks in the air should stop the movement, you can try to inhale deeply and then hold to adjust the breath, relax the respiratory muscles can reduce the pain. Available hot water bag on the painful parts of the hot compress, you can also choose cupping, acupuncture and other therapies to relieve pain. Usually, you should pay attention to rest and avoid strenuous exercise after meals.
2. Pathological forks caused by costochondritis: patients with non-specific costochondritis can generally improve their symptoms by taking analgesic drugs, hot compresses, physiotherapy and other means. Infectious costochondritis should first take effective antibiotics to control the symptoms, the treatment effect is not good patients can take surgical treatment.
If the stomach forks pain continues for a long time can not be relieved patients, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in time to clarify the cause of the disease, standardized treatment.