Hidden pain below the left rib cage may be caused by soft tissue injury, costochondritis, pleurisy, coronary heart disease, digestive system diseases and other diseases.
1. Soft tissue injury: the left side of the chest wall by external violence or long-term chronic coughing may cause the rib itself or muscle and other soft tissue damage, appear according to the left side of the rib cage below the hidden pain, especially in the deep breathing, coughing is more serious.
2. Costal chondritis: due to long-term strain, trauma, endocrine factors leading to aseptic inflammation of the rib cartilage, inflammatory stimulation will lead to tissue edema, oozing, compression of the nerve, resulting in hidden pain below the ribs on both sides of the sternum.
3. Pleurisy: patients with pleurisy will have vague pain below the left rib cage because of the friction of the pleura of the dirty layer and the wall layer, and the stimulation of the surrounding nerves by the inflammation.
4. Coronary heart disease: coronary heart disease patients due to coronary artery stenosis, occlusion leads to insufficient blood supply to the myocardium, in the activity, exertion, cold, satiety and other triggers, there will be tightness in the chest, chest pain, shortness of breath and other symptoms, the patient may be self-conscious of the left side of the ribs underneath the hidden pain.
5. Digestive system diseases: such as gastroduodenal ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophagitis and other diseases, the patient will also appear in the left epigastric discomfort, which can be manifested as the left side of the rib cage below the hidden pain.
If the symptoms of the left side of the ribs below the hidden pain, continued to no relief, should be timely consultation, by a professional physician treatment.