Men with vague pain under the left rib should be alert to the possibility that it may be caused by thoracic spine disease, gastrointestinal disease, etc.; however, this symptom alone is not enough to determine, and patients are advised to seek timely medical attention to identify the cause of the disease.
1. Thoracic spine disease: when patients suffer from thoracic spine degeneration, thoracic spine tuberculosis, thoracic spine injury, thoracic spine sclerospondylitis, etc., the intercostal nerves will be compressed and stimulated by the above mentioned diseases, and then inflammatory reaction will occur, which will lead to pain. It is usually characterized by radiating pain in the intercostal area from the back along the intercostal space to the anterior wall of the chest and abdomen in a semicircular distribution. It is mostly unilateral, but can be bilateral at the same time.
2. Gastrointestinal diseases: such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, the pain is generally manifested as aggravated after eating or significantly relieved after eating, accompanied by acid reflux, burning sensation under the raphe, belching and other upper gastrointestinal symptoms. For example, in irritable bowel syndrome, the pain in the left quarter of the ribs is often accompanied by diarrhea, constipation and other changes in bowel habits, or the pain in the left ribs can be significantly relieved after defecation.
Men with persistent left subcostal pain should consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease and give targeted treatment, so as not to delay the condition and seriously threaten the patient’s health.