What does the pain in the right side under the ribs mean?

Each person in his life at least once experienced pain in his right side. Most often, the localization of pain coincides with the location of the problem organ, which means that the pain on the right under the ribs is most often associated with the pathology of the organs that are in this area (liver and right kidney). Sometimes the pain occurs far from the place where the injured organ is located.

The pain on the right under the ribs can be provoked by several factors.

With a healthy physiological condition of the liver and right kidney, pain in the right side under the ribs can not occur. Exceptions are injuries. In this case, such pain may indicate a bruise of the ribs or internal organs themselves.

In pregnant women, pain in the right side is associated with the development and growth of the fetus, because of which it begins to squeeze the internal organs.

With inflammation of the gallbladder, thickening of its walls occurs, because of this, the outflow of bile is slowed, which in turn causes an increase in the gallbladder and it presses on the liver. The liver starts to press on the ribs on the right. Appearing aching dull pain on the right under the ribs, which increases with movement and stagnates in the prone position.

It happens that the pain in the right side under the ribs is a sign of herpes zoster. In addition to pain, there is a general malaise with a slight increase in body temperature and characteristic rashes on the skin.

Pain in the right side under the ribs from the front gives various diseases, including hepatitis (both acute and chronic), polycystosis of the right kidney, cholecystitis, in women - inflammation of the appendages, pyelonephritis, an attack of appendicitis, pneumonia, inflammation of the pancreas or small intestine, Ulcer of the duodenum, cancerous processes in the right lung and liver.

Pain in the right side under the ribs from behind is a sign of inflammation in the right kidney or pancreas, kidney tumor, kidney stone disease, thrombosis of kidney vessels. In the event that discomfort occurs due to inflammation of the pancreas, the pain will still be in front and left.

Sometimes pain in the right side under the ribs appears in healthy people during the movement. With unusual physical exertion due to increased blood flow and ejection of a large dose of adrenaline into the blood, the size of the internal organs increases, which press on each other. This can provoke pain in the right ribs. Still such unpleasant sensations can arise because of sharp inclinations and turns. Such discomfort usually stops after a few minutes. If after two or three minutes the pain did not pass, and the pain on inhaling appeared, then the intercostal nerve was pinched. In this situation, you need to contact a neurologist.

Cramping pain in the right side under the ribs is most often associated with sharp contractions (spasms) of the internal organs. Increasing pains mean that there are inflammatory processes in the organs. Cutting pain occurs with internal bleeding. It can also indicate the rupture of any formation or blockage of blood vessels. In this condition, a person should be taken to the hospital as soon as possible.

Pain in the right side may occur due to many diseases. Therefore, you need to consult a specialist, and not engage in self-medication, which is fraught with not only a loss of time and an extra expense of money, but also serious health consequences. Only a doctor can correctly diagnose the disease, and, monitoring the dynamics of the disease, correctly appoint effective treatment.

The main thing is to pay attention to such symptoms in time to avoid serious consequences, complications and health problems. After all, no matter how banal, health is the most valuable.