What to do if you have a pain in your left chest below your ribs after drinking alcohol

Pain in the left chest below the ribs after drinking alcohol should be considered firstly as a digestive tract lesion and secondly as a soft tissue disease of the chest wall, and should be treated for the cause. 1. Digestive tract lesions (1) If the patient has a history of gastrointestinal inflammation or ulcer, alcohol directly stimulates the gastrointestinal mucosa after drinking, which may lead to irritating burning sensation, acid reflux, vomiting and other discomforts, and it is necessary to orally take acid-suppressing medicines such as omeprazole, and mucous membrane protectants such as aluminum phosphate gel to protect the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract. (2) If the perforation of gastric ulcer is caused by alcohol consumption, there will also be pain in the left chest below the ribs, but the pain is very severe, knife-like pain, while the patient’s abdominal muscle tension is plate-like abdomen, need to immediately prohibit food and drink, gastrointestinal decompression, intravenous fluids to be antibiotics, such as ceftazidime, etc., proton pump inhibitors, such as omeprazole, etc., by the internal medicine treatment is ineffective, it should be promptly treated with surgical procedures. 2. Chest wall soft tissue disease Some people after drinking because of bumping, falling and so on, resulting in local soft tissue injury, and even rib fracture, generally need symptomatic pain treatment, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac, etc., at the same time to the local soft tissue to be physiotherapy massage; rib fracture chest belt fixed brakes, symptomatic pain relief, and sometimes may also need surgical treatment. After drinking alcohol, left chest pain below the rib cage, need to clarify the cause of consideration of the treatment program, it is recommended that usually try not to drink alcohol.