The pain on the left side of the rib cage may be caused by localized trauma, costochondritis, or visceral diseases.
1. Local trauma: such as the left side of the ribs bumping injury or extrusion injury, rib fracture, rib soft tissue injuries, etc., can cause the left side of the rib pain, usually this situation are aware of their own, improve the relevant examination and symptomatic treatment can be.
2. Left side costochondritis: mostly caused by viral and bacterial infections. Some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be used to relieve the pain symptoms.
3. Visceral diseases: If pleurisy, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal diseases occur, the pain can radiate to the left side of the ribs. Appropriate application of ibuprofen and other pain medication, such as symptoms are not relieved, should go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, for the cause of the treatment.
In short, if the symptoms of the left side of the rib cage pain in the short term symptoms do not ease or aggravate, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in a timely manner to improve the relevant auxiliary examination, to clarify the cause of the disease, symptomatic treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition.