The treatment of breast distension and pain in the ribs should be based on the cause of the disease. Possible causes include intercostal neuritis, trauma, coronary artery sclerosis heart disease and so on.
1. Intercostal neuritis: If the fourth and fifth intercostal nerves are infringed, breast tenderness and pain along the ribs will occur. Treatment should be based on the cause, such as radical treatment of the tumor, or taking antiviral drugs such as acyclovir.
2. Trauma: Breast swelling and pain can be caused by trauma to the mammary gland caused by a large external force hitting the breast, and may cause rib pain due to fracture or rib contusion caused by the trauma. Treatment can be given pain medication such as ibuprofen to relieve pain after the cause is clear, or the fracture can be reset and immobilized.
3. Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease: patients with coronary heart disease, blood vessels will undergo atherosclerosis and lipid deposition, resulting in narrowing of the blood vessel lumen, insufficient blood supply to the heart, myocardial ischemia, hypoxia, resulting in myocardial damage, which causes chest pain, and at the same time can be the feeling of breast distension and rib pain. Treatment should be timely medical treatment, thrombolytic therapy.
Breast swelling pain leading to rib pain can also be caused by other factors, to seek medical attention in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment, so as not to delay the condition. Do not use medication without authorization, as it may cause adverse reactions.