How to treat a vague pain in the right chest below the ribs

Right chest pain below the ribs may be due to rib fracture, intercostal neuralgia, costochondritis and other diseases, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, general measures, etc., and if necessary, also need to carry out surgical treatment. 1. Rib fracture: patients need to use acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as prescribed by the doctor, and some of the patients with severe symptoms can also use tramadol, bupropion and other non-opioid central analgesics under the guidance of the doctor. If the patient’s condition is more serious, it is also necessary to carry out intramedullary fixation device, titanium alloy locking steel plate under the guidance of the doctor. 2. Intercostal neuralgia: patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use carbamazepine, phenytoin sodium and other analgesic treatment, and patients usually need to observe their own state, if there are black stools, vomiting blood and other symptoms, but also need to consult a doctor in a timely manner. Some patients can also be paired with transcutaneous electrical stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation and other physical therapy. 3. Costal chondritis: patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs, and can also be injected with lidocaine, procaine and other drugs, some patients also need to be accompanied by the use of cephalosporin, penicillin and other antibiotic treatment. If the condition is serious, rib cartilage resection and puncture hole decompression surgery should be performed under the guidance of the doctor. It is recommended that when the patient has symptoms of hidden pain below the ribs in the right chest, he needs to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease and then treat it.